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“Maybe Doug Ford isn’t used to hearing input from women”: A Q&A with Mississauga mayor Bonnie Crombie
On the cusp of a potential bid to be Ontario's next Liberal leader, she talks about the province short-changing cities, her lock on the burbs and changing the lyrics to "O Canada"
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“It’s an absolute failure of responsibility”: Meet one of the teens suing the Ford government over its climate policy
Zoe Keary-Matzner began her legal battle over the province's emission targets when she was 12 years old. She’s not backing down any time soon
City News
“It just doesn’t make sense”: Blue Mountain resort president Dan Skelton on the postponement of ski season
"It was horrible. Merry Christmas, you’re laid off"
Life
The lives of Ontario migrant workers
They endure 12-hour days, low pay and cramped living quarters
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There’s something so civilized about buying wine at your local farmers’ market. Grab one of these bottles for Thanksgiving (and pick up pie while you're at it)
City News
Quoted: Tim Hudak admits that Toronto voters exist, stuck on Gardiner
—Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak on his master plan for convincing Toronto voters to vote Progressive...
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...
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Jan Wong: The province’s shrewd but savage strategy to stick it to Ontario’s teachers
The school year is coming to a close, and not a moment too soon. It’s been an ugly one. Queen’s Park forced new labour...
City News
Toronto area code stereotypes: a guide to the city’s shifting phone-based social hierarchy
Each area code in Toronto comes with its own set of stereotypes that—rightly or wrongly—circulate with remarkable...
City News
Ontario’s lawyers launch a PR campaign to show that they’re human
The Ontario Bar Association launched a slick ad campaign today aimed at shaking the prevailing image of lawyers as greedy...
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Q&A: Liberal leadership front-runner Sandra Pupatello on traffic, the TTC and marrying a Newfoundlander
Sandra Pupatello was McGuinty’s pit bull for eight years before decamping to the private sector. Now she’s back, gunning for...
City News
Glen Murray hopes his killer lasagna will make him Ontario’s premier
The backroom politicking ahead of this month’s Liberal leadership convention is now feverishly underway, with rival candidates...
Food & Drink
Liquor sales are coming to 10 Ontario grocery stores
On New Year’s Eve, the Ministry of Finance announced that, at long last, grocery stores will be able to sell liquor—but not in...
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Nine Ontario sparkling wines that are twice as good as champagne for half the price
I will not be buying champagne for my New Year’s celebration. You can’t beat French bubbly for ostentatious luxury, but for...
City News
The Moment: Dalton McGuinty’s emergency exit
During his nine years as premier, Dalton McGuinty displayed a magical ability to maintain the squeaky clean persona of Premier...
City News
Reaction Roundup: Premier Dalton McGuinty steps down and adjourns the legislature
We’ve never really thought of Dalton McGuinty as a big-surprises kind of guy, but Premier Dad shocked the province last night by...
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Gamay Days: David Lawrason picks nine of his favourite gamays, from France to Niagara
Gamay is often known as the grape that makes lowly beaujolais nouveau, the gassy juice that’s sold only weeks after the grapes...
City News
Into the (Not So) Wild: our look at the summer camps of Toronto’s rich and famous
A sojourn to Northern Ontario used to mean grabbing a sleeping bag and a can of beans and roughing it in the woods, all in the...
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Happy Glamping: an indoorsy person’s guide to the great outdoors
The woods are supposed to be romantic. Our collective national identity depends on it. Remember those youthful summers at...
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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...
Food & Drink
A new craft beer competition challenges local brewers to use local hops
Despite the recent peak in interest (and consumption) of Ontario craft beers, one crucial component of those brews is seldom made...
Food & Drink
Queen’s Park shoots down corner store booze proposal
Well, that was fast. Despite corralling 113,000 signatures, a request from the Ontario Convenience Stores Association to bring...
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Real Estate News
A two-acre lot at Yonge and Wellesley could house a new city park, or condo towers
A prized two-acre piece of provincial land at Yonge and Wellesley is up for sale and councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam is fighting hard...
Food & Drink
Gift Wines: 10 sure-fire picks that are suitable for any special occasion
Choosing the right bottle for the right event can lead to hours of indecision. Here, we save you the angst
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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
Best New Restaurants
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
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Deep Dives
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
Food & Drink
This Toronto Italian restaurant is launching a pasta tasting menu made with all-Canadian ingredients
It’s Amano Trattoria’s elbows-up moment
City News
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