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G20 aftermath: despite “shocking” abuses, there likely won’t be a full inquiry without at least two elections
Yesterday saw yet another release of a report [PDF] on police actions during last year’s G20 weekend. The Canadian Civil...
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Culture
We try to find five top Canadian Oscar moments from Sunday’s Academy Awards snoozefest
Well, there you have it. Awards season is over, but the hangover—or, in the case of The Social Network gang, the lingering...
City News
Almost by accident, Ford’s budget squeeze pays off for Donlands residents opposed to second subway exit
As part of the spirit of restraint that’s come over the city since Rob Ford came to power, the TTC has had to tighten its...
City News
Debate breaks out over the CBC and the proper naming thereof
What do Canadians call the CBC? “Aunt Ceeb”? “Liberal mouthpiece”? How about “Pravda by the Rogers Centre”? If this...
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Mayor Rob Ford discovers his own personal spending problem, asks the province for $150 million
During the election campaign—and up to the present—the brothers Rob and Doug Ford have made it clear that Toronto has a...
City News
Rob Ford’s talking points discovered! Toronto’s slide towards political parties continues apace
Nice catch by OpenFile here: a copy of the talking points that the mayor’s office has been sending to all its allies on...
City News
Conservatives loudly trumpet stimulus spending—just not in Toronto
Yesterday, Conservative MPs streamed out of Ottawa and across the country to tout the spending they’d done under the Canadian...
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The Ontario election just got real, chemical warfare style
By this time last year, Toronto's election was busy wondering which titan of the left would replace Adam Giambrone , setting the...
Culture
Oscar watch: 10 questions about the Academy Awards with Canada’s gossip girl Lainey
Elaine Lui is Canada’s gossipmonger extraordinaire, with a master's in Gaga and a black belt in Brangelina. This week, the...
City News
Porter adds two new destinations, but they’re probably not what you were hoping for
No DC or Philly flights for Porter just yet. The Toronto Island-based airline announced new destinations today and it looks like...
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Toronto wakes up to higher gas prices. Who’s to blame? Everybody
With prices jumping to $1.20 per litre in some places—having risen almost five cents in two days—Toronto is facing prices...
City News
2011 budget debate, day one: toilets, puppies and earnest appeals to Toronto’s better nature. No, really
After weeks of debate in the columns of Toronto’s dailies, and an occasional public consultation or four, city council got down...
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Six things we learned about Ken Finkleman from his interview on CBC’s Q this morning
Ken Finkleman , the creative mind behind CBC hits like The Newsroom and Paramount non-hits like Grease 2 , has a new show coming...
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HMV looking at closing stores in Canada as music sales appear to be capital-D doomed
This manages to be even less surprising than the Blockbuster bankruptcy filing in the United States: according to The Daily...
City News
Goodbye, Green P? Toronto Parking Authority might become privatized to fill city’s budget gap
With the latest in what seems like a never-ending string of budget crises looming over the horizon, Rob Ford ’s office is...
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Milos Raonic becomes top-ranked Canadian men’s singles player ever
In Toronto, you know you’ve arrived when Matt Galloway interviews your mom, and that’s exactly what happened to Milos Raonic...
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Disillusionment, thy name is Ford: city gravy hunters find out governing is, like, hard and stuff
During the election campaign, Rob Ford repeatedly said that there was no question that, if elected, he would be able to find and...
City News
Stephen Harper announces changes to citizen’s arrest laws in most election-y way possible
More and more, it’s looking like Canada is going to have an election on May 2 . There are signs are everywhere: rumours aplenty...
City News
Reaction roundup: Ford’s private subway financing faces its first critics
Mayor Rob Ford ’s plan to finance an extension of the Sheppard subway line with private money and higher taxes along the...
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Skins teens showing too much skin? Scantily clad 17-year-old actors arouse controversy in new Elle photo shoot
What to do when ratings are slipping? If you’re a member of the Skins cast, the answer is easy: strip down to your skivvies and...
City News
Most unsurprising news of the day: Ford wants private cash to help build subways
Ever since Rob Ford won the election and declared subways for all, the big question has been where the city would find the money...
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Toronto cop reportedly tells students to avoid sexual assault by not dressing “like a slut”
A word of advice to women from a Toronto police officer: to avoid sexual assault, don’t dress “like a slut.” This according...
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Doug Ford says the mayor should have veto power over council
Lest anyone be skeptical, we’re sure Doug Ford would be saying this even if George Smitherman or Joe Pantalone had won the...
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TMX-LSE merger gets cold shoulders from Ontario, Quebec and Ottawa
The heat of excitement that greeted the merger of the Toronto and London stock exchanges has met with a stiff, cold winter...
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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