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"We didn't engage with the truckers and that seemed to make them even angrier": what it was like to escort health care workers through the protest

“We didn’t engage with the truckers and that seemed to make them even angrier”: what it was like to escort health care workers through the protest

"I got DMs from several adult children of health care workers saying things like, 'My mom is working a shift on Saturday. I told her to look out for your signs' "

"People were yelling and calling me names": What it's like for health care workers to walk through hospital anti-vax protests

“People were yelling and calling me names”: What it’s like for health care workers to walk through hospital anti-vax protests

One ER doctor staged his own counter-protest

Black Lives Matter protestors talk about their two-week protest—and when it might end

Black Lives Matter protestors talk about their two-week protest—and when it might end

"They are waiting for us to tire out"

"We know the city better than they do": Toronto taxi drivers on what makes them better than Uber

“We know the city better than they do”: Toronto taxi drivers on what makes them better than Uber

Uber is in court this week defending its right to flood Toronto's streets with semi-pro drivers, who use its UberX service to hire...

GALLERY: some of our favourite signs, outfits and marchers at the second annual SlutWalk

GALLERY: some of our favourite signs, outfits and marchers at the second annual SlutWalk

Hundreds of marchers—in outfits ranging from jeans and tees to bondage gear to not much of anything—cheered, chanted and...

Officer Bubbles is back—and he’s identifying rough cops from the G20

Adam Josephs, the internet-famous “Officer Bubbles,” is in the news again, but for keeping the police force accountable rather...

A report slams the G20 police response—but says most officers acted properly

A report slams the G20 police response—but says most officers acted properly

Another long-awaited report on G20 policing—the second this week— is out, and it details some egregious behaviour, including...

The Real Jerk fights closure with protest and online petition

The Real Jerk fights closure with protest and online petition

After Riverside landmark The Real Jerk announced it was being forced to close its doors (as a result of its building being...

Another call for a public inquiry into the G20 after pricy police infiltration op produces few results

Once again, there are calls for an inquiry into police conduct during the G20. This time, the calls come in response to details...

Reaction roundup: local media have a difficult time saying anything interesting about Occupy Toronto

Reaction roundup: local media have a difficult time saying anything interesting about Occupy Toronto

The Occupy Everywhere movement spread to Canada on Saturday, with protesters setting up camp in St. James Park in Toronto, among...

Comparisons between the G20 and Occupy Toronto protests are coming a touch too early

Comparisons between the G20 and Occupy Toronto protests are coming a touch too early

This weekend, Toronto demonstrators will launch a protest motivated by the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York...

Look out, greedy corporate types—New York’s Occupy Wall Street movement is coming to the Big Smoke to protest you

Word is protesters are planning to camp out on Bay Street in the coming weeks. But because Occupy Toronto organizers didn’t...

CBC reporter Mellissa Fung was abducted, stabbed and held captive in the Afghan desert for 28 days—and she wants to go back

CBC reporter Mellissa Fung was abducted, stabbed and held captive in the Afghan desert for 28 days—and she wants to go back

In your new book, Under an Afghan Sky, you describe being taken hostage by Taliban sympathizers. Tell us about the abduction. I...

How Byron Sonne’s obsession with the G20 security apparatus cost him everything

How Byron Sonne’s obsession with the G20 security apparatus cost him everything

he fence, as the notorious G20 barricade was known, was three metres high and 10 kilometres long. It was put up at a cost of $9.4...

Toronto cops flood “sunshine list” of public servants pulling in over $100,000 (Officer Bubbles included!)

Toronto cops flood “sunshine list” of public servants pulling in over $100,000 (Officer Bubbles included!)

Ontario’s sunshine list has once again let everyone know which public servants made at least six figures in the previous...

G20 aftermath: Toronto businesses aren’t a priority for federal government. Stop the presses

G20 aftermath: Toronto businesses aren’t a priority for federal government. Stop the presses

The Harper government has a lot on its plate right now, what with being in combat with two entirely different Muslim countries and...

Even more G20 charges dropped, Quebec begins waiting for an apology

Even more G20 charges dropped, Quebec begins waiting for an apology

One of the stories during Toronto’s ill-fated hosting of the G20 summit was how many of the protesters were from...

Ottawa throws Toronto a bone by upping businesses’ compensation for the G20

Downtown businesses ravaged during the G20 have been griping for a while now about how much money they lost on that fateful...

Toronto MPs demand that Ottawa pay up for G20

Toronto MPs demand that Ottawa pay up for G20

Somehow, we can't imagine this is destined for success: Toronto-area Liberal MPs are demanding that Ottawa foot the bill for...

"You should have left when you had a chance": a first-person account of being detained at Queen and Spadina

“You should have left when you had a chance”: a first-person account of being detained at Queen and Spadina

A couple hours into our detainment at Queen and Spadina on Sunday, soaked and shivering, her press accreditation around her...

Best signs from the G20 weekend

Hey, it wasn't all hooligans and mayhem. Most of the protestors at this past weekend's G20 summit had a peaceful message to...

New York Times on G20 riot violence: meh

New York Times on G20 riot violence: meh

While this weekend’s orgy of vandalism may have been earth shaking for Torontonians, the event left the New York Times decidedly...

World media not really bothering with Toronto's G20 riots

World media not really bothering with Toronto’s G20 riots

Canadians will have to wait and see if Jon Stewart picks up the G20 story tonight, but so far the international media's attention...

Hogtown versus the world: how does Toronto's G20 compare with previous summits?

Hogtown versus the world: how does Toronto’s G20 compare with previous summits?

The G20 summit has mostly wound down, and the result is pretty mediocre: for billions in spending and a few torched police...

Private School Guide

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

Big Stories

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

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

The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy

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

The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC

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

Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king

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

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

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?

Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm

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

Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian

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

Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield

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

The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation

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?

Almost Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom

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

"I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial"

“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

Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025

Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025

For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead

The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own

The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own

After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024

Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it

Buy Canadian

“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers

“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

The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini

The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini

With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative

These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you

These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you

Toronto bars and restaurants are partnering with their favourite distillers, winemakers and brewers to produce custom-made drinks. Here, nine crushable new concoctions

"We have over 100 cases of American wine trapped at the LCBO": Toronto's Grape Witches on what it's like to run a bottle shop during a trade war

“We have over 100 cases of American wine trapped at the LCBO”: Toronto’s Grape Witches on what it’s like to run a bottle shop during a trade war

It’s not as simple as taking sides when you’re a small business