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“The borders closed after our second date”: How this cross-border couple kept their romance alive during the pandemic
"As soon as I saw Silvia, I thought, 'Okay, this is my human right here'"
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City News
How a polyamorous Toronto man is managing his four romantic relationships remotely
“On video chats, I have to be vocal about what I miss about my partners. Without turning this into erotica, I can say we're transparent about our fantasies and desires”
Life
Dear Urban Diplomat: Should I move in with my girlfriend to save money on rent?
"I figure shacking up is my only ticket to a roomie-free lifestyle"
Life
A 27-year-old finds out her Tinder date is married when he accidentally shows her a picture of his wife
A true story from the frontiers of Toronto's app-enabled dating scene
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Life
A 29-year-old woman’s perfect Tinder one-night stand has a hygiene problem
A true story from the frontiers of Toronto's app-enabled dating scene
Life
A 30-something guy discovers a hidden trove of older women on Tinder
A true story from the frontiers of Toronto's app-enabled dating scene
Life
A guide to today’s Toronto dating scene
A primer on the best—and weirdest—new ways to find, dissolve, dissect or even fake a relationship in Toronto
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Life
The Bay Street Tinder Diaries: Dating in the age of the Internet hookup
Valerie met “The Suit” on Tinder. She called him that because he was the quintessential 30-something Bay Street...
Style
Eaton Centre Casanovas: So-called “pickup artists” are hitting the mall en masse to try and seduce women
The 2005 bestselling memoir The Game unmasked the world of pickup artists: self-proclaimed Casanovas obsessed with scoring with...
City News
Moms on Top: the rise of power wives, house husbands and the new single-income family
Now that more women are high powered and high earning, their husbands are choosing to quit work and raise the kids. An inside look...
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Style
Memoir: why one anti-marriage crusader decided to take the plunge
In the early weeks of 2005, I attended a tsunami relief fundraiser at a vegetarian co-op in the Annex, where I met a cute guy...
City News
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...
City News
Toronto Sex Poll: the titillating results of our peek into the city’s bedrooms
We were curious about a few things. How often Torontonians are having sex, with whom they’re having it, and how satisfied they...
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City News
My Doomed Marriage: Leah McLaren on why divorce runs in the family
The kids of divorce are far more likely to get divorced themselves. How I tried and failed to beat the odds
Life
My Cheating Heart: Lessons from my year on Ashley Madison
Everything you’re about to read is true. I’m withholding my name to protect my marriage, but the people, the places and the...
City News
Sex Without Borders: the complicated couplings of Toronto’s pleasure-seeking polyamorists
Stephane and Samantha’s open marriage includes shared girlfriends, bacchanalian house parties and always asking permission...
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City News
Rob Ford and the Toronto Sun are breaking up—here, a pair of personal ads to help them move on
Mayor Rob Ford and the Toronto Sun’ s beautiful friendship—a years-long affair based on shared political beliefs, mutual staff...
City News
The Conversation: authors Linden MacIntyre and Kyo Maclear on relationships, family and deception
The place: The Rooster Coffee House on Broadview | The people: authors Linden MacIntyre and Kyo Maclear | The subject:...
Style
Weddings 2012: Jesse Brown’s story of 21st-century matchmaking (offline)
We were set up by my friend Sheila, who didn’t think it was wise for me to make romantic decisions for myself...
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Culture
Skins recap, episode 8: the show that gets high school right—except when it doesn’t
In this week’s fairly heavy-handed opening sequence of Skins , we learn that Daisy is the member of the gang “who fixes...
Culture
Skins recap, episode 6: the show that gets high school right—except when it doesn’t
This week, the Skins kids engage in some northern exposure during an Outward Bound–style wilderness excursion to Canada (the...
Culture
Skins recap, episode 2: the show that gets high school right—except when it doesn’t
In only its second week, Skins —the Toronto-shot remake of a hit series—is already the biggest tempest on a television since...
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Culture
The Being Erica BS Detector: Season 3, Episode 12
So there we were, basking in the afterglow of Ma and Pa Strange belting out Buffy Saint Marie on karaoke (we knew we were in for a...
Food & Drink
Couples that drink together stay together
Here’s more alcohol news we can toast: in addition to helping people get their foot in the door , a little bit of booze could...
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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
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
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