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Street hockey could soon be legal (if your neighbours are cool with it)
Toronto may soon allow street hockey in some areas, as long as residents have the stamina for what sounds like a painstaking...
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City News
The weirdest mayoralty ever—the inside story of Rob Ford’s city hall
On Newstalk 1010, the sly strains of the Hollies hit “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” offered the first clue. Then...
City News
The Mighty Middle needs a few more meetings to figure things out
The “mighty middle” alliance garnered rather a lot of media attention before their meeting even happened, so we were anxious...
City News
City hall intrigue: centrist councillors to talk agenda (and, hopefully, eat) at a downtown restaurant
The increasingly powerful “mighty middle” has stepped up the civic intrigue at city hall, according to the Toronto...
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City News
Rob Ford learns that charming female colleagues takes more than roses
With conservative councillor Jaye Robinson planning to quit the mayor’s executive committee at the end of this year, the Globe...
City News
Will Rob Ford’s Sheppard subway fantasy die on March 15?
The long-running saga of Rob Ford’ s Sheppard subway dream looks like it will finally reach a not-so-surprising...
City News
Toronto city council asks to leave the OMB; developers aren’t into it
Buried under the talk of the city’s transit battle is news that city councillors asked the province to exempt Toronto from the...
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City News
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...
Food & Drink
Nine members of Toronto’s backyard-chicken underground on the special bond between man and bird
On November 30, councillors Joe Mihevc and Mary-Margaret McMahon took on the considerable challenge of trying to overturn nearly...
Food & Drink
QUOTED: Mary-Margaret McMahon on the relative noisiness and smelliness of backyard chickens
—Rookie city councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon in a Globe and Mail article, in which Joe Mihevc also points out that hens can go...
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Food & Drink
Next year could see the return of chickens to Toronto’s backyards after a 29-year hiatus
An end to Toronto’s backyard chicken prohibition could be in sight, depending on the contents of a city staff report expected...
City News
New streetcar yard coming to Ashbridges Bay, whether the local councillor likes it or not
As part of the modernization of the streetcar fleet, the TTC decided that it needed a new storage and maintenance shed down at...
City News
In a marathon session, council gives Rob Ford everything he wants
Despite some early bets that the mayor wouldn’t get everything he wanted out of council, Rob Ford has so far gotten everything...
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Rob Ford’s to-do list for today: slash budgets, cut taxes, declare TTC an essential service
Toronto’s city council tackles three of Rob Ford ’s biggest priorities today: cutting councillors’ office...
City News
How Ford-friendly will the new council be? A councillor-by-councillor analysis
“[ Rob Ford ] won’t be able to pass gas without the permission of council.” That was city council bomb-thrower Howard Moscoe...
City News
Least surprising political endorsement ever: John Tory supports Sandra Bussin’s opponent
John Tory ’s clashes with Sandra Bussin are hardly news , but would he go so far as to endorse her opponent? Apparently, yes...
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Boardwalk Pub owner pulls the trigger, sues Ford for libel
The battle for the Beach is heating up. It all started back when the city extended Tuggs Inc.’s monopoly on selling food and...
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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
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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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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