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"When I told my son it was closing, he burst into tears": Toronto public health expert Sabina Vohra-Miller on her plan to save the Ontario Science Centre

“When I told my son it was closing, he burst into tears”: Toronto public health expert Sabina Vohra-Miller on her plan to save the Ontario Science Centre

The philanthropist and science expert has offered up $1 million to keep the centre open, a pledge that has been matched by other high-profile Torontonians including Geoffrey Hinton

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Aural History: Backstage stories from the legendary Budweiser Stage

Aural History: Backstage stories from the legendary Budweiser Stage

Since its first show (Bryan Adams, May 1995, sell-out crowd), Budweiser Stage has been synonymous with summer and stars both celestial and musical. As the venue kicks off its 30th season, we asked performers and staff for their best, wildest, most indelible memories of the amphitheatre by the lake

What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this March

What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this March

Including a festival of light-based artwork, pop princess Olivia Rodrigo and an exhibition on women artists throughout history

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“It’s a bad decision justified by another bad decision”: This group is leading the fight against the Ontario Place mega-spa

Norm Di Pasquale, co-chair of Ontario Place for All, weighs in on the city’s new deal with the province and explains why the battle against Therme and the Ford government is far from over

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Winners and Losers: Toronto's new deal

Winners and Losers: Toronto’s new deal

Olivia Chow and Doug Ford’s new collab—which will throw billions of provincial dollars at Toronto’s financial woes—has been cause for both celebration and despair

"This spa is not a place for millionaires": Therme Group CEO Robert Hanea on his controversial plans for Ontario Place

“This spa is not a place for millionaires”: Therme Group CEO Robert Hanea on his controversial plans for Ontario Place

The man behind the proposed spa at Ontario Place explains what his company actually does, how much tickets will cost and why he believes most of the public backlash is due to misinformation

A nostalgic tour of the glory years of Ontario Place

A nostalgic tour of the glory years of Ontario Place

The battle over the future of Ontario Place is pitched—and for good reason. Thousands of Torontonians spent their formative years there, learning the art of play, listening to live music and catching IMAX flicks

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The Questionnaire: The architects revitalizing Toronto's long-suffering waterfront

The Questionnaire: The architects revitalizing Toronto’s long-suffering waterfront

The lakefront is being redefined by world-class talent. Meet three of the visionaries leading the way

What do people want to see built on the Ontario Place lands?

What do people want to see built on the Ontario Place lands?

Probably not a casino

Take a look at the most dazzling light shows around Toronto

Take a look at the most dazzling light shows around Toronto

'Tis the season of peace, joy and astronomical hydro bills

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Ontario Place's wintry comeback, Christmas at Casa Loma and six other festive things to do this holiday season

Ontario Place’s wintry comeback, Christmas at Casa Loma and six other festive things to do this holiday season

The merriest events coming to Toronto this December

Ontario Place is covered in shimmering lights right now

Ontario Place is covered in shimmering lights right now

A waterfall of light, a glowing warming hut and the rest of the installations at Ontario Place's Winter Light exhibition

Inside the newly restored Cinesphere at Ontario Place

Inside the newly restored Cinesphere at Ontario Place

With multi-million-dollar projectors and film reels that weigh 600 pounds

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A sneak peek at the giant immersive art installation that has taken over Ontario Place

A sneak peek at the giant immersive art installation that has taken over Ontario Place

The In/Future festival opens on September 15

Here's what Queen's Park wants Ontario Place to look like, post-redevelopment

Here’s what Queen’s Park wants Ontario Place to look like, post-redevelopment

At a press conference this morning with tourism minister Michael Coteau , the province released a more detailed (but still not...

15 signs you grew up in Toronto in the 1980s

15 signs you grew up in Toronto in the 1980s

Nostalgia is more than just the latest internet meme . It taps into a primal and powerful part of our collective identity. The...

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This is what Ontario Place's new public park could look like

This is what Ontario Place’s new public park could look like

There's nothing much happening at Ontario Place at the moment, but if Queen's Park has its way we'll soon be spending lazy...

High Rollers: we break down five different billion-dollar plans for a casino in downtown Toronto

High Rollers: we break down five different billion-dollar plans for a casino in downtown Toronto

City councillors could vote on whether to allow a downtown casino as soon as next month, and they, along with the rest of...

The Weekender: Sail-in Cinema, Planet IndigenUS and six other events on our to-do list

The Weekender: Sail-in Cinema, Planet IndigenUS and six other events on our to-do list

1. CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION The Ex kicks off Friday without long-time partner Ontario Place (it was shuttered back in...

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Toronto is the “biggest opportunity in the world right now” for casino companies

Toronto is the “biggest opportunity in the world right now” for casino companies

The Toronto Star recently took a close look at the competition for the GTA casino, squeezing details out of insiders at MGM...

John Tory thinks there should be condos at Ontario Place (but not too many)

John Tory thinks there should be condos at Ontario Place (but not too many)

Though the creep of condo towers across Toronto can feel inexorable, John Tory is insisting that Ontario Place could accomodate...

Stephen Marche: the case for a downtown gambling palace at Ontario Place

Stephen Marche: the case for a downtown gambling palace at Ontario Place

A Toronto casino is inevitable. Will it be an ugly box built where nobody can see it, or a glorious five-star island of fun?...

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Ontario Place will remain a casino-free zone, thanks in part to John Tory

Ontario Place will remain a casino-free zone, thanks in part to John Tory

So far, much of the Toronto casino chatter has focused on which locations are preferred by the Las Vegas heavies, but it’s worth...

Q&A: Paul Godfrey, chair of the OLG, is on a mission to bring a Las Vegas–style casino to Toronto

Q&A: Paul Godfrey, chair of the OLG, is on a mission to bring a Las Vegas–style casino to Toronto

You were a popular politician, brought the Blue Jays to town, resuscitated the National Post and cleaned up the OLG. Does the...

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Private School Guide

The Private and Independent School Directory Fall 2024

Private Schools

The Private and Independent School Directory Fall 2024

Browse through Canada’s top independent and private schools to find the right fit for your child

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Meeting Mr. Right: What a Pierre Poilievre election win could mean for Toronto

Meeting Mr. Right: What a Pierre Poilievre election win could mean for Toronto

Anti-Trudeau sentiment has officially breached the GTA. But what does the alternative look like? Here, 12 prognosticators weigh in on the impact of a Poilievre government for Canada’s largest city

Ontario's health care system is in chaos, and these doctors and patients are fed up

Ontario’s health care system is in chaos, and these doctors and patients are fed up

Half a million Torontonians are without a primary care physician. The search is maddening, exhausting and often futile. Dispatches from the front lines

Turf War: Old money versus new money at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club

Turf War: Old money versus new money at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club

For 148 years, the country’s oldest tennis club was an ivy-covered bastion of civility with a roster of like-minded, blue-blooded members. Then chaos erupted

The Cult of Wellness: Othership, Nutbar and the expensive, obsessive quest for a perfect life

The Cult of Wellness: Othership, Nutbar and the expensive, obsessive quest for a perfect life

A growing cohort of Torontonians are swapping the coke-fuelled, booze-soaked club scene for cold plunges, sobriety and superfood smoothies. Here’s what it takes (and costs) to foster the ideal body and mind

Michelin Men: Inside the making of LSL, Toronto’s wildly ambitious new fine-dining powerhouse

Michelin Men: Inside the making of LSL, Toronto’s wildly ambitious new fine-dining powerhouse

The $680-a-head uptown restaurant everyone’s talking about has three giant egos in the kitchen and one very rich benefactor calling the shots. If they don’t self-destruct, they may well produce something spectacular

Inside Toronto’s explosion of bad dogs and worse owners

Inside Toronto’s explosion of bad dogs and worse owners

Boisterous, barky, humpy, mean: they’re everywhere and no one’s happy. Dispatches from the canine wars

The Battle for Leslieville: Gentrification, opioids and murder in the city’s most divided neighbourhood

The Battle for Leslieville: Gentrification, opioids and murder in the city’s most divided neighbourhood

Last summer, when a stray bullet killed a young mother near the South Riverdale supervised consumption site, it sparked a vicious fight between area residents. One year later, tensions are high, neither side will back down and the overdose crisis rages on

Scatterbrain: Inside the explosion of adult ADHD

Scatterbrain: Inside the explosion of adult ADHD

Five years ago, hardly anyone was talking about adult ADHD. Now it’s all over social media, and self-diagnosis is rampant. How a complex neurological condition became the new superpower

Who Earns What: The stories behind Toronto’s top salaries

Who Earns What: The stories behind Toronto’s top salaries

From Olivia Chow to Galen Weston Jr. to Drake, here’s everything we could find on what the city’s biggest names are bringing home

How the abuses of a small-town family doctor tore his community apart

How the abuses of a small-town family doctor tore his community apart

Wameed Ateyah was the answer to Schomberg’s prayers: a family physician who took walk-ins, made house calls, gave to local charities. Then his dark secret was revealed

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2024

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2024

This year’s winners include a tiny perfect snack bar, a Japanese listening lounge and a high-flying steakhouse. What they all have in common is a fanatical commitment to excellence

How Carley Fortune is reinventing the romance novel

How Carley Fortune is reinventing the romance novel

In just two years, she’s published two runaway bestsellers, sold film rights to Prince Harry and Meghan, finished a third book—which hits shelves this month—and is well into her fourth. Here, she talks anti-romance snobbery, what makes a good sex scene and how sudden fame has changed her life

The professor, the caregiver and the missing $30 million

The professor, the caregiver and the missing $30 million

Before he died, William Waters transferred his fortune to his wife’s caregiver. His lawyers say she coerced him. She says they were having an affair. The untold story of a scandalous estate battle

The perilous lives of Canada's international students

The perilous lives of Canada’s international students

They come here for the promise of a good education and a better future. Then they discover the target on their backs

My Psychotic Break: The postpartum nightmare no one talks about

My Psychotic Break: The postpartum nightmare no one talks about

After the birth of my first child, I split with reality. I had terrifying hallucinations, received messages from the spirit world and spent so much on New Age paraphernalia that I had to sell my house. A memoir on finding my way back to reality

The Great Pretenders: How two faux-Inuit sisters cashed in on a life of deception

The Great Pretenders: How two faux-Inuit sisters cashed in on a life of deception

Karima Manji wanted it all for her twin daughters, Amira and Nadya. And she found a way to help them get it: financial aid earmarked for Indigenous kids. The fact that they weren’t remotely Indigenous wasn’t going to stop her

Cost of Living

This actor, bartender and financial planner makes $264,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This actor, bartender and financial planner makes $264,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“I’ve spent almost $5,000 on my dog this year”

This Wychwood couple makes $123,800 a year. How do they spend it?

This Wychwood couple makes $123,800 a year. How do they spend it?

“Ontario was too expensive, so we’re having our wedding in Mexico”

This Distillery District couple makes $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This Distillery District couple makes $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“I like fancy brunch and he likes dives—but all of it is expensive”

This registered dietitian makes $106,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This registered dietitian makes $106,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“I spent more than $4,000 on my cats last year”

House of the Week

House of the Week: $4.4 million for a gated Summerhill semi overlooking a soccer pitch

House of the Week: $4.4 million for a gated Summerhill semi overlooking a soccer pitch

The 3,500-square-foot property comes with an elevator, two underground parking spots, landscaping service and a fireplace on the roof

House of the Week: $4.9 million for an enormous ex-schoolhouse near Trinity Bellwoods stuffed with stunning art

House of the Week: $4.9 million for an enormous ex-schoolhouse near Trinity Bellwoods stuffed with stunning art

The 5,000-square-foot property comes with classroom layouts, an elevator, a kooky catwalk and skylights everywhere

House of the Week: This East York property nearly tripled its asking price in two years

House of the Week: This East York property nearly tripled its asking price in two years

The 2,700-square-foot home comes with a wine rack suspended in mid-air, 20-foot vaulted ceilings and a basement with nanny-suite potential

House of the Week: $4.3 million for a quirky detached near Yonge and Eglinton that was won in a lottery

House of the Week: $4.3 million for a quirky detached near Yonge and Eglinton that was won in a lottery

The 4,000-square-foot property comes with an elevator, two laundry rooms, a three-tier backyard and four bedrooms

House of the Week: $3.1 million for an Edwardian duplex in Little Portugal sitting on a massive commercial lot

House of the Week: $3.1 million for an Edwardian duplex in Little Portugal sitting on a massive commercial lot

The 3,800-square-foot property comes with Moroccan tiles, a meditation room, a backyard workshop and a tire swing