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Q&A: David Hulchanski, the U of T professor sounding the alarm on income inequality
David Hulchanski has been thinking about affordability and cities ever since he moved here from upstate New York in the late '60s...
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Food & Drink
Q&A: Alvin Leung, MasterChef’s Michelin-starred—and Chinatown-bound—bad guy
If Peoples Eatery wasn’t a sign that Spadina’s Chinatown was changing, then the presence of a triple Michelin–starred chef...
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Ten things Denzil Minnan-Wong can’t live without
The outspoken city councillor—and Toronto’s backup mayor—shares the 10 things he can’t live without
City News
How to make and lose money, from an investment advisor and a professional poker player
Anyone can work for money, but some people have ways of making money work for them, instead. Here, two very different approaches...
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Q&A: Sam Mizrahi, the developer who snagged Toronto’s most coveted piece of real estate
There’s not a developer in Canada who wouldn’t pay dearly for the rights to the southwest corner of Yonge and Bloor, and last...
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Rob Ford has a sibling we’ve never heard of who’s “a Muslim,” he says
On Wednesday, the media learned that Rob Ford may, at one point in time, have briefly been contemplated as an assassination target...
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Ten things Ron Sexsmith can’t live without
The melancholy singer-songwriter releases his new album, Carousel One, next month. Here, the 10 things he can’t live without My...
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A sidewalk canvasser on how to win over strangers, and other unsolicited advice
Canvassing uncaring passersby, washing high-rise windows and breaking up drunken fights could stress a person out, but these three...
City News
The birthplace of the Lee’s Palace mural: inside Al Runt’s studio
For a certain kind of aging hipster, Toronto isn’t complete without a mural by Al Runt spilling over the wall of some club or...
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Q&A: Jasmeet Singh, the biggest GTA celebrity you’ve never heard of (unless you’ve heard of Jus Reign)
It was only around five years ago that Jasmeet Singh, then a bored summer school student living in Guelph, posted his first...
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Ten things Patrick J. Adams can’t live without
The boyish wonder stars in the hit legal drama Suits, set in Manhattan, shot in Toronto, and back on the box this month
City News
The 16 biggest, happiest, most infuriating Toronto moments of 2014
Editor's note: the photos for the 2014 year-end feature that appeared in this space were licensed for a limited time only, which...
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Ten things Anna Silk can’t live without
The city’s most famous succubus began her final season on the hit Showcase series Lost Girl this month. Here, the 10 things she...
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Q&A: Nick Kouvalis, the kingmaker behind both Rob Ford and John Tory’s mayoral wins
If you’re planning on becoming mayor of Toronto at some point, you might want to call up Nick Kouvalis. As an architect of Rob...
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Uber Toronto general manager Ian Black on why the city hates his company, and why John Tory doesn’t
Everyone has heard of Uber, but not everyone’s sure what it is. Help us out. It’s a smartphone app: click a button and a car...
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Q&A: Mike McCormack, Toronto cops’ biggest defender
Mike McCormack is the head of the Toronto Police Association , the labour union that represents over 8,000 civilian and uniformed...
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Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins on ebola, babies and why he hates talking about marijuana
Ebola has killed 5,000 people, and there’s now a confirmed case in New York City. On a scale of one to 10, how concerned should...
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Q&A: Zoltan and Danny Zimmerman, the father and son who resisted change in Kensington Market, until now
Change can breed controversy in any neighbourhood, but the prospect of turnover in Kensington Market gets preservationists...
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Mark Wahlberg on burgers, 9/11 and his ongoing love affair with Toronto
Mark Wahlberg loves Toronto. And not just because he’s opening up a Wahlburgers restaurant here and wants to move product. He...
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Ten things Chris Hadfield can’t live without
The web-savvy spaceman’s first book is being turned into an ABC sitcom, and he has a follow-up out this month. Here, the 10...
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Chantecler’s Jonathan Poon: “Toronto can’t sustain fine dining restaurants.”
—Controversial words from Jonathan Poon, the chef and co-owner of Parkdale restaurant Chantecler, as quoted in a recent profile...
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Q&A: Jesse Brown, the crowdfunded journalist who helped get Jian Ghomeshi fired
In other countries, media analysis is the norm; in Canada, for some reason, it’s not. Jesse Brown —a veteran journalist who...
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Toronto’s subway cat has a story both adorable and sad
Leslie Noel is the kind of guy who stands out on the subway. Not because of what he wears or what he does, but because he's...
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Deadmau5 has figured out how to solve all of Marineland’s problems
The Toronto Star has been investigating alleged animal neglect at Marineland since 2012, and now—finally!— Deadmau5 , the...
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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
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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