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Toronto’s 50 Most Influential: #31, Zunera Ishaq
Ishaq altered the course of the 2015 federal election
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Party Animals: who’s backing whom in the race for the PMO
Which local bigwigs are helping the candidates take home their share of the votes?
City News
Doug Ford says he’ll take Stephen Harper’s job, but only if he has to
Months after deciding not to run for leadership of the Ontario Tories, Doug Ford is once again openly musing about assuming...
City News
With Friends Like Harper: how Nigel Wright went from golden boy to fall guy
The corporate insider Nigel Wright engineered Stephen Harper’s rise to prime minister and became his closest confidant. As chief...
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What beers best represent Canada? Here’s what the PM chose
In the midst of all the Sochi hockey madness, our PM challenged American pres Barack Obama to a friendly gentlemen’s wager: a...
City News
The federal government wants you to talk to it about paying for sex
It's safe to say that very few members of the public have ever wanted to sit down with Stephen Harper for a heart-to-heart about...
City News
11 prominent Canadians pay tribute to Nelson Mandela, from Conrad Black to Brian Mulroney
"It’s true what they say of Mandela. In all of our various conversations, there was never a word of acrimony, of rancour. I’d...
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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...
City News
Reaction Roundup: the seven top responses to yesterday’s Liberal victory in the Toronto Centre byelection
“Liberal candidate wins in Liberal stronghold” is not a very exciting statement, but you wouldn’t know that from reading the...
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INFOGRAPHIC: putting mayor Rob Ford in perspective
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Party Pics: Laureen Harper replaces Stephen, and Bill Blair wants to arm wrestle at the True Patriot Love gala
Stephen Harper missed Thursday night’s True Patriot Love Dinner at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, but his wife Laureen...
City News
The 62 questions we still have for mayor Rob Ford
Mayor Rob Ford's second press conference on Tuesday saw him read a detailed and repetitive apology for smoking crack, in which he...
Culture
See, Hear, Read: eight hot new books, albums and shows—including Stephen Harper’s hockey tome
The scoop on the month’s red-hot releases A Canadian Prime Minister writing a book about hockey is a little like an Australian...
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Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole are leaving Canada for a gig at Fox Sports
Like so many Canadian television personalities, freewheeling SportsCentre hosts Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole are moving south of...
City News
Mayor In Waiting: an inside look at Olivia Chow’s political ambitions
Olivia Chow’s public mourning after Jack Layton’s death cast her in a new light: dignified, likeable and, well, mayoral. Toronto wants her to run, but does she want Toronto?
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Fetal Position: inside the world of Lia Mills, the 16-year-old leader of a new generation of anti-abortion activists
Lia Mills didn’t start Grade 7 with a plan to become famous. The year was 2009, and she was enrolled in a gifted class at Gordon...
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The Poser’s Guide to the Grey Cup: everything you need to know but are too embarrassed to ask
The Toronto Argonauts are playing in the 100th Grey Cup at the Rogers Centre this Sunday, which means plenty of Torontonians are...
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Editor’s Letter (November 2012): Toronto’s glossy new global appeal
The U.S. presidential race has been depressing to watch. The portrait of America that has emerged from the conventions and the...
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Best of Fall 2012: Michael Healey on mounting his controversial play Proud
Playwright Michael Healey mounts his own production of Proud, the savage political satire that sparked a storm in the city’s...
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Peter Munk is (inadvertently) at the centre of the scandal surrounding Stephen Harper’s chief of staff
Nigel Wright, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’ s chief of staff since 2010, is facing accusations of cronyism because of his close...
City News
QUOTED: Rob Ford on what happens when he and Stephen Harper go fishing
— Rob Ford, on how much he likes what’s becoming his annual fishing trip with Stephen Harper, the most recent of which took...
Culture
CONFIRMED: Rappers Snoop Lion and Ice-T are coming to TIFF
It may have felt like Californian rapper and frequent, uh, smoker Snoop Lion (formerly Snoop Dogg, formerly Snoop Doggy Dogg)...
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Rob Ford’s meeting with Dalton McGuinty is a triumph, according to Rob Ford
Rob Ford is claiming victory after Dalton McGuinty pledged $12.5 million to help prevent gun violence across the...
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Everyone seems to think that Calgary is awesome—and Toronto is not
The centre of the universe seems to have shifted westward recently, with a spate of notables, articles and polls suggesting that...
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Private School Guide
The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
Deep Dives
Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025
For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead
Deep Dives
The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own
After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports
Deep Dives
The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024
Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it
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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
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These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you
Toronto bars and restaurants are partnering with their favourite distillers, winemakers and brewers to produce custom-made drinks. Here, nine crushable new concoctions
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“We have over 100 cases of American wine trapped at the LCBO”: Toronto’s Grape Witches on what it’s like to run a bottle shop during a trade war
It’s not as simple as taking sides when you’re a small business