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QUOTED: Councillor Peter Milczyn, on Montreal versus Toronto
—Councillor Peter Milczyn , chairman of Toronto’s planning and growth committee, responding to Montreal mayor Denis Coderre...
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Doug Holyday beats out fellow city councillor Peter Milczyn to win a seat at Queen’s Park
Following a campaign full of petty swipes and arguments over photo ops, deputy mayor Doug Holyday triumphed over Liberal candidate...
City News
An Etobicoke-based, conservative, Rob Ford ally named Doug is running for a provincial seat
No, not that Doug. Toronto deputy mayor Doug Holyday thrilled Progressive Conservatives yesterday by signing on to run in this...
City News
Rob Ford wants to freeze property taxes but even his allies aren’t enthusiastic
In a letter to the city manager late last week, Rob Ford called for a property tax freeze to begin in...
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Giorgio Mammoliti has some more ideas on brothels (like how to make money off them)
Giorgio Mammoliti (who seems to be everywhere this week) has a few more thoughts about Toronto-area brothels—specifically, how...
City News
QUOTED: Doug Ford ignores Nick Kouvalis’s advice and bad-mouths more councillors
— Doug Ford on TTC chair Karen Stintz and conservative councillor Peter Milczyn , two erstwhile Ford allies who have distanced...
City News
Karen Stintz triumphs over Rob Ford (again)—though it may not be the coup it seems
Yesterday, council voted 29-15 —a solid majority—in favour of Karen Stintz’ s plan to blow up the nine-councillor transit...
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Councillor Peter Milczyn offers something that sounds (shockingly) like a vision
A report commissioned by Rob Ford supporter Peter Milczyn has some recommendations for making Toronto a better place to live that...
City News
Public transit is now going to be more crowded, less serviced and (likely) more expensive
With TTC vehicles about to get a little more crowded (or, you know, “friendlier”), Peter Milczyn is suggesting that a 15-cent...
City News
Passive-aggressive posturing between the city and the cops over the 2012 budget continues
City hall is attempting to rein in the police force’s budget again. This time, Rob Ford ally Peter Milczyn tabled a motion...
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Instead of fixing 311, Rob Ford’s allies blame underperforming city workers
Mayor Rob Ford ’ s allies didn’t take long to start using city hall’s 311 phone service as a political tool. The National...
City News
Ford finally takes yes for an answer in Pride Toronto funding controversy
Well, this proved to be a pleasant surprise at council yesterday: instead of insisting on new funding conditions for Pride Toronto...
Real Estate News
Rob Ford’s next war on David Miller’s legacy: Waterfront Toronto
After putting an end to Transit City and declaring the “war on the car” over, Rob Ford is apparently looking for new leftist...
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Ontario’s boring budget is fine, except for people who live in cities, and Peter Milczyn
Perhaps the first thing to say about yesterday’s Ontario budget is that it perfectly embodies the government of Dalton McGuinty...
Culture
Movement underway to rename park after late musician Jeff Healey
According to Inside Toronto , a movement is growing in Etobicoke to rename Woodford Park after late musician and Etobicoke...
City News
Rob Ford’s Transit City II: how will the mayor get it from campaign promise to reality?
When Mayor Rob Ford announced that “Transit City is over” and that he was replacing it with “Transportation City” (gutting...
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TTC complaints up by 15 per cent, but smiles will outnumber frowns by 2030
In a year in which the TTC had to endure any number of scandals (including, but not limited to, napping fare collectors, drunk...
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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
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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
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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
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