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Sun TV licence rejected by CRTC: how will the right-wing news organization respond?
As far as prognostication goes, the Globe and Mail is doing better than, say, the Toronto Star . Jeffrey Simpson used his column...
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Toronto hating gets an embossed stamp: U.S. State Department says stay away during the G20
Torontonians woke up this morning to find that the U.S. State Department had put our fair city on the same list as Jamaica and...
City News
Tories spend $10M on North Bay airport for G8; no G8 planes actually landing there
We’ve got to hand it to the Star , which is being utterly relentless in following the G8/G20 spending debacle. Today's front...
City News
Mississauga transportation department mistakes itself for fraternity
In what reads like an HR professional’s surreal nightmare, a manager at the city of Mississauga’s transportation department...
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Food & Drink
Needles found in sausages from No Frills
Jokes about making sausages are as old as sausage itself. It is rare that people actually want to know what’s in their...
City News
The cops’ new “communication tool” to deafen G20 protestors
The G20 security overlords, concerned that protestors at the summit will make too much noise—megaphones, rhyming chants, Rage...
City News
Toronto cops charge and arrest cartoonishly evil operators of moving company
Some stories have it all: nefarious acts, last-minute betrayal, even a labyrinth of shadowy aliases. Toronto police arrested nine...
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City News
Mayoral debate quickly turns to garbage
Last night, there was what felt like the 2,036,025,698th debate between the six major candidates to replace David Miller . This...
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LCBO prefers that only rich people abuse alcohol
When the HST comes into effect on July 1, dry cleaning and plumber calls will be more expensive, while books and diapers will cost...
City News
Everybody get nasty: a round-up of quips, jabs and jokes lobbed at Jaffer and Glemaud
It’s been a while since we’ve had a scandal like this Jaffer-Guergis-Gillani mess and everyone seems to be enjoying it as the...
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City News
Among Jaffer’s problems: double chin
Troubled ex-MP Rahim Jaffer was arrested for drinking while intoxicated, is an alleged cocaine user, and is accused of using his...
City News
Are Toronto’s transit woes all in our heads? Terence Corcoran thinks so
Between that widely published Toronto Board of Trade report and any number of other groups labelling Toronto's commute times a...
City News
Tony Clement “feels used” as Justin Bieber cuts in front of him at St. John’s airport
Tony Clement understands the law of the Twitter: the more one mentions Justin Bieber, the more popular one’s tweets become. It...
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Helena of Tory is no more: Guergis is out of the Conservative caucus as “serious allegations” emerge
Did Helena Guergis decide to jump ship amid the scandals enveloping her and her former MP hubby Rahim Jaffer ? Or was she pushed...
City News
With six injuries, it’s no wonder the Raptors are going extinct
Hunter S. Thompson once wrote in his ESPN column that whichever team suffers the fewest injuries in the next 20 games will win the...
City News
Skyservice grounded in latest Canadian aviation development
While reading the coverage of Skyservice’s sudden collapse, we can't help but wonder if the people running the charter air...
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With the Leafs officially out of the playoffs, Brian Burke readies his groin to be kicked again
After winning a Stanley Cup with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007, Brian Burke described his 2008 loss with the Leafs as “a kick right...
City News
Government to cops: probably best not to Taser pregnant women, genitals
Common sense would suggest that pregnant women, young children and the elderly are not viable Taser targets, but it has taken the...
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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
Deep Dives
Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025
For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead
Deep Dives
The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own
After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports
Deep Dives
The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024
Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it
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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
Food & Drink
These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you
Toronto bars and restaurants are partnering with their favourite distillers, winemakers and brewers to produce custom-made drinks. Here, nine crushable new concoctions