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Rob Ford’s newest enemy: expert transit panels
Even after all his AstroTurfing and truth bending (or whatever you want to call this), things look bad for Rob Ford’ s subway...
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Karen Stintz gives Rob Ford re-election advice, offsetting rumours that she wants his job
TTC chair and reality TV star Karen Stintz may have handed Rob Ford a pair of decisive political defeats, but she continues to...
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Tim Hudak wants the province to step into Toronto’s transit wars (and build subways)
As if Toronto’s transit planning, with its many hirings , firings and re-hirings, wasn’t slow enough, Tim Hudak tried to throw...
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Rob and Doug Ford take to the airwaves to talk about transit and say other things that aren’t really true
Rob Ford and brother Doug made their second appearance as the hosts of Newstalk 1010’s “The City” yesterday, squashing any...
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Doug Ford wants to fund the Sheppard subway extension with casino dollars and lottery money
With the fate of public transit on Sheppard Avenue soon to be decided, noted idea man Doug Ford thinks it’s time his colleagues...
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Rob Ford is making moves in the lead-up to the Sheppard subway vote (also, Nick Kouvalis is back!)
Looks like Rob Ford isn’t willing to let his Sheppard subway dream go gently into that good night. While the initial vote to...
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The 2009 and 2012 versions of Giorgio Mammoliti offer drastically different visions of transit
Given the recent uproar over Toronto transit, with council’s right arguing vehemently against any proposal that didn’t involve...
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Introducing: Catch, the Rushton’s new seafood-themed sister restaurant on St. Clair
A year and a half after St. Clair fixture Filippo’s ended its more than 20-year run, the paper has finally come off the windows...
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Rob Ford’s re-election campaign seems to be off to a good start, continuing the imaginary fight for subways
The Globe and Mail says the conflicting messages from Dalton McGuinty and Rob Ford on the transit file are enough to make the two...
City News
St. Clair streetcar (rather conveniently) impedes Rob Ford on his way to talk about the evils of streetcars
Apparently, the St. Clair right-of-way snarled traffic so badly that Rob Ford was almost late for his first spot as the co-host of...
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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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Rob Ford doesn’t get his way at council—so he deems the whole proceedings “irrelevant”
After a lengthy special council meeting to debate the city’s overarching transit plan, where Rob Ford and his allies repeatedly...
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Karen Stintz calls for transit sanity; Giorgio Mammoliti calls for the opposite (i.e. a Finch subway)
Early reports from city hall suggest Rob Ford and the rest of council are in for a transit-themed slugfest at today’s special...
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Sue-Ann Levy scores an early BINGO on her Transit City scorecard
Too bad Matt Elliott’ s Transit City bingo card doesn’t include a cash prize—because Toronto Sun columnist Sue-Ann Levy...
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B-I-N-G-O! Seriously, check out this awesome Transit City bingo card
In their hasty attempts to defend Rob Ford’ s transit plan despite mounting opposition, the mayor and his supporters have...
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Karen Stintz calls for a special council meeting to kibosh Rob Ford’s transit plan
With the support of 23 fellow councillors , Karen Stintz boldly called for a special council meeting to confirm the city’s...
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Rob Ford tells Facebook why his transit plan is the one Toronto transit users want
Presented with a transit plan from TTC chair Karen Stintz that would save $1.5 billion on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, contribute...
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Karen Stintz’s new transit proposal: buses for Finch, a single subway stop for the mayor
Having attracted heaps of attention for saying what everyone is already thinking, Karen Stintz has moved onto phase two of her...
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Karen Stintz breaks rank with Rob Ford over the Eglinton Crosstown plan
We all know Rob Ford loves him some rapid transit—he just doesn’t love it when it’s above ground, affordable or tied in any...
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The latest in wholly unsurprising news: the Eglinton Crosstown is going to be insanely expensive
The Eglinton Crosstown light rail line—the public transit project that’s proving Rob Ford can’t just bury things he...
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Public transit users will officially pay a premium to be stuffed into TTC vehicles like sardines
The TTC has approved a fare hike for 2012, meaning commuters will have to shell out an extra dime for the privilege of being...
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TTC is set to save busy bus routes by assuming a sweet, sweet budget surplus
Having discovered a magical budget surplus, the TTC could save service on some busy bus routes and delay cuts to others all the...
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Buses cannot hold an infinite number of people—neither can streetcars or subways (even the Sheppard one)
All the talk of increased wait times and more crowded vehicles isn’t deterring Torontonians from riding the TTC—at least for...
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Canada Day Bar Cart: Summer sips
Make the most of this momentous occasion with these easy sippers, including wines, brews, spirits and low-alcohol bevs
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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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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
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
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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
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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