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’s adult classifieds may now be illegal
—The number of pages of advertisements for various kinds of sexual services in last week's 95-page issue of Now Magazine . The...
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Survey says: most Canadians think selling sex should be legal
—Percentage of respondents to a Department of Justice online survey who answered "no" when asked whether selling sexual services...
City News
The federal government wants you to talk to it about paying for sex
It's safe to say that very few members of the public have ever wanted to sit down with Stephen Harper for a heart-to-heart about...
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QUOTED: Giorgio Mammoliti on today’s Supreme Court prostitution ruling
-Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti , reacting to today's landmark victory for the human rights of sex workers with a torrent of...
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The Supreme Court strikes down Canada’s laws against prostitution
Yup, that's right. The Supreme Court of Canada issued its long-awaited ruling on the constitutionality of Canada's prostitution...
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This 70-something male escort may have the best website in the world
Mesdames, meet Vincent. For a mere $300, the part-time Toronto resident and full-time “Straight Male Escort and Ladies’...
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Girlfriends for Hire: the rules of Toronto’s new sugar daddy economy
Olivia dates rich older men in exchange for gifts and money. She doesn’t consider it prostitution. In her mind, and in the minds...
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The Parlour Game: a behind-the-scenes tour of Toronto’s thriving rub ’n’ tug industry
Ivy glows like a 1930s starlet. She’s 27, with high, round cheekbones, rosebud lips and luminescent skin. She has worked at...
City News
Editor’s Letter (February 2013): public sex, massage parlours and bawdy houses
I myself have never had sex in public. As it turns out, I’m in the minority. An astonishing 65 per cent of Torontonians claim to...
City News
Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbours use our back alley for more than just access
Dear Urban Diplomat, I’m sick and tired of my neighbours using the back alley like it’s an extension of their property. Their...
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QUOTED: Giorgio Mammoliti explains how to have sex with 150 men at once
—Outspoken and often idiotic councillor Giorgio Mammoliti, airing his grievances with the Toronto Police Service’s recent...
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A federal government appeal jeopardizes Toronto’s bawdy house plans
All the talk about where to put brothels in the city (and how to make money off them) may have been a tad premature—the federal...
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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...
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The famous Bunny Ranch brothel is coming to Toronto
One of the side effects of the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision to legalize bawdy-houses: awkward newspaper columns (and even...
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QUOTED: Apparently, there are secret bordellos in pretty much all of the city’s condo buildings
— Valerie Scott of Sex Professionals of Canada, a 53-year-old former prostitute, explaining to the Toronto Star...
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Now that brothels are legal, Giorgio Mammoliti (once again) wants to put some on Toronto Island
The province’s Court of Appeal legalized brothels in Ontario yesterday , sparking celebration, awkward headlines and some...
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Election sleeper issue #73: who will appoint Canada’s next Supreme Court judges?
Whoever wins the next election is going to have a bunch of things to deal with over the next [insert]...
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First prostitution, now pot: Ontario courts keep targeting taboos
The Ontario Superior Court has been busy lately, striking blows against contradictory laws. First there was last fall’s ruling...
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Giorgio Mammoliti entertains the press corps with island brothel idea
There are times where a good idea can be spoiled by lousy execution, either because the details are wrong, or because the people...
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The Secret Life of a Bay Street Hooker
The X-rated trade secrets of a Bay Street call girl. She’s sophisticated, smart and open minded. She meets her clients at Le...
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Weekend plans ruined: Prostitution still effectively illegal in Ontario
Canada’s record of almost doing interesting things and then chickening out (cough, cough) is unbroken: after an Ontario judge...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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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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