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“Mark Carney loves a dramatic pause”: Comedian Mark McKinney on poking fun at the prime minister
The
Kids in the Hall
and
SNL
alum breaks down his
22 minutes
impersonation of the PM—bungled French, hefty bank account and all
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Culture
“Lorne Michaels wanted to stay in Canada”: This biographer is pulling back the curtain on the king of comedy
In
Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live
, Susan Morrison chronicles the life of a visionary Torontonian who redefined what it means to be funny in America
Culture
Watch Bill Hader play the “Canadian Harvey Weinstein” on
Saturday Night Live’
s fake CBC newscast
He’s very sorry
Culture
Four moments you missed from The Weeknd’s stellar
Saturday Night Live
performance
Haircut jokes and the return of the The Weeknd Update
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Culture
The six best moments from Drake’s
Saturday Night Live
invasion
Shout-outs to the TTC, over-the-top dis verses and a rebuttal to all the memes
Culture
Shticks and Giggles: a laugh-lover’s guide to the city’s explosive comedy scene
Toronto’s JFL42 comedy fest returns this month for its third annual 10-day laugh riot. For the uninitiated, the “JFL” part...
City News
The Lorne Supremacy: how Lorne Michaels reshaped the world of comedy
The Saturday Night Live honcho is the ultimate Hollywood kingmaker. Here, a who’s who of his star system Lorne Michaels, the...
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Culture
The five best moments from Drake’s surprisingly hilarious stint on
Saturday Night Live
Drake’ s appearance on the January 18th edition of Saturday Night Live was pretty great. The rapper proved that he has comic...
Culture
VIDEO: Ahead of his appearance on Saturday Night Live, Drake is “the saddest boy in all of Toronto”
What is it about Drake ? His touch turns shoes into eBay gold , and he manages to exude pure, industrial-grade likability even...
City News
The 10 most unbelievable quotes from the past 36 hours of Rob Ford insanity, from Charlie Sheen to Kathleen Wynne
Somehow, in the past two days, the situation at city hall managed to get even more surreal. Council voted en masse to urge Rob...
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Culture
The 50 buzziest films of TIFF 2012: we slice through the hype so you don’t have to
Single tickets for the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival go on sale this Sunday, September 2. And with a record 372 films...
City News
Guess which sex act Justin Bieber refused to perform on SNL this weekend
Saturday Night Live celebrated its 100th digital short this weekend, and it was full of star power, including the return of crazy...
City News
Quoted: Rush Limbaugh lambastes Toronto’s ball ban
That was conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh, addressing the ban on all hard balls enacted last week at Earl Beatty...
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Culture
Drake returns to acting on this past episode of Saturday Night Live (spoiler: he isn’t in a wheelchair)
For those of us that remember his humble roots as Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi , Drake’ s performance on Saturday Night Live this...
Food & Drink
Busted: Pizza Gigi makes it to Saturday Night Live
The story of Pizza Gigi ’s recent legal troubles—authorities allegedly discovered $1 million worth of marijuana at the...
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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