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Donna Young, dean of Ryerson’s new faculty of law, is launching a law school like no other
She wants the legal system to reflect the diverse population it serves
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Join us for “This City Live” featuring Donna Young, the dean of Ryerson’s new faculty of law
Toronto Life editor Sarah Fulford welcomes Donna Young, the inaugural dean of Ryerson's faculty of law, for the next instalment of...
City News
The worst inventions from the Stupid Shit No One Needs Hackathon at Ryerson University
Innovation is a serious business, but Saturday’s hackathon proved that invention and absurdity mix well too
Real Estate News
Deadmau5’s condo is for sale, and this is what it looks like inside
Super-DJ and prog-house producer Joel Zimmerman (better known by his stage name, Deadmau5 ) bought two penthouses in the...
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Culture
How the TIFF Bell Lightbox’s latest piece of interactive art hypnotizes kids with moving light
Every March, the TIFF Bell Lightbox hosts digiPlaySpace, an exhibition of kid-friendly interactive art. This year's marquee...
City News
The Sam the Record Man sign may finally have a new home
Sam the Record Man 's famous neon sign may finally be returning to the downtown Yonge area. After more than five years of trying...
City News
Sheldon Levy’s six most city-changing moments as Ryerson honcho
Sheldon Levy may be the best mayor Toronto never had. While city hall has been consumed by ideological backbiting, Levy has used...
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City News
The 50 Most Influential People in Toronto: who really runs this city?
You know you live in interesting times when the chief of police is the most powerful person in town. What propelled Chief Blair to...
Style
Street Style: fringed purses and neon rain gear at Ryerson University
We snapped the collegiate crowd at U of T in September and art students at OCAD just after winter break, so it only seemed fair to...
City News
Updated: TDSB director Chris Spence has plagiarized his way out of his job
The scandal over plagiarized passages in Chris Spence’ s latest Toronto Star op-ed escalated today, when the National Post...
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City News
Memoir: when I moved away from my overprotective parents at age 17, I was primed for trouble
I grew up in sleepy, suburban Calgary. My parents are conservative, first-generation immigrants from...
City News
50 Most Influential 2012: a ranking of Toronto’s top tycoons, backroom operators and supersize egos
The people driving the agenda for the city are more likely to come from outside local government than inside. This was the year...
City News
Roberta Bondar, Jamie Kennedy and seven others discuss The Art of the City at the latest Walrus Talk
Last week at the AGO, the Walrus Foundation convened nine prominent Torontonians— Midnight’s Children director Deepha...
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City News
Reason to Love Toronto: because Maple Leaf Gardens’ return to glory is about more than just hockey
After the Maple Leafs pulled up stakes for the Air Canada Centre in 1999, the Grand Old Lady of Carlton Street sat vacant for 10...
Food & Drink
Weekly Eater: Toronto food events for August 20 to 26
Monday, August 20 Tuesday, August 21 Wednesday, August 22 Thursday, August 23 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August...
Food & Drink
Weekly Eater: Toronto food events for August 6 to 12
Monday, August 6 Tuesday, August 7 Wednesday, August 8 Thursday, August 9 Friday, August 10 Saturday, August 11 Sunday, August 12...
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Weekly Eater: Toronto food events for July 16 to 22
Monday, July 16 Tuesday, July 17 Wednesday, July 18 Thursday, July 19 Friday, July 20 Saturday, July 21 Sunday, July 22 Farmers’...
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Weekly Eater: Toronto food events for June 18 to 24
( To Make a Farm plays Thursday at the Royal Cinema) Monday, June 18 Tuesday, June 19 Wednesday, June 20 Thursday, June 21...
City News
The weirdest mayoralty ever—the inside story of Rob Ford’s city hall
On Newstalk 1010, the sly strains of the Hollies hit “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” offered the first clue. Then...
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Style
A time capsule buried in the old Maple Leaf Gardens offers a glimpse into city life circa 1931
Last fall, a masonry company working on the new Loblaws flagship at Maple Leaf Gardens unearthed a gift for local historians (and...
Food & Drink
Reaction Roundup: what Toronto is saying about its new, hockey-themed grocery paradise (i.e., Loblaws at Maple Leaf Gardens)
In the seven years since news broke that the Maple Leaf Gardens would be turning into a grocery store, it’s become something of...
Real Estate News
Ryerson’s fancy new glass building one step closer to reality
Toronto East York council gave Ryerson University the nod to build a large glass building, and the proposal for the building will...
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City News
How Deadmau5—a.k.a. DJ Joel Zimmerman—came to make $100,000 a show and have four million Facebook fans
A steady August downpour drenched Chicago’s Grant Park on the final night of the Lollapalooza music festival. The rain and the...
City News
Maple Leaf Gardens set to be named something less historic, more corporate (surprising all of nobody)
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ parent company has succeeded in its effort to prevent Ryerson University from using the name “Maple...
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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