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My Perfect Saturday
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How Sherry Cooper, former chief economist of BMO Financial Group, would spend a perfect Saturday in the Financial District
“I’m a morning person. I’m usually up exercising as early as 6 a.m. at the gym at The Ritz-Carlton ( 181 Wellington...
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How architect Bruce Kuwabara would spend a perfect Saturday in the Annex
“I’ve been an Annex man for decades, ever since I was a student at U of T. I’ve lived on Lowther, Huron, Elgin, Boswell and...
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How artist Charles Pachter would spend a perfect Saturday in Chinatown
“I’ve lived in the neighbourhood since 1978. It feels like a blend of Hong Kong, Le Marais in Paris and Greenwich...
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How Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverden would spend a perfect Saturday in Trinity-Bellwoods
“At around 7 a.m., I’ll hop on my bike and ride along Bathurst to Thor Coffee ( 35 Bathurst St., 416-451-8736 ). Patrick, the...
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How Sarah Magwood, owner of Magwood Vintage spends a perfect Saturday in Roncesvalles
“On my perfect day, I’ll meet a friend for breakfast at Mitzi’s Café ( 100 Sorauren Ave., 416-588-1234 ). It’s incredibly...
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How Cameron Bailey, artistic director of TIFF would spend a perfect Saturday in Parkdale
“I first moved to Parkdale in 1998, and I’ve seen a lot of changes since. The condos are creeping up, but Parkdale retains its...
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How Jackie O’Brien, owner of streetwear shop Jonathan and Olivia, would spend a perfect Saturday on Ossington
“My husband, Nic, and I chose to set up our shop on Ossington because of its mix of new, dirty, gritty and dynamic. I can’t...
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How Premier Kathleen Wynne would spend a perfect Saturday near Yonge and Eglinton
“The first thing I do in the morning is read the newspapers; I get the Star and the Globe. Then I like to go for a run for about...
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How National Ballet dancer Heather Ogden would spend a perfect Saturday in Leslieville
“I’m not one for sleeping in, but I do like lounging in bed. My husband, Guillaume, is a coffee addict. That’s the first...
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How fashion designer Arthur Mendonça would spend a perfect Saturday on the Danforth
“When you live off the Danforth, you get all the family-friendly charms of suburbia, but without the commute. It’s a fine...
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How Hudson’s Bay CEO Bonnie Brooks would spend a perfect Saturday in Wychwood Park
“I’ve lived in this neighbourhood on and off for 40 years. I keep coming back for Wychwood Park —a heavenly patch of country...
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How Pink Tartan designer Kimberley Newport-Mimran would spend a perfect Saturday in Toronto
I love to start my Saturday by walking into Forest Hill Village with my 11-year-old daughter, Jacqui. Depending on my mood, I’d...
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How actor and director Don McKellar would spend a perfect Saturday on Dundas West
I live close to Little Italy , but I like to think of my neighbourhood as Dundas West . Most of my favourite places are within...
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How Adrienne Clarkson would spend a perfect Saturday in the Annex
I’ve lived within a mile radius of Bloor and Avenue since I came to Toronto in 1956 to attend U of T. My husband, John Ralston...
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How Keriwa chef Aaron Joseph Bear Robe would spend a perfect Saturday on Roncesvalles
I work on Saturdays, but my sous chefs hold down brunch so I can spend the day with my family and come in for dinner service. We...
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How Blue Rodeo veteran Jim Cuddy would spend a perfect Saturday in Riverdale
The day would start with coffee at the Rooster (479 Broadview Ave.). I get a quad decaf macchiato and my wife, Rena, gets a...
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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
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