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Aural History: Backstage stories from the legendary Budweiser Stage

Aural History: Backstage stories from the legendary Budweiser Stage

Since its first show (Bryan Adams, May 1995, sell-out crowd), Budweiser Stage has been synonymous with summer and stars both celestial and musical. As the venue kicks off its 30th season, we asked performers and staff for their best, wildest, most indelible memories of the amphitheatre by the lake

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"There was a period when we were doing cocaine just to keep the energy up": A Q&A with Geddy Lee of Rush

“There was a period when we were doing cocaine just to keep the energy up”: A Q&A with Geddy Lee of Rush

Lee’s new memoir is about love, drugs, death and, of course, music. How the septuagenarian prog-rock icon found another way to use that voice

The best music videos shot in Toronto

The best music videos shot in Toronto

Our favourite videos filmed in The 6, from "Secrets" to "Spadina Bus"

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Ten things Geddy Lee can’t live without

Rosedale’s resident rock god played two sold-out Toronto shows earlier this month as part of Rush’s 40th anniversary...

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See Rush for the last time, survive NXNE and eight other things to do this week

See Rush for the last time, survive NXNE and eight other things to do this week

Go on a late-night sampling spree The twinkly Stop Night Market returns for its fourth annual carnival of sno-cones and small...

The seven can't-miss cultural products coming out in Toronto this December

The seven can’t-miss cultural products coming out in Toronto this December

Bruce McCall , the Ontario-born painter best known for his wry New Yorker covers, has teamed up with his long-time friend David...

TIFF Party: Celeb couples dominate the star-studded after-party for Ron Howard’s Rush

TIFF Party: Celeb couples dominate the star-studded after-party for Ron Howard’s Rush

Celebrity coupling was the unofficial theme of last night’s post-screening party for Ron Howard ’s auto-racing drama Rus...

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Today in Toronto: Rush

Rush The trio of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart is one of the very few decades-old rock bands out there that can fill the...

The Weekender: The Junction Flea, Ellie Goulding and six other events on our to-do list

The Weekender: The Junction Flea, Ellie Goulding and six other events on our to-do list

1. THE JUNCTION FLEA Presented by Smash and Russet and Empire, this eclectic outdoor market features vintage and kitschy items...

See, Hear, Read: the essential DVDs, albums and books of the summer

See, Hear, Read: the essential DVDs, albums and books of the summer

Even the most vacation-phobic, 80-hour-work-week keener is programmed to let things slide a little when the humidex shoots...

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Guitar Hero goes prog with Rush's 2112

Guitar Hero goes prog with Rush’s 2112

Many prog rock enthusiasts will agree there's nary a better tune to show off simulated musical ability than "Tom Sawyer," so we're...

Today in Toronto: Rush, Stephen Harper! The Musical, Miss Saigon

Rush: The recent release of Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, the first comprehensive documentary on the cherished Toronto power...

New Yorkers give Rush documentary audience award

Who could have known that the story of three nerds from Willowdale and Port Dalhousie would make for such an epic documentary?...

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Rush doc rocks Tribeca, opens in Toronto tomorrow

They have the most consecutive gold and platinum studio albums of any band other than the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Stephen...

Hello, Cleveland? Rush inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, which has traditionally shone its spotlight on such folk heroes as Leonard Cohen, Joni...

Five of the hottest docs at Hot Docs

Five of the hottest docs at Hot Docs

Yesterday, Hot Docs, also known as Toronto's other film festival, released its 2010 lineup of over 170 documentaries. Among the...

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Splendido’s Victor Barry heading to Calgary on chef exchange—and Rush’s Justin Leboe comes here

As Splendido ’s second incarnation continues to draw praise, chef-proprietor Victor Barry is taking the restaurant’s buzz out...

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Private School Guide

The Private and Independent School Directory Fall 2024

Private Schools

The Private and Independent School Directory Fall 2024

Browse through Canada’s top independent and private schools to find the right fit for your child

Big Stories

Meeting Mr. Right: What a Pierre Poilievre election win could mean for Toronto

Meeting Mr. Right: What a Pierre Poilievre election win could mean for Toronto

Anti-Trudeau sentiment has officially breached the GTA. But what does the alternative look like? Here, 12 prognosticators weigh in on the impact of a Poilievre government for Canada’s largest city

Ontario's health care system is in chaos, and these doctors and patients are fed up

Ontario’s health care system is in chaos, and these doctors and patients are fed up

Half a million Torontonians are without a primary care physician. The search is maddening, exhausting and often futile. Dispatches from the front lines

Turf War: Old money versus new money at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club

Turf War: Old money versus new money at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club

For 148 years, the country’s oldest tennis club was an ivy-covered bastion of civility with a roster of like-minded, blue-blooded members. Then chaos erupted

The Cult of Wellness: Othership, Nutbar and the expensive, obsessive quest for a perfect life

The Cult of Wellness: Othership, Nutbar and the expensive, obsessive quest for a perfect life

A growing cohort of Torontonians are swapping the coke-fuelled, booze-soaked club scene for cold plunges, sobriety and superfood smoothies. Here’s what it takes (and costs) to foster the ideal body and mind

Michelin Men: Inside the making of LSL, Toronto’s wildly ambitious new fine-dining powerhouse

Michelin Men: Inside the making of LSL, Toronto’s wildly ambitious new fine-dining powerhouse

The $680-a-head uptown restaurant everyone’s talking about has three giant egos in the kitchen and one very rich benefactor calling the shots. If they don’t self-destruct, they may well produce something spectacular

Inside Toronto’s explosion of bad dogs and worse owners

Inside Toronto’s explosion of bad dogs and worse owners

Boisterous, barky, humpy, mean: they’re everywhere and no one’s happy. Dispatches from the canine wars

The Battle for Leslieville: Gentrification, opioids and murder in the city’s most divided neighbourhood

The Battle for Leslieville: Gentrification, opioids and murder in the city’s most divided neighbourhood

Last summer, when a stray bullet killed a young mother near the South Riverdale supervised consumption site, it sparked a vicious fight between area residents. One year later, tensions are high, neither side will back down and the overdose crisis rages on

Scatterbrain: Inside the explosion of adult ADHD

Scatterbrain: Inside the explosion of adult ADHD

Five years ago, hardly anyone was talking about adult ADHD. Now it’s all over social media, and self-diagnosis is rampant. How a complex neurological condition became the new superpower

Who Earns What: The stories behind Toronto’s top salaries

Who Earns What: The stories behind Toronto’s top salaries

From Olivia Chow to Galen Weston Jr. to Drake, here’s everything we could find on what the city’s biggest names are bringing home

How the abuses of a small-town family doctor tore his community apart

How the abuses of a small-town family doctor tore his community apart

Wameed Ateyah was the answer to Schomberg’s prayers: a family physician who took walk-ins, made house calls, gave to local charities. Then his dark secret was revealed

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2024

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2024

This year’s winners include a tiny perfect snack bar, a Japanese listening lounge and a high-flying steakhouse. What they all have in common is a fanatical commitment to excellence

How Carley Fortune is reinventing the romance novel

How Carley Fortune is reinventing the romance novel

In just two years, she’s published two runaway bestsellers, sold film rights to Prince Harry and Meghan, finished a third book—which hits shelves this month—and is well into her fourth. Here, she talks anti-romance snobbery, what makes a good sex scene and how sudden fame has changed her life

The professor, the caregiver and the missing $30 million

The professor, the caregiver and the missing $30 million

Before he died, William Waters transferred his fortune to his wife’s caregiver. His lawyers say she coerced him. She says they were having an affair. The untold story of a scandalous estate battle

The perilous lives of Canada's international students

The perilous lives of Canada’s international students

They come here for the promise of a good education and a better future. Then they discover the target on their backs

My Psychotic Break: The postpartum nightmare no one talks about

My Psychotic Break: The postpartum nightmare no one talks about

After the birth of my first child, I split with reality. I had terrifying hallucinations, received messages from the spirit world and spent so much on New Age paraphernalia that I had to sell my house. A memoir on finding my way back to reality

The Great Pretenders: How two faux-Inuit sisters cashed in on a life of deception

The Great Pretenders: How two faux-Inuit sisters cashed in on a life of deception

Karima Manji wanted it all for her twin daughters, Amira and Nadya. And she found a way to help them get it: financial aid earmarked for Indigenous kids. The fact that they weren’t remotely Indigenous wasn’t going to stop her

Cost of Living

This actor, bartender and financial planner makes $264,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This actor, bartender and financial planner makes $264,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“I’ve spent almost $5,000 on my dog this year”

This Wychwood couple makes $123,800 a year. How do they spend it?

This Wychwood couple makes $123,800 a year. How do they spend it?

“Ontario was too expensive, so we’re having our wedding in Mexico”

This Distillery District couple makes $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This Distillery District couple makes $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“I like fancy brunch and he likes dives—but all of it is expensive”

This registered dietitian makes $106,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This registered dietitian makes $106,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“I spent more than $4,000 on my cats last year”

House of the Week

House of the Week: $4.4 million for a gated Summerhill semi overlooking a soccer pitch

House of the Week: $4.4 million for a gated Summerhill semi overlooking a soccer pitch

The 3,500-square-foot property comes with an elevator, two underground parking spots, landscaping service and a fireplace on the roof

House of the Week: $4.9 million for an enormous ex-schoolhouse near Trinity Bellwoods stuffed with stunning art

House of the Week: $4.9 million for an enormous ex-schoolhouse near Trinity Bellwoods stuffed with stunning art

The 5,000-square-foot property comes with classroom layouts, an elevator, a kooky catwalk and skylights everywhere

House of the Week: This East York property nearly tripled its asking price in two years

House of the Week: This East York property nearly tripled its asking price in two years

The 2,700-square-foot home comes with a wine rack suspended in mid-air, 20-foot vaulted ceilings and a basement with nanny-suite potential

House of the Week: $4.3 million for a quirky detached near Yonge and Eglinton that was won in a lottery

House of the Week: $4.3 million for a quirky detached near Yonge and Eglinton that was won in a lottery

The 4,000-square-foot property comes with an elevator, two laundry rooms, a three-tier backyard and four bedrooms

House of the Week: $3.1 million for an Edwardian duplex in Little Portugal sitting on a massive commercial lot

House of the Week: $3.1 million for an Edwardian duplex in Little Portugal sitting on a massive commercial lot

The 3,800-square-foot property comes with Moroccan tiles, a meditation room, a backyard workshop and a tire swing