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Jan Wong: how the rise of horticultural training at Toronto schools is bad for students
While we’re busy teaching our kids to tend school gardens, they’re failing provincial tests in reading, writing and math. The...
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Doug Ford will not bow to political pressure or children brandishing snacks
Remember when Rob Ford threatened to unleash “Ford Nation” on Premier Dalton McGuinty only to clam up about the provincial...
City News
Exodus to the burbs: why diehard downtowners are giving up on the city
The reasons to abandon the overcrowded, overpriced, not-so-livable city are beginning to outnumber the reasons to stay. More and...
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How academic pressure may have contributed to the spate of suicides at Queen’s University
Early one Saturday morning in March 2010, Eric Windeler and his wife, Sandra Hanington, arrived home after a spinning class at the...
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Real Estate News
The Chase: the search for a Danforth house with an extra suite to rent out—for under $500,000
She wanted to stay in her neighbourhood, but she had to share her front door to do it The Buyer: Jo-Anne McArthur, a 34-year-old...
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Dear Urban Diplomat: am I evil for banning my kid’s friends, just because they might have lice?
Dear Urban Diplomat, I recently helped screen for lice at my daughter’s school, a process that involved an army of moms donning...
Food & Drink
The Weekender: Harlem Globetrotters, Bugs Bunny and six more distractions
1. HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS This long-running exhibition team—they celebrate their 85 anniversary this year—may have all sorts of...
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Ontario schools to poor people: suck it
One thing that the provincial Liberals are proud of as they run for a third term is their record in education. Full-day...
City News
Not Asian enough: Jan Wong on the phenomenon of “Tiger Mom” parenting
The furor over Tiger Mom parenting ignores one awkward fact: academic success doesn’t guarantee a sparkling future. Confessions...
Real Estate News
Rent to own: chasing the perfect Little Italy home for two 24-year-olds
Making the leap from basement apartment to home—with a little help from Mom and Dad The Buyers: Hélène Furlotte-Bois and her...
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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...
Culture
Skins recap, episode 5: the show that gets high school right--except when it doesn’t
This week’s Skins was all about Stanley. We’re not sure why. Doesn’t it feel like we already know Stanley? He’s...
City News
Memoir: my son was a leader, in life and in death
On a warm night last August, some 2,000 teenagers gathered for an end-of-summer party at Woodbine Beach. My 17-year-old...
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The woman behind the mayor: who is Renata Ford?
Renata Ford is the invisible wife. Most Torontonians caught their first glimpse of her on election night: a smiling, slender...
City News
TV screens coming to Toronto schools, students may briefly look up from their iPhones and notice
When money’s tight, firms look for new revenue streams, so this story isn’t really all that big a deal—except that the...
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Munsch’s monsters: getting to know the real Robert Munsch
Now that Canada’s most famous children’s author has confessed to being a booze- and coke-addicted obsessive-compulsive with...
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The Weekender: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the musical), Toronto’s Biggest Messiah and six other items on our to-do list
1. AN INDIGO CHRISTMAS... KWANZAA LITANIES The first performance in the Nathaniel Dett Chorale’s three-show season at Glenn...
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Holiday Miracle: Parents let Internet name their daughter, disaster doesn’t ensue
Here’s a surprisingly effective PR campaign. (Let’s be honest, right?) A GTA couple signed up to let a Facebook group vote on...
City News
All-day kindergarten is incredibly popular, as long as we can find the cash for it
The Province of Ontario has been rolling out its all-day kindergarten program for a while now—first as a pilot project, and the...
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Maclean’s asks if U of T is “too Asian”
Apparently, the arrival of excellent students is a problem in Canada’s universities. The 20th edition of Maclean’s University...
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Bloor West Village Guide: our 20 favourite places between High Park and the Humber
Though solidly yuppified, this erstwhile eastern European enclave has held on to its tradition of thriving small...
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Execs in Training: how all-day kindergarten can be brilliant for your kid
A few years back, when my son was four, I tried to sweet talk his way into Bruce Junior Public School in Leslieville, which...
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Hot Topic turns teenage angst into clothing
Most parents won't have heard of Hot Topic, that is, unless they went through a heavy-black-eyeliner phase in the late '90s. The...
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William Shatner wants you to know he swears in front of children
Maybe a bit bitter about being passed over for a stint as the new governor general, William Shatner is waging war on political...
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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
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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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“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