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The List: John Tory tells us the 10 things he can’t live without
1 | My go-to breakfast I’ve been a peanut butter addict my whole life. I spread it on rice cakes when I’m adhering to my diet...
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Q&A: Rudi Czekalla Martínez on sexing up strip clubs
Adult entertainment expert Rudi Czekalla Martínez and the powerful employers he represents plan to integrate brothels into...
Food & Drink
Momofuku’s David Chang on why cheap wings are good, and Toronto restaurants could be better
It turns out Deadmau5 has much fancier taste in restaurants than David Chang, the James Beard Award–winning chef who introduced...
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The List: director Don McKellar tells us the 10 things he can’t live without
The multi-tasking director’s latest film is The Grand Seduction, an English-language remake of a beloved Quebec comedy. 1 | My...
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Watch the Born Ruffians music video that got Dufferin’s dancing crossing guard suspended
Remember the dancing crossing guard ? As of yesterday, she dances no more. Global reports that 65-year-old Kathleen Byers , who...
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Rob Ford’s favourite nightclub owner is also a political operator
Zlatko Starkovski is a relatively new addition to the cast of characters surrounding Rob Ford , and he's an especially perplexing...
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Toronto socialite accused of stealing millions from a 92-year-old with dementia
Here's a story Toronto will be hearing more about: Nancy Tsai , once a key figure in Toronto's charity-gala scene and founder of...
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QUOTED: Rob Ford’s sister Kathy, on almost missing a court date, again
- Kathy Ford , apologizing on Monday to Justice of the Peace Diane McAleer after arriving hours late to court. According to the...
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Zanta is, indeed, trying to stage a comeback
After yesterday's post about a possible Zanta renaissance, we were able to reach David Zancai , the man underneath the Santa...
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Is Zanta’s return at hand?
Let us preface this by stating the obvious: it's impossible ever to know what's actually going on with David Zancai , a.k.a. Zanta...
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Q&A: Metrolinx CEO Bruce McCuaig on political turmoil, public transit and his favourite rapper
Bruce McCuaig was hired to keep transit planning on track despite chronic indecision at city hall. So why is the TTC still trapped...
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The police officer charged with Sammy Yatim’s murder is back at work
With his preliminary hearing underway, constable James Forcillo , the police officer charged with second-degree murder in the...
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QUOTED: Peter Brauti, lawyer for the police officer charged with killing Sammy Yatim
— Peter Brauti , giving reporters something to publish . Quotes like these are all we’ll get for the time being, because...
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VIDEO: Drake uses a lint roller on his pants at last night’s Raptors playoff game
After all the Toronto Raptors publicity stunts we've seen during the past few days, this 10-second clip of Drake meticulously...
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One-time mayoral candidate George Smitherman is getting into the medical-marijuana biz
What does life after losing an election to Rob Ford look like? For George Smitherman , the second-place finisher in 2010’s...
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Man fined $25,000 for saying “fuck Brooklyn”
What is the exact price, in U.S. dollars, of publicly expressing disdain for a borough of New York City as an NBA general manager?...
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QUOTED:
Toronto Star
editor Michael Cooke, on losing two key reporters to the
Globe and Mail
– Michael Cooke , boss of bosses at the Toronto Star , in a dour staff memo on the departures of sports columnist Cathal Kelly...
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Drake is being sued over a beating at Rob Ford’s favourite nightclub
Drake is now the second Tononto-area music superstar to have recently been taken to court over an alleged assault in Toronto—the...
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The
Star
’s Robyn Doolittle is moving to the
Globe
Robyn Doolittle ’s reporting on Rob Ford —especially Crazy Town , her book-length treatment of Ford's political and personal...
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The List: actress Megan Follows tells us the 10 things she can’t live without
The former star of has a lead role in the hit period soap Reign , and directed her first play, Nightwood Theatre's production of...
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QUOTED: Brit restaurant critic Giles Coren on why people should give Rob Ford a break
— Giles Coren, the notoriously prickly British restaurant critic, not-totally-surprisingly came out as a Ford defender at a...
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Q&A: Mike Arntfield, host of the new Toronto-based reality series
To Catch a Killer
The cop, university professor and TV personality has an urgent message: beware the internet As a cop who chases online...
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QUOTED: ex-Momofuku chef Matt Blondin on the type of customer he really, really hates
— Matt Blondin, the former executive sous-chef at Momofuku Daishō , on the kinds of crappy customers he’d rather not...
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Where have all of Toronto’s editors-in-chief gone?
Toronto newspapers have lost two editors-in-chief in the past two days: first John Stackhouse at the Globe , and then, on...
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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
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
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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
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