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Ford’s Transit Plan is finally out, and McGuinty wins the “Getting Ford to Compromise” prize
Looks like Mayor Rob Ford has picked up on the way a city is supposed to work: behind schedule, all the time. All it took was a...
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2010 was great year for Toronto’s daily newspapers—relatively speaking
Maybe on-line media isn’t the death knell for newspapers after all. According to the latest survey from Newspaper Audience...
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Doug Ford: “If they want to have cigarettes in the machines, so be it”
Yesterday, a city council committee unsurprisingly shot down a proposal , held over from the David Miller era, that would have had...
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Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday wants city to pay legal fees for case that would stop city from paying legal fees
Sometimes work that’s started with the best of intentions ends badly. When then-councillor Doug Holyday sued the City of Toronto...
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BREAKING NEWS! Doug Ford really doesn’t like the Toronto Star
Ever since the Toronto Star ran that article about Rob Ford abusing a young football player—something later explicitly and...
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With Bell backing down on Internet billing, it just might not become an election issue (but it probably should be)
The hordes of angry Internet users who were outraged about the CRTC’s decision on usage-based billing (UBB) chalked up a minor...
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Michael Ignatieff visits Trinity-Spadina to fight the NDP for second place
Liberal leader and PM aspirant Michael Ignatieff visited downtown Toronto on the first Monday of the election campaign...
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Sign of spring #1: the Toronto Sun starts covering coyote sightings
As the sun’s warmth returns, so to does the Sun ’s coverage of varmints. Toronto’s dog owners might want to be on the...
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Toronto surgeons using Xbox Kinect in operating room, and not making a mess
Normally, the idea of people using video game equipment—or, more to the point, Microsoft equipment—in an operating room would...
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Alberta man looks to buy the Maple Leafs—for $1,000
Darren Thompson , of Leduc, Alberta, wants to buy the Toronto Maple Leafs . It may seem like high treason for an Albertan to own...
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Battle of the bulge: committee to debate ban on pop sales at city-owned facilities
Toronto’s Government Management Committee is going to debate whether or not to allow the sales of obesity-abetting pop on city...
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Five things we learned from the Star’s voyeuristic reporting about Rob Ford’s itinerary
Mayor Rob Ford has, thus far, tried hard to keep his personal itinerary a secret. We’re not quite sure why, but now that the...
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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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The four vital issues that won’t be discussed in the upcoming election
For all intents and purposes, tomorrow is the expiration date for the 40th Canadian Parliament. This means that, for the next six-...
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Reaction Roundup: before the writs drop, what’s the country thinking about an election?
Canada is all but certainly on the way to an election— the opposition parties have rejected the Conservative budget, and the...
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Former Queen’s Park insider has a billion-dollar 407 secret that he’ll share for only millions of dollars
Here’s a nutty story we don’t quite know what to make of: former provincial insider Jodie Parmar (mainly known as the dude...
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Milos Raonic climbs to 34 in the ATP world rankings—but it only gets harder from here
Thornhill native and Canada’s number-one son (when it comes to tennis) Milos Raonic jumped another three spots in the ATP world...
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An outbreak of coyness grips Ottawa as Conservatives woo NDP over budget
All poli-nerds will be watching Ottawa today at 4 p.m. as the federal government unveils its 2011 budget—and stakes its...
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Death From Above 1979’s first reunion show incites fan riot
After a surprise reunion announced earlier this year, Toronto’s Death From Above 1979 performed their first reunion showon...
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G20 aftermath: Toronto businesses aren’t a priority for federal government. Stop the presses
The Harper government has a lot on its plate right now, what with being in combat with two entirely different Muslim countries and...
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City hall likely to cut funding for Pride 2011
Pride Toronto, which didn’t exactly have a stellar year in 2010, looks to be heading into a nasty 2011. City hall, now run by...
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Dave Foley allegedly owes $500,000 that he just doesn’t have
Comic Dave Foley is back on the stand-up circuit in the United States, but he won’t be taking the act to his native Toronto...
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Mint bringing lighter loonies and toonies to Canadian pockets everywhere
Do Canadians stagger under the unbearable weight of the coins in their pockets? Do baristas and bartenders struggle to carry home...
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Toronto Community Housing CEO booted from her job, but oh-so-many questions remain
In news that was about as inevitable as this morning’s “subways hosed down after St. Patrick’s Day festivities,” Toronto...
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Canada Day Bar Cart: Summer sips
Make the most of this momentous occasion with these easy sippers, including wines, brews, spirits and low-alcohol bevs
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These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
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Sex worker and
Anora
consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood
Andrea Werhun’s dream was to be a writer, but there was a lot more money in sex work. She told herself she’d quit soon, then spent years working as a stripper. In 2022, Sean Baker hired her as a consultant on his Oscar-sweeping film. Now she’s stepping into her own spotlight
Deep Dives
Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal
As the pivotal member of a notorious betting ring, Porter was playing for another team. The story of a cheater, his bookmakers and the wager that brought them all down
Deep Dives
Megan Savard for the Defence: Meet the lawyer representing a player at the centre of the Hockey Canada trial
She’s fierce, shrewd and relentless. And she doesn’t just want to win—she wants to dismantle the prison system altogether
Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
Deep Dives
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
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An all-Canadian wine festival is coming to Fort York
Elbows Up aims to make it easier (and cheaper) to buy Canadian-made bottles
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This Toronto Italian restaurant is launching a pasta tasting menu made with all-Canadian ingredients
It’s Amano Trattoria’s elbows-up moment
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A high-tech greenhouse in King City is sticking it to Trump’s tariffs
How to reduce our reliance on American farmers? Rely on robot ones instead
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