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Canada’s Got Talent, episode 7: the frenetic Susan Boyle of the Great White North
In this episode, the Canada’s Got Talent team heads to Montreal for the final round of auditions before the semi-finals. As...
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Food & Drink
Canoe Shack-Up: Au Pied de Cochon’s Martin Picard brings his Quebec crew for an epic, maple-soaked feast at Canoe
Acclaimed Montreal chef Martin Picard , best known for his haute-rustic gastronomic temple Au Pied de Cochon, was in town to...
Food & Drink
Gordon Ramsay sues former Montreal partner
Given that Gordon Ramsay’ s temper is the stuff of reality-television legend, we can’t say we’re shocked that he has the...
Food & Drink
Gordon Ramsay leaves Montreal, gives Torontonians one less reason to be jealous of the city
Torontonians have never had trouble finding reasons to envy Montrealers: cheaper rents, ubiquitous perfect croissants, cold beer...
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Food & Drink
Montreal’s Joe Beef takes first place in the annual Piglet Tournament of Cookbooks
Kudos are due on two counts today for Montreal meat mecca Joe Beef . Reason No. 1: the operators of this long-lauded restaurant (...
Style
Battle of the department store windows: wherein Lady Gaga makes Christmas about Lady Gaga
There’s so much to love about the holidays in a city: the aroma of freshly prepared seasonal drinks to get us going in the...
Food & Drink
Toronto takes first and second place in this year’s best washroom competition; see why
After losing out to Vancouver last year, Toronto has ascended the, erm, throne in Cintas’s annual Canada's Best Restroom contest...
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City News
VIA Rail reveals just what a $923-million investment will buy you
Earlier this week VIA Rail announced its plan for a slew of service upgrades, the result of the biggest government investments in...
City News
Rob Ford marks the first anniversary of his election with news that he’s only the second-least popular mayor in the country
A new poll finds that Hazel McCallion , she of the conflict-of-interest fame, is Canada’s most popular mayor, while Rob Ford...
Food & Drink
The cat’s out of the bag: Daniel Boulud to open restaurant at the new Four Seasons
Back in April, we reported that Daniel Boulud was another in the growing group of Michelin-starred chefs to snub Toronto in favour...
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City News
High-speed rail travel between Toronto and Quebec could radically affect poutine consumption
The Toronto Star obtained a report that says a high-speed rail link between Toronto and Quebec City is viable, and the details...
Real Estate News
New magazine caters to Toronto’s wealthiest homeowners, revives classism
Last week Toronto’s wealthiest homeowners likely received one of the 25,000 free copies of Toronto Home Magazine, a new...
City News
RIM spends $100 million—possibly (hopefully) to be more like Apple
Research in Motion announced Friday that it has agreed to buy Irish developer NewBay for a reported $100 million. The 200-employee...
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City News
Cities across North America—including Fargo, N.D., but not including Toronto—are exploring novel ways to raise revenue
Strained municipal budgets across North America mean that cities have a choice to make: according to the Globe and Mail, they can...
Food & Drink
Dîner en blanc, Toronto’s other white meet
About 400 sartorial albinos descended on the Distillery District yesterday for Toronto’s first Dîner en Blanc (apparently...
City News
Exodus to the burbs: why diehard downtowners are giving up on the city
The reasons to abandon the overcrowded, overpriced, not-so-livable city are beginning to outnumber the reasons to stay. More and...
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Latest StatsCan report confirms all our stereotypes about commuting in the GTA
Statistics Canada’s latest report about commuting across Canada came out yesterday, and there are lot of interesting goodies in...
City News
Rob Ford shoots down 2020 Summer Olympics bid put forward by a group of influential Torontonians
Apparently the sport-loving Brothers Ford aren’t entirely indiscriminate in their love of big-time sporting spectacles. While...
Food & Drink
Gordon Ramsay’s inauspicious Montreal launch
Last year, Toronto diners lamented the decision of U.K. mega-celebrity-chef-cum-ball-of-rage Gordon Ramsay to launch his first...
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City News
Rob Ford’s mysterious meeting schedule released only to reveal something everybody already knew anyway
The recent release of a copy of Mayor Rob Ford’ s meeting schedule confirmed something we—and everybody else—already...
Real Estate News
Vancouver’s real estate prices drop—will Toronto’s be next?
With repeat warnings that Toronto, like Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary and other Canadian cities, may (emphasis on may) be trapped...
City News
Recent fact-checking spree reveals that no, Etobicoke doesn’t have more libraries than Timmies, contra Doug Ford
We suspect that “fact-checking the Fords” will be a growth industry for city hall watchers, especially after Ed Keenan ’s...
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In the ’60s, Marshall McLuhan was Toronto’s most famous intellectual; now, the world has finally caught up with him
In the ’60s, McLuhan was hobnobbing with celebrities, advising politicians and forever changing how we think about mass media. A...
Sunday’s NXNE picks: The Pharcyde, Paul Quarrington, William S. Burroughs and more
We’ve managed to keep our wits about us and our energy up all week in order to maximize our concert attendance, but we have to...
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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
Almost
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