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Oakville
Real Estate News
$4.1 million for a
Tetris
-like house in Oakville inspired by Mark Rothko
What big box by a lake would be complete without seven bathrooms, gallery walls, a music room encased in glass and a saltwater pool?
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Food & Drink
Where chef Eric Chong eats Cantonese fried noodles, chicken shawarma and Wagyu beef tacos in Oakville
A tour of his favourite restaurants in the lakeside suburb
Real Estate News
Surreal Estate: $20 million for an Oakville manor with a private pier
What residence off Lakeshore would be complete without an office fit for Mr. Burns, a sweet-smelling cedar room, a tennis court and a living room with two fireplaces?
Food & Drink
Sort-of Secret: Tatin Bakehouse, a French bakery in Oakville with a Michelin connection
Pastry chef Lili Linda left her post at Hexagon to open her own pâtisserie
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Food & Drink
Chefs in the Burbs: Where Claudio Aprile eats in Oakville
His favourite spots for croissants, avocado toast and chocolate chip cookies
Real Estate News
Surreal Estate: $9.9 million for a Cape Cod manor in Oakville with an old-timey vault and a waterfall transported from Muskoka
What lakefront bunkie would be complete without nine bathrooms, a putting green, a wood-fired oven and a nanny suite fit for a country club?
Real Estate News
Condo of the Week: $2.8 million for a jumbo unit in Oakville overlooking a sandy beach with a 600-metre pier
The 2,500-square-foot property comes with two walk-in closets, a terrace built for hosting and amenities fit for a resort
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Food & Drink
Sort-of Secret: Chai Pani Streetary, an Oakville café serving up Indian street food
Their menu aims to include the most popular snacks from across the country
Real Estate News
House of the Week: $3.5 million for an Oakville estate with four fireplaces and 20-foot ceilings
The 5,200-square-foot property also comes with smart-home tech, two wine fridges and a walk-in closet the size of a studio apartment
Deep Dives
How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex
Inside the scandal that decimated one of the province's fastest-growing congregations
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Real Estate News
House of the Week: $6.8 million for a château in Oakville with a putting green and a bowling alley
This nearly 7,000-square-foot property also comes with four bedrooms, six bathrooms, a swimming pool and a home entertainment studio
Real Estate News
House of the Week: $3,799,000 for a South Oakville fortress with the perfect living room for watch parties
It comes with 20-foot ceilings, five parking spots, four walk-in closets and a quarry's worth of marble
Food & Drink
10 outstanding restaurants in Oakville for takeout and delivery
Including some great places for pizza, pierogies, and plant-based burgers
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Real Estate News
House of the Week: $6.2 million for a modern Oakville mini-mansion with a killer backyard pool
See inside a summer-ready home that's walking distance from Lake Ontario
Real Estate News
Sale of the Week: The $6.3-million modern Oakville home that proves fabulous mini-mansions can be tough to sell
The bigger the home, the harder the sale
Food & Drink
What’s on the menu at Hexagon, a new French restaurant in Oakville from one of the country’s best young chefs
Wait 'til you see the piñata dessert
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City News
Oakvillians are going to war over the future of the famous Glen Abbey golf course
"This is not about housing"
Real Estate News
A pharma magnate is selling his lakeside Oakville estate for $18.9 million
See inside a giant mansion with direct access to Lake Ontario
Style
Where to soak up the seaside in a suburban salt cave
Secret no. 5 to making the most of the city this chilly season
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Real Estate News
House of the Week: $8.9 million for an Oakville mansion with a backyard that downtowners can only dream of
Address: 155 Chartwell Road Neighbourhood: Oakville Agent: Suzann Paterson, Alex Irish and Cindy M. Avis, Re/Max Aboutowne Realty...
Real Estate News
House of the Week: $5.5 million for an Oakville landmark with its own old-timey elevator
Address : 43 Dunn Street Neighbourhood : Oakville Agent : Alexandra Irish and Cynthia Avis, RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty...
Real Estate News
The Map: who lives where along Oakville’s astronomically wealthy waterfront
Twenty-one years ago, Mattamy Homes construction tycoon Peter Gilgan razed an estate on Oakville’s waterfront and built a...
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Food & Drink
The Beer Store is giving four stores a boutique makeover
The Ontario beer chain owned by Labatt, Molson and Sleeman’s is completely revamping four GTA locations—College and...
Real Estate News
House of the Week: $3 million for a Princess Margaret Lottery show home in Oakville
Address: 220 Pinehurst Drive Neighbourhood: Eastlake, Oakville Agent: Kim Saxton and Ruth Anne Winter, Sotheby’s International...
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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
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