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City council meeting is a day of reckoning for some, a manicure for others
Depending who you ask, yesterday was either a “day of reckoning” for the city of Toronto, or a day to debate “barely a...
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Is Rob Ford finally learning to play nice and compromise with the rest of council?
No doubt, the mayor is having a tough month. Today, city council begins debating the core services review that has had citizens up...
City News
Did the Waterfront Toronto controversy diminish Rob Ford and his brother Doug’s indefatigable political allegiance?
While the conventional wisdom around city hall is that Mayor Rob Ford and his brother Doug are unfailing political allies, an...
City News
Six city hall observers worth following on Twitter in order to keep up with today’s executive committee meeting at city hall
Mayor Rob Ford and his executive committee are in the early stages of what we assume is the political equivalent of a root...
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Is Rob Ford’s dismal approval rating bad news for Tim Hudak (and good news for Dalton McGuinty)?
Dalton McGuinty says Ontario voters can expect cuts in the style of those proposed by the Rob Ford and co. at city hall if Tim...
City News
Reaction Roundup: Is this the beginning of the end for Rob Ford?
This week wasn’t a good one for Mayor Rob Ford . Between his brother Doug insulting Margaret Atwood (and then having Chapters...
City News
The Globe’s Marcus Gee reminds Toronto about that big body of water just to the south
As we mentioned last week during hotpocalypse, the Globe and Mail ’s Marcus Gee spent Thursday touring Toronto’s beaches and...
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Hotpocalypse: Toronto media forget that whole “eight months of winter” thing and go nutty in the hot, hot heat
Okay, this is going to be one of the hottest days in a long time. We get it. Thirty-eight degrees is pretty damn spicy, and the...
City News
Nobody missed Rob Ford at Pride—but his absence is still significant for the city
Despite a somewhat dramatic game of last-minute will-he-or-won’t-he speculation , just as he promised, Rob Ford no-showed at...
Real Estate News
Rob and Doug Ford’s dream of having an NFL stadium in Toronto could turn into a nightmare
Just what do Rob Ford and his brother Doug want to do with the city’s shoreline? There's been a lot of speculation about this...
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Food & Drink
Battle of the bulge: committee to debate ban on pop sales at city-owned facilities
Toronto’s Government Management Committee is going to debate whether or not to allow the sales of obesity-abetting pop on city...
City News
Smaller government be damned: Ford’s first budget grows ranks of city staff
One of the biggest ways that Rob Ford said he would be able to reduce city spending was to hire only half as many people as left...
City News
London mayor doesn’t like Toronto’s garbage (but then again, who does?)
The newish mayor of London, Ontario, Joe Fontana , has a bone to pick with Rob Ford . He is upset that trucks pass through his...
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Rossi unveils finance plan that doesn’t involve magic
In his race for the mayor’s office, Rocco Rossi has made some pretty big promises: privatizing Toronto Hydro, building subways...
City News
Ford-pocalypse: poll shows Rob Ford destroying the competition—even downtown
After weeks of the election being dominated by campaign stunts and debates that the press barely pretend to pay attention to...
City News
Labour Day is over. We now return to our regularly scheduled mayoral campaign, already in progress
The same phrase has been delivered by every candidate in the mayoral race so far (especially those not in first place): “the...
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Ford’s up, Rossi’s down and Miller could still win: Toronto gets a confusing new poll about the mayoral race
Political junkies in the city were finally blessed at 4:04 yesterday afternoon with the news they’d been waiting for: a new...
City News
Why did the chicken cross the road? Maybe because he was paid to make fun of Rob Ford
The race for the mayor’s chair is still a five-person (or six-person, if you count ghost candidate John Tory ) affair. Rob Ford...
City News
Smitherman chases the limelight on foot through Etobicoke
The summer doldrums have put a bit of a damper on Toronto’s mayoral election. There have been no high-profile debates for a...
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Bleeding ink: a roundup of G20 reactions from home and around the world
It's been a pretty wild 74 hours for Toronto. We've had world leaders, riots and some questionable police tactics, all...
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Food & Drink
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
Big Stories
Deep Dives
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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Food & Drink
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