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Free screenings today and tomorrow at the newly reno’d Carlton Cinemas
Indie cinephiles can line up at the Carlton Cinema again, enjoying a $1.5 million renovation and free screenings to boot. The...
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Food & Drink
The Fixe Is In: James Chatto on Lynn Crawford’s new restaurant, Ruby Watchco
At Lynn Crawford’s new restaurant, customers eat whatever she feels like cooking that day. The concept is bold and bossy, but...
Real Estate News
Moss Park Armoury gets facelift, not demolished
Despite rumours sparked by its boarded-up doors—and much to the chagrin of prospecting condo developers—the Moss Park Armoury...
City News
The Lost Station
After stalling for years amid corruption charges, lawsuits and bureaucratic bungling, the overhaul of Union Station is finally...
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Real Estate News
Buy in Rosedale or Little Italy? One couple’s $700,000 real estate compromise leads them to the Annex
She wanted to buy in Rosedale. He didn’t. After an epic 10-month, 140-house search, they settled on a fixer-upper in the Annex...
City News
How Matthew Teitelbaum made 13 times more in bonuses than William Thorsell
The CEOs of Canada's top cultural institutions were likely choking on their morning croissants last week when they read reports...
Real Estate News
Nathan Phillips Square getting $42M facelift
Despite its recognizable arches, iconic skating rink and distinctive curved buildings (as seen in Resident Evil: Apocalypse before...
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Food & Drink
Just opened: Malena, by the restaurateurs who brought L’Unità to Yorkville
Yorkville’s own little Little Italy—that block of Avenue Road where Sotto Sotto and L’Unità have stood these past few...
Food & Drink
With a $500,000 renovation and new chef, Centro wants to be “taken seriously”
“Centro has always been good, but people have never come here for a gastronomical experience,” says owner Armando Mano as he...
Real Estate News
House of the week: $12 million worth of charm in Forest Hill
ADDRESS: 36 Forest Hill Road NEIGHBOURHOOD: Casa Loma AGENT: Howard Mark Biderman, Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd. PRICE: $12...
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Food & Drink
Buy a piece of Marben: the Wellington hot spot is closing for renos and auctioning off its furniture
Looks like the city’s restaurants are doing some major spring cleaning, with Brassaii , Centro and now Marben undergoing...
Style
CB2 furniture store taking over the Big Bop building
The rock 'n' roll vibe of the Big Bop, the raucous concert hall at Queen and Bathurst, will soon be erased, making way for...
Food & Drink
Despite rumours, Mercury Espresso Bar is not closing
The papered-over windows of Mercury Espresso Bar prompted a rumour on on-line restaurant forum Chowhound Wednesday that the...
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Food & Drink
Greg Couillard’s Spice Room may be closed for good among accusations of bounced cheques, serving without a liquor licence and thousands in unpaid wages
It seems as though every restaurant nightmare is presently playing out in the basement of Hazelton Lanes, where Greg Couillard’s...
Food & Drink
Diners poisoned by human sewage, grapefruits are the new miracle weight-loss drug, Pusateri’s five fall pantry staples
• One of Toronto’s newest ethnic enclaves, Danforth’s Little Ethiopia, began with the crank of a slot machine. When Daniel...
Food & Drink
Here comes the Rain again: a peek inside Guy and Michael Rubino’s Ame
After over six months of renovations and about two months of delay, Guy and Michael Rubino' s Rain has been reborn as Ame...
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Dream cottage: an off-the-grid Haliburton hideaway
Four years ago this summer, Joseph Franke, co-owner of Boomer , a menswear shop on Queen West, and Carlo Mirzian, a sales...
Food & Drink
New York’s not in the house: Queen West’s latest bar named after owner’s cat
West Queen West seems less like hip strip and more like a series of failed, shuttered bars of late. Cock and Tail , The Kitchen...
Food & Drink
Paella festival (and tapas tirades) underway at Embrujo Flamenco
This week, the Danforth’s slice of Spain, Embrujo Flamenco , is hosting a paella festival that features four daily spins on the...
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Food & Drink
Rain is now “unrecognizable” as it becomes the all-new Japanese-inspired Ame
When Rain closed its doors in early January, it was supposed to be for modest renovations. The co-owning Rubino brothers (Guy and...
Food & Drink
Almost
We were hoping to be open by May 5, at the latest, but the usual happened. One guy held up another guy from finishing his job, so...
Food & Drink
Let it Rain: The made-over hot spot is set to reopen next month
In June, the redesigned Rain will be unveiled, with a new name (Ame, Japanese for "rain"), a tip-to-tail renovation and some fresh...
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Raised and devoured
I’ve been pretty low and overwhelmed dealing with the final crunch. My head is so full of fumes and anxiety that I haven’t...
Food & Drink
Tip of the Isberg: Coca’s fate is in the hands of its one-time chef
When we asked whether Coca ’s surprise shutdown signalled closure or reincarnation, we didn’t know that its management was...
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Canada Day Bar Cart: Summer sips
Make the most of this momentous occasion with these easy sippers, including wines, brews, spirits and low-alcohol bevs
Best New Restaurants
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
Big Stories
Deep Dives
Sex worker and
Anora
consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood
Andrea Werhun’s dream was to be a writer, but there was a lot more money in sex work. She told herself she’d quit soon, then spent years working as a stripper. In 2022, Sean Baker hired her as a consultant on his Oscar-sweeping film. Now she’s stepping into her own spotlight
Deep Dives
Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal
As the pivotal member of a notorious betting ring, Porter was playing for another team. The story of a cheater, his bookmakers and the wager that brought them all down
Deep Dives
Megan Savard for the Defence: Meet the lawyer representing a player at the centre of the Hockey Canada trial
She’s fierce, shrewd and relentless. And she doesn’t just want to win—she wants to dismantle the prison system altogether
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
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An all-Canadian wine festival is coming to Fort York
Elbows Up aims to make it easier (and cheaper) to buy Canadian-made bottles
Food & Drink
This Toronto Italian restaurant is launching a pasta tasting menu made with all-Canadian ingredients
It’s Amano Trattoria’s elbows-up moment
City News
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