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Muskoka
Real Estate News
Cottage of the Week: $6.3 million for an Old Muskoka gem on the southern point of a giant peninsula
The 4,700-square-foot Lake of Bays property comes with two hand-laid river-stone fireplaces, 20-foot ceilings, secret nooks and a big pier for multiple boats
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City News
Real Weddings: Inside an NHL player and an investment analyst’s Muskoka celebration
Featuring a beachside engagement, a tower of espresso martinis and a joyful ceremony in the rain
Real Estate News
Rental of the Week: $99,000 a week for a Muskoka cottage recently visited by Drake
The 7,500-square-foot manor is surrounded by rugged forest and comes with a sauna inside a giant wine barrel, cowboy statues and trees as pillars
Real Estate News
Surreal Estate: $13.9 million for a Port Carling mansion with a bathroom that looks like a painting
What home on the bay would be complete without eight bathrooms, four fireplaces, a three-slip boathouse and 130 metres of shoreline?
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Real Estate News
Rental of the Week: $180,000 a month for a Hamptons-themed Muskoka getaway with a helipad
The 7,000-square-foot retreat also comes with a tennis court, three bars and more than 60 metres of shoreline
Real Estate News
Cottage of the Week: $6.7 million for a Bracebridge bungalow with twin bunkies and a big boathouse
The nine-acre property also comes with soaring ceilings, multiple decks and 70 metres of Muskoka waterfront
Real Estate News
Surreal Estate: $16 million for a Muskoka cottage with a driveway sculpted from a wall of stone
What hideaway in Torrance would be complete without 28-foot ceilings, a 500-bottle wine cellar, automated four-season rooms and a boathouse?
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Real Estate News
Cottage of the Week: $5.9 million for a Muskoka retreat with a winter-proof sauna out back
The 2,400-square-foot property also comes with a two-slip boathouse, granite from the Canadian Shield and a 75-metre shoreline
Real Estate News
Cottage of the Week: $4.9 million for a Muskoka escape with a widescreen view of Kahshe Lake
The 5,000-square-foot property also comes with a two-storey boathouse, a golf simulator, a smart TV and a quarry's worth of boulders
Real Estate News
Surreal Estate: $15 million for a turnkey Muskoka resort with 41 guest rooms
What inn on a lake would be complete without a private beach, a tennis court, a salon and an island accessible by helicopter?
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Surreal Estate: $11.9 million for a Muskoka compound perched atop its own peninsula
What cabin in the woods would be complete without 1.5 acres of land, a Sicilian kitchen, a bench swing in the veranda and a jumbo boathouse?
Real Estate News
Cottage of the Week: $2.6 million for a Georgian Bay Township log house with a tiki bar and its own waterfall
The 2,600-square-foot getaway also comes with an enormous gable window, a portable sauna and an unbeatable view of Go Home Lake
Real Estate News
Surreal Estate: $3.9 million for a Huntsville home with a unique, award-winning design
What cabin would be complete without five acres of land, a forest’s worth of cedar and a namesake bridge?
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Cottage of the Week: $4.3 million for a Muskoka estate with enough hardwood to make Hogwarts jealous
The 6,800-square-foot escape also has stained glass windows, a sunroom, a wine cellar, and a jumbo backyard with a pool and a hot tub
Food & Drink
What’s on the menu at the Pearl, a new cottage-country market and snack bar in Muskoka
It's just down the street from the Kee to Bala
Real Estate News
Cottage of the Week: $4.2 million for a Muskoka getaway with a pickleball court and a boathouse
The 4,000-square-foot property also comes with giant gable windows, a gazebo hot tub and 300 feet of shoreline
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Before and After: How this quaint Muskoka cottage transformed into a luxury vacation spot
Goodbye cabin vibes, old furniture and dark colours. Hello Scandinavian design, striking pieces and white everywhere
Food & Drink
Barbecue joints, breweries, butter tart factories and more of the best places to eat and drink in Muskoka this summer
Because cottage season is just around the corner
Life
“We received more than 200 applications”: This woman created a new work-from-cottage program in Muskoka
"One group took a day off to kayak, paddle and enjoy the lakefront"
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A Toronto couple wanted a country escape. They found this $950,000 Muskoka cottage
A modern two-bed, two-bath getaway perched atop a 60-foot cliff overlooking the Muskoka River
Real Estate News
A family wanted to move full-time to cottage country. They found this $745,000 Lake Muskoka cottage
Jeff and Stephanie wanted to raise their four daughters lakeside. So they uprooted their life in Hamilton and moved to Lake Muskoka
Life
What really happened the night of the O’Leary boat crash in Muskoka
It's been a year since the infamous accident, which triggered a swirl of legal manoeuvring, PR gamesmanship and cottage-country gossip
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Food & Drink
Toronto stores and restaurants that deliver to cottage country
Including Cheese Boutique, La Palma and Barberian's Butcher Shop
Life
“The new safety protocols will easily cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars”: What reopening looks like at five Ontario resorts
“We are currently at 95 per cent capacity. Demand has been very high”
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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
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
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
Food & Drink
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
Food & Drink
“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
Food & Drink
Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus
With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand