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“The nasty meter has gone way up”: Five departing councillors on what it’s really like inside city hall
We invited them to lunch and extracted surprising truths about the housing market, the billion-dollar budget shortfall and what headaches await the next class of councillors
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Food & Drink
Updated: early-morning boozing approved for Olympic men’s hockey finals
—City councillor Mike Layton on his forthcoming motion to allow Toronto bars and restaurants to serve top-of-the-morning booze...
City News
Reaction Roundup: the eight essential quotes about Rob Ford’s jailhouse beatdown accusations
The latest bombshell in the Rob Ford crack scandal dropped on Wednesday afternoon, when Scott MacIntyre , the mayor's former...
City News
A year after Ford’s near-disaster, city councillors still fear conflicts of interest
It's a sure bet that Rob Ford would like his first term to be remembered for its fiscal achievements. Instead, it will almost...
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The definitive guide to the supporters and opponents of a Toronto casino
After more than a year of debate, Toronto’s still-hypothetical casino will soon face a crucial test. A long-awaited city staff...
City News
An afternoon shooting in Little Italy fuels the gun control debate
Another shooting in a crowded public place has rattled downtown residents—and ensured that the debate over gun control in...
Real Estate News
Kensington Market staves off a potential Walmart—for now
Take heart, condo towers, you’re not the only vehemently opposed developments around town anymore—a proposed retail building...
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City News
A city landmark is being renamed in honour of Jack Layton
The Toronto Island Ferry Terminal is set to be renamed the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, which we think is a fitting tribute to the...
City News
Paul Godfrey really, really wants a casino, and he really, really wants it downtown
Paul Godfrey, chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, still hasn’t given up on the idea of a mega-casino in Toronto...
City News
Las Vegas heavyweight MGM sends agents into Toronto’s casino debate
Reports of Toronto’s ongoing should-we-or-shouldn’t-we casino debate have made their way to Nevada. Gaming giant MGM Resorts...
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City News
Metrolinx says the Air Rail Link is supposed to be express (so stop asking for more stops)
Just days after the unlikely team of Mike Layton and Frances Nunziata called for more stops on the rail link to Pearson...
City News
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...
City News
Should the Air Rail Link to Pearson Airport have more stops?
Forming an unlikely alliance, councillors Mike Layton and Frances Nunziata are asking Metrolinx to add more stops to the line from...
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Miffed Ontario finance minister tells Toronto plenty of cities would love a casino
Sounding like a spurned suitor, Ontario finance minister Dwight Duncan says if downtown councillors like Adam Vaughan and Mike...
Style
The trick to getting your way at city hall: always bring strippers
What a week of debauchery at city hall. First, Giorgio Mammoliti revived his idea for a red-light district on Toronto Island, and...
City News
The Anti-Ford: Kristyn Wong-Tam believes Toronto is in better shape than you’re being told
In her first year on city council, Kristyn Wong-Tam hogged the spotlight with proposals to ban shark fin soup, save bike lanes and...
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Food & Drink
Councillors say there’s hope for patios at Campagnolo, Woodlot and more
Last week, we pointed out that city staff had recommended that patio permit applications for Campagnolo and Woodlot (among others)...
City News
Quoted: Mike Layton might have a freak-out
That’s Councillor Mike Layton , speaking yesterday about the proposed 2012 budget and the possible closure of Bellwoods House, a...
City News
Josh Matlow wants a $500 fine for drivers who park in the curb lane—but will that ever get past city council?
Look out, road hogs— Josh Matlow is coming after you. The rookie councillor is set to put a motion before city council next...
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We speculate about how the vote will break down when the Jarvis bike lanes go in front of council next month
The Jarvis bike lanes will be on the city hall chopping block next month, and when the vote goes down we’ll be watching. The...
City News
Bixi needs to grow—meaning more bikes and a larger service area—in order to survive
Ever since its inception in Toronto in early May, the Bixi bike-sharing rental program has been a hit, growing from 700 trips in...
City News
Mike Layton promises to start his own cycling committee—sadly, tree house not included
Rob Ford may be trying to kill off most of the advisory committees and task forces at city hall , but some more committee-friendly...
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Real Estate News
An acrimonious city council claims another victim: the Fort York bridge bites the dust
Well, that’s that: after trying to bring the issue back to council, Mike Layton and the contingent of other councillors...
Food & Drink
Vendors at Toronto’s farmers’ markets may get special parking permits
City councillor Mike Layton is sticking up for Toronto’s farmers’ markets. The rookie representative from Trinity-Spadina...
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Summer Camp Guide
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Summer Camp Directory 2026
Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages
Wines of the World
Food & Drink
Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from
Toronto Life’s
Best Restaurants
From cabernet and merlot to icewine and chardonnay, these wines are primed to pair and delight
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Deep Dives
Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it
When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent
Deep Dives
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026
This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar
Deep Dives
Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team
After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype
Deep Dives
Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with
SNL
rookie Veronika Slowikowska
Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of
Saturday Night Live
in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it
Deep Dives
Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer
The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line
Deep Dives
The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?
We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout
Deep Dives
My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press
My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell
Deep Dives
Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin
Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe
Deep Dives
Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?
Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees
Deep Dives
City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?
Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution
Deep Dives
This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI
It’s hard out here for a 20-something
Deep Dives
The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market
Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises
Deep Dives
Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI
Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him
Deep Dives
Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world
Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better
Deep Dives
293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband
When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him
Deep Dives
The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone
The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks
Deep Dives
Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes
If this city stands any chance of solving the housing crisis, it will need buildings with multiple units in residential neighbourhoods—a move that has many residents saying, “Anywhere but here!”
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For Sale: 92 Arjay Crescent
As luxury buyers become increasingly focused on wellness, privacy, and long-term livability, a new generation of custom homes is emerging – one defined less by excess and more by thoughtful design
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This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot
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A testament to time presiding over one of Uxbridge's most storied streetscapes, this magnificently preserved circa 1880 residence commands its prominent corner lot with the quiet confidence of a true architectural landmark
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For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive
A commanding architectural statement in prestigious Stonegate–Queensway, this newly completed custom residence by Bali Homes Group presents a refined interpretation of contemporary luxury living
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