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Mayoral Race 2010
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Ford and friends want a municipal by-election in Downsview. Get ready for a “referendum” on the mayor’s term so far
Last week, the Ontario Superior Court ruled that Maria Augimeri ’s narrow Ward 9 victory (89 votes!) in last October’s...
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Where are they now? Catching up with Toronto’s former mayoral candidates
As Rocco Rossi reminded us with his surprise announcement last week, the candidates of the 2010 mayoral race, who so preoccupied...
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The woman behind the mayor: who is Renata Ford?
Renata Ford is the invisible wife. Most Torontonians caught their first glimpse of her on election night: a smiling, slender...
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Mayoral campaign debtwatch: Rob Ford camp is $800,000 in the hole; “unity” fundraiser underwhelmed so far
After the election was won and done with, we began to learn how much debt the candidates had racked up in their doomed-except-for-...
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Sarah Thomson lands on her feet, may be gearing up to run for Parkdale seat as a McGuinty Liberal
Hey, remember Sarah Thomson ? The come-from-nowhere candidate for mayor who made us all fall in love with subways , but failed to...
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2010 Lexicon: 11 new words that entered our vocabulary this past year
1. true belieber \troo bih-leeb-er\ n. (2010): Self-designative term adopted by mega-fans of Canadian entertainer Justin...
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“Man Sues Toronto Santa Claus Parade” and other Grinchy headlines from this season of peace and joy
Sometimes the holidays bring us closer together and teach us the true meaning of giving and togetherness. Other times, they bring...
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The six things we learned when the mayoral campaign managers met to dish dirt on the election
Last Friday morning, the former managers of the final three big contestants in Toronto’s mayoral race all got together and...
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“Unity” dinner for mayoral candidates will help relieve campaign debts—especially Rob Ford’s
After long election campaigns, there’s almost always the ugly aftermath of debt—specifically, the debts that campaigns rack up...
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A fake Twitter account leads into the dark recesses of the Ford campaign
This past weekend, @QueensQuayKaren’s followers on Twitter learned that they were not chasing a cat-loving bookworm, but rather...
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Amalgamation: Mike Harris’s gift that keeps on giving to Toronto conservatives
One of the things really hit home by those maps that came out yesterday is that, as far as Toronto goes, the battle over...
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Suburbs versus downtown: who-voted-for-whom election maps confirm what everyone already knew
The City of Toronto released its official vote counts today, and this being 2010, the first thing smart folks did was put together...
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The Globe tells us how it all went wrong for George Smitherman (or, five lessons for Adam Vaughan on how not to run for mayor)
The Globe and Mail has an in-depth investigation of where everything went wrong for the mayoral campaign of George...
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Six highlights from the now-infamous “Coach Rob Ford” interview with CBC’s As It Happens
By now, every Torontonian with four spare minutes and an Internet connection has heard Rob Ford’s hilariously rude and weird...
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The Sun fluffs Ford’s numbers
There’s been quite a bit made of the fact that, with his easy victory in a high-turnout election, Rob Ford has received more...
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End-game: in last hours of election, things get even uglier
Like February 29th for the perpetually cynical, election day is that one moment every four years when municipal politics junkies...
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Social media in Toronto’s election: a sampling of blunders
One of the much talked-about aspects of Calgary’s recent election has been how Naheed Nenshi successfully transformed social...
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Mo Problems, Mo Money: Ford’s scandals brought in a ton of cash, but less than Pantalone
Politicians spend a lot of time and money trying to avoid scandals, except, of course, for when they don’t . The latest...
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“Rob [Ford] could commit murder on the steps of city hall and they would still vote for him”: Doug Ford, campaign manager
Doug Ford , describing the support his brother Rob Ford has in Etobicoke North, was quoted thusly this morning by the Toronto Sun...
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Head versus heart: Toronto’s lefties grapple with their choice—Pantalone or not-Ford?
As the campaign enters its final five days, the basic divide doesn’t seem to be changing much: Rob Ford and George Smitherman...
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Final TV debate of the mayor’s race features even more shouting than normal
Last night, the three front-running candidates for the mayor’s office— Rob Ford , George Smitherman and Joe Pantalone —sat...
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One week out, Toronto’s election gets crazier by the day
The polls will close in just over a week, but the election race in Toronto keeps getting odder and odder. Here’s a roundup of...
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Toronto’s weekend of entirely unsurprising mayoral endorsements
While the Globe was getting into some trouble Saturday morning with its Ford-is-fat story, the Toronto Sun and Toronto Star both...
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Globe and Mail calls Rob Ford fat, hilarity ensues
It’s official: after a 10-month mayoral campaign, the papers are running out of political things to talk about, and the media...
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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
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?
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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
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
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
Deep Dives
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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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
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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