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Secrets to a Happy Toronto Winter: #14. The Sheraton has an all-season outdoor pool
When the cold has welded your shoulders into a permanent hunch, a steamy soak does wonders. On the third floor of the Sheraton, an...
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One of Trinity Bellwoods’s white squirrels has been found dead
The white squirrels of Trinity Bellwoods Park have always been rock stars among Toronto's urban wildlife, and...
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Hudson’s Bay Centre has pretty much been stealing people’s bikes
A communications consultant named Lisa Ferguson says she thought her bike had been stolen on Wednesday when she returned to the...
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Here is a picture of a tiger in Kensington Market
Note to Kensington Market's young condo dwellers: hide your pugs and Boston terriers. Or actually, don't bother. The tiger shown...
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I was a street canvasser for the Red Cross, and here’s why I quit
“Sir, you brought me a drink! That’s so kind. What do you know about the Red Cross?” It was my second day pounding pavement...
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Why can’t Yorkville keep its trees alive?
Of all neighbourhoods in Toronto, one would think Yorkville would have the means to keep a few sidewalk trees fed and happy, but...
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Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #16. Because the Walleye, Pike and Bass Are Back
If you go down to the boardwalk at the foot of Spadina on a sunny day and peer over the edge, you’ll see something that seemed...
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Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #5. Because These Pound Dogs Found New Homes
The folks at Toronto Animal Services have many virtues, but they can be strangely inept when it comes to promoting adoptable...
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TDSB is spending $700,000 to fix a security breach it created all by itself
In the bitterly ironic world of Toronto District School Board politics, even a newspaper investigation into wasteful spending...
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The “Hidden Cash Toronto” guy is actually two guys
So, it turns out that Hidden Cash Toronto , is not, in fact, guerrilla marketing for a soft drink or something. The Twitter-based...
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’s Philip Preville talk condos on Newstalk 1010
This month’s cover story by Toronto Life contributing editor Philip Preville is about the future of Toronto’s condo-clogged...
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The Sam the Record Man sign may finally have a new home
Sam the Record Man 's famous neon sign may finally be returning to the downtown Yonge area. After more than five years of trying...
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Toronto’s city-branded condoms are here, and they’re amazing
Ahead of this month's WorldPride celebrations, Toronto Public Health is making good on its promise to release a batch of...
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Behold: the Toronto Police Service press release of the decade
Let this be a lesson to all library-goers: keep your phallic vegetables to yourself. Here's a mugshot of the alleged perp, from...
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A men’s rights group tried and failed at stealthily holding a concert on the Toronto Islands
Men's rights groups have become internet pariahs , thanks in large part to their unfailingly tone-deaf approach to redressing what...
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Michael Thompson is a good dancer
Here is a short video, shot by NOW Magazine , of Scarborough councillor Michael Thompson dancing to "Let Your Backbone Slide," as...
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A judge settled a dog-poop dispute between two Forest Hill couples in the most sarcastic way possible
Only in Forest Hill could a dispute over dog poop escalate into a lawsuit. Fortunately for all of us, Justice E.M. Morgan , who...
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Six buildings worth seeing at Doors Open Toronto 2014
Doors Open Toronto is back on May 24 and 25, and this year's edition of the annual festival of socially acceptable snooping is...
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It’s too risky to tell Torontonians about all the dangerous stuff moving through Toronto by rail, say rail carriers
One of the things the Star excels at is calling out companies and public agencies that use "security" as a catch-all excuse for...
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The Cineplex Varsity is going to start charging extra for all the best seats
We always imagined the movie-theatre social contract to be something like this: everybody pays the same price for tickets, seats...
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Go see High Park’s cherry blossoms while you still can
Friendly reminder: the cherry trees at High Park are blooming right now, meaning this is the week to get a dose of pink fluffiness...
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Today is your last chance to watch Chris Hadfield’s “Space Oddity” video on YouTube
It was a year ago that Chris Hadfield posted his heartfelt goodbye to the International Space Station on YouTube. The video, in...
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The Canadian Hemophilia Society has published a romance novel, and it’s amazing
Working in public relations for a disease society must be a hard job. Nobody really wants what you're selling (i.e. disease) and...
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UPDATED: Jilly’s strip club has finally been sold to a developer
For thirty years, the story of Toronto's once-proud strip-club scene has been one of continual decline, and today it seems as...
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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
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Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
Small Achievable Goals
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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?
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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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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
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
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Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
Food & Drink
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
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“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
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Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus
With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand