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Rob Ford temporarily succumbs to debilitating Easter parade injury
Like all self-respecting reporters, members of the Toronto media generally consider Rob Ford ’ s health off-limits—unless...
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City council wonders whether to have a casino referendum now, later or never
Let’s hope the peace and love down at city hall continues today as councillors debate whether to put the question of a Toronto...
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Get a sneak peek at our May cover story: Rob Ford and the weirdest mayoralty in Toronto history
Below is an excerpt from our May cover story, “The Incredible Shrinking Mayor” by Marci McDonald. The full text is now...
City News
The Wall Street Journal introduces Rob Ford to America (Nutcracker cameo and all)
With all of Rob Ford ’ s supposed middle finger flipping, parade skipping and tantrum throwing, not even the often staid Wall...
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Downtown relief line could make everything better for everyone (except Rob Ford)
One of the byproducts of the recent transit debates at city hall (aside from the planned light rail lines) is a discussion of a...
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After stalling for 11 months, Rob Ford is finally ready for his election audit
After stalling and stalling and stalling some more, Rob Ford has a radical new tactic for dealing with his campaign audit: just do...
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Kids could get out of paying Rob Ford’s field fees—this year, at least
Councillor Janet Davis and like-minded colleagues are poised to block yet another of Rob Ford’ s belt-tightening measures by...
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Quoted: A melodramatic George Smitherman on what he’ll rue for now and forever
—Former Ontario health minister George Smitherman during hearings held earlier this week at Queen’s Park, admitting he wishes...
City News
Want to buy a limited edition Margaret Atwood short story? You can’t, unless you subscribe to The Walrus
The Walrus Foundation announced the launch of its imprint The Walrus Books today, and the first book in its roster is a limited...
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The battle over the Jarvis Street bike lanes begins again
Now that it’s clear—abundantly so—that Rob Ford can be beat, the Toronto Cyclists Union has decided to revive last...
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QUOTED: Doug Holyday on what Toronto can expect from Rob Ford for the next two years
—Deputy mayor Doug Holyday’ s preview of Rob Ford’ s agenda for the next two and a half years can be summarized thusly: who...
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Strike watch is officially over: part-time recreation workers take Rob Ford’s deal
Just as mayor and labour oracle Rob Ford predicted, the 8,600 part-time city workers who run Toronto’s recreation programs have...
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A “tanned and relaxed” Mark Ferguson may run for city council in 2014
The hypothetical slate of candidates recruited by Rob Ford better watch out, because CUPE Local 416 president Mark Ferguson may...
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Rob Ford’s weight loss campaign is officially a downer
Because most diets involve plateaus and a bit of backsliding, making one’s weight loss public—very, very public —often ends...
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Even gridlock-plagued Los Angeles is kicking Toronto’s butt in transit development
If Rob Ford is right about light rail transit, then Los Angeles must be teetering on the brink of certain doom. Since 2008, the...
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April Fool’s joke roundup: some funny, some not funny and some that just sound sensible
Everyone with a Facebook feed saw Google’ s eight-bit version of Google Maps (complete with a pixelated CN Tower ), but there...
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Rob Ford learns that charming female colleagues takes more than roses
With conservative councillor Jaye Robinson planning to quit the mayor’s executive committee at the end of this year, the Globe...
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Joe Mihevc thinks a magic report would get everyone to shut up about the St. Clair right-of-way
Joe Mihevc is tired of people talking smack about his neighbourhood, and he wants the TTC to commission a study of the avenue’s...
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Tim Hudak pretends that silly Sheppard council meeting never happened
Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak took some time this week to catch up on his correspondence, sending out 100,000...
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Does Rob Ford have some secret ability to charm unions?
Rob Ford’s administration has avoided any drawn-out work stoppages, which is kind of a shocker for a mayor obsessed with...
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The Moment: when Karen Stintz went rogue and defeated Rob Ford on the transit vote
February 8, 12:33 p.m. When Karen Stintz called for a special meeting of council to resuscitate the transit plan that Rob Ford had...
Food & Drink
After a successful meeting at city hall, Food Cabbie runs celebratory Ford Burger special
A couple weeks back we told you about the recent travails of Food Cabbie and Caplansky’s Delimobile, two food trucks...
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Rob Ford gets chewed out over Woodbine Live’s lack of progress
On BlogTO yesterday, a longtime Etobicoke-North resident verbally smoked Rob Ford over the Woodbine Live project—you know, the...
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Rob Ford broke a few election rules because he loves democracy, says, uh, Rob Ford
Sure, Rob Ford broke the rules when he invited potential council candidates to give the mayor’s office a ring, but it’s only...
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Summer Camp Guide
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Summer Camp Directory 2026
Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages
Wines of the World
Food & Drink
Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from
Toronto Life’s
Best Restaurants
From cabernet and merlot to icewine and chardonnay, these wines are primed to pair and delight
Big Stories
Deep Dives
Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it
When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent
Deep Dives
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026
This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar
Deep Dives
Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team
After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype
Deep Dives
Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with
SNL
rookie Veronika Slowikowska
Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of
Saturday Night Live
in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it
Deep Dives
Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer
The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line
Deep Dives
The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?
We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout
Deep Dives
My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press
My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell
Deep Dives
Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin
Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe
Deep Dives
Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?
Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees
Deep Dives
City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?
Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution
Deep Dives
This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI
It’s hard out here for a 20-something
Deep Dives
The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market
Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises
Deep Dives
Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI
Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him
Deep Dives
Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world
Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better
Deep Dives
293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband
When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him
Deep Dives
The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone
The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks
Deep Dives
Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes
If this city stands any chance of solving the housing crisis, it will need buildings with multiple units in residential neighbourhoods—a move that has many residents saying, “Anywhere but here!”
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As luxury buyers become increasingly focused on wellness, privacy, and long-term livability, a new generation of custom homes is emerging – one defined less by excess and more by thoughtful design
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This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot
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A testament to time presiding over one of Uxbridge's most storied streetscapes, this magnificently preserved circa 1880 residence commands its prominent corner lot with the quiet confidence of a true architectural landmark
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A commanding architectural statement in prestigious Stonegate–Queensway, this newly completed custom residence by Bali Homes Group presents a refined interpretation of contemporary luxury living
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