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Reaction Roundup: council’s petty and ultimately useless transit debate
As soon as Karen Stintz opened the Pandora’s Box of taxes to fund transit—a discussion Ford had fought to put off—last...
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Reaction Roundup: what Rob Ford’s removal means for him—and for Toronto
This morning, a judge booted Rob Ford out of office, finding that the mayor had breached conflict of interest law in February by...
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Reaction Roundup: Oxford’s $3-billion development proposal for Front Street (which includes a casino)
The city’s councillors and columnists are now debating the benefits and drawbacks of the second downtown mega-plan to be...
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Reaction Roundup: how Rob Ford fared on his day in court
It’s rare (thankfully) that the mayor of a major city faces cross-examination in open court, never mind a mayor like Rob...
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The Toronto Star’s Royson James wants councillors to just show up and vote already
It’s been a bad week for councillor attendance: meetings for both the parks and environment committee and the economic...
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Is lawyer Clayton Ruby wrong to go after Rob Ford for a “technicality”?
Frustrated citizens who want Rob Ford out of office shouldn’t rely on “technicalities,” writes the Globe and Mail’ s...
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Check out that no-longer super-secret Sheppard subway report
Remember that secret report on the feasibility of the Sheppard Subway? The one that Royson James unearthed, the Toronto Star sold...
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TTC honcho Gary Webster will probably be fired today, in yet another special meeting
Some time after 2 p.m. today, TTC chief general manager Gary Webster, who’s been in the transit business for about three...
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A report says something everybody already knew: there’s no rationale for building the Sheppard subway
Toronto Star columnist Royson James got his hands on an unreleased report that pretty much dismantles any rationale for building a...
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Royson James on the political intrigue and backroom deals in the fight over Toronto transit
Toronto Star columnist Royson James writes the acrimonious transit spat the city is currently embroiled in is a mere squabble...
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Reaction roundup: city hall votes on the budget
A no-confidence vote, pepper spray and jellyfish; in other words, a look at what the media, protesters and the Twittersphere had...
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Apparently, funding transit is more complicated than just asking people to open their wallets
The Toronto Star’ s Royson James appears to have pinpointed Torontonians’ reluctance to fork over much-needed cash for...
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Reaction roundup: guess which city columnist called Rob Ford a “rotund, rich, balding guy from the suburbs”?
Because newspaper columnists love tying their columns to milestones — for instance, say, the first anniversary of Rob Ford’ s...
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Doug Ford allegedly threatens fellow councillor with automated wrath
Now and then we hear griping about Doug Ford’ s outsized influence at city hall given the brief time he’s actually spent as a...
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Doug Ford’s waterfront vision is (slowly) being revealed—now with 100 per cent more Australians
Apparently there is something resembling a plan behind Doug Ford’ s glorious vision for Toronto’s waterfront. The rumour...
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Ford’s hand-picked Sheppard Subway quarterback starts calling his own shots
Gordon Chong , now the chair of Toronto Transit Infrastructure Ltd ., caused a bit of a stir over the weekend by telling the...
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Toronto basketball phenom Myck Kabongo shows his skills south of the border
The Toronto Star ’s Royson James has been on the basketball beat of late, following Canada’s top talents as they pursue their...
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Longhorns are Toronto’s team for NCAA March Madness
March Madness is upon us. That means 67 high-octane games over 28 days for 68 of the best college basketball teams in the United...
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For future reference: what Miller’s critics thought of a strong-mayor system
With Doug Ford ’s recent musings about strengthening Toronto’s already strong-mayor system , we thought it might be worth...
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Doug Ford says the mayor should have veto power over council
Lest anyone be skeptical, we’re sure Doug Ford would be saying this even if George Smitherman or Joe Pantalone had won the...
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Reaction roundup: what the world is saying about Rob Ford’s win
Toronto’s mayoral election has made the news not just in Toronto and Canada, but around the world (we made the big time, or at...
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Immigration conflagration: we talk to the five front-runners about Rob Ford’s “enough’s enough” stand on newcomers
In case you missed it, at Tuesday night's CP24 mayoral debate, Rob Ford said: There's some argument about the numbers that Ford...
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Six things our city politicians achieved in one day
Boy, let it never be said that the city can't buckle down and get some work done when there's a deadline looming. Yesterday's...
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John Tory: for the last time, I’m not running for mayor
The city hall press corps's lack of enthusiasm for the current crop of mayoral candidates is pretty palpable. Having seen their...
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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
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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
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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
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