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Q&A: Sue-Ann Levy, the
Toronto Sun
’s most notorious columnist, whose new book comes out today
A conversation with with the veteran columnist and self-professed shit disturber
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Reaction Roundup: the nine top responses to Rob Ford’s refusal to attend Toronto’s World Pride event
“I’m not going to go to the Pride parade. I’ve never gone to a Pride parade. So I’m not going to change the way I am.”...
City News
Rob Ford Crack Scandal: 16 amusing, baffling and touching reactions from notables that you need to read
Opinions about Rob Ford are like rage-fuelled TTC stories: every Torontonian has one. With the massive volume of mayor-related...
City News
What Rob Ford would be like as a Shakespearean king
Like Shakespeare’s greatest plays, Toronto politics is rife with tragically flawed leaders, sudden betrayals and grasping...
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Digital Fortresses: A cheat sheet to Toronto papers’ online paywalls
The Toronto Sun, home of Sue-Ann Levy, sexy bikini shots and amusing slip-ups, is the latest Toronto daily to try to mitigate...
City News
A forgotten audio tape could make or break Rob Ford’s libel suit
Rob Ford is in court this week over a $6-million defamation suit filed by Boardwalk Pub owner George Foulidis, a high-profile case...
City News
Five reactions to Rob Ford’s football scandal: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
The explosive allegations that Rob Ford has been using city resources and staff for the youth football team he coaches have kept...
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Living right on the waterfront can be “very unpleasant,” apparently
In a recent Toronto Sun column, the ever-fiesty Sue-Ann Levy takes up the cause of some homeowners near Woodbine Beach who are...
City News
Glenn De Baeremaeker’s office dwarfs Doug Holyday’s—and Sue-Ann Levy is not cool with that
Toronto Sun columnist Sue-Ann Levy is riled up that some city councillors have taken up an offer to move into bigger...
City News
Regent Park condo purchases were probably legit (but they’ll be reviewed nonetheless)
The potentially shady condo purchases over at Regent Park have now grown from “ Toronto Sun scandal” to “possibly legitimate...
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Did Councillor Pam McConnell mess up by buying a condo in the Regent Park redevelopment?
Some well-placed folks may have broken the rules when they scored brand-new condos in a redevelopment partly financed by the...
City News
The Anti-Ford: Kristyn Wong-Tam believes Toronto is in better shape than you’re being told
In her first year on city council, Kristyn Wong-Tam hogged the spotlight with proposals to ban shark fin soup, save bike lanes and...
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Margaret Atwood gets in Twitter fight with Sue-Ann Levy over the TTC, of all things
Yesterday, the city’s never-ending transit saga sparked a bit of a Twitter tiff between Margaret Atwood and Toronto Sun...
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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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Rob Ford’s new press secretary is (appropriately) a former Toronto Sun journalist
The revolving door between the mayor’s office and the Toronto Sun keeps on turning. Former Toronto Police communications...
City News
Sue-Ann Levy insists the budget is a victory for Rob Ford—so what’s she so upset about?
Although the budget vote didn’t go his way, Rob Ford can take solace knowing he still has the support of his friends—political...
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Reaction roundup: city hall votes on the budget
A no-confidence vote, pepper spray and jellyfish; in other words, a look at what the media, protesters and the Twittersphere had...
City News
Quoted: Mike Del Grande on Playboy, public libraries and (imaginary) men in trench coats
That’s silver-tongued budget chief Mike Del Grande on the Toronto Public Library’s Playboy magazines and books (and those...
City News
Sun columnist calls city hall deputants “whiners,” then creates silly nicknames for council’s left
Sue-Ann Levy broke out a remarkably uncreative list of nicknames for her favourite lefty councillors in the Toronto Sun today...
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Reaction roundup: guess which city columnist called Rob Ford a “rotund, rich, balding guy from the suburbs”?
Because newspaper columnists love tying their columns to milestones — for instance, say, the first anniversary of Rob Ford’ s...
City News
Sun columnist takes the Globe and Mail to task over garbage reporting
Sue-Ann Levy has chosen her latest target, and it’s not a union leader or a left-leaning councillor. It’s municipal affairs...
City News
Sue-Ann Levy finds new and creative ways to bash unions, Margaret Atwood
Toronto Sun columnist Sue-Ann Levy believes that Tim Hudak only has himself—and not Rob Ford —to blame for his monumental...
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Sue-Ann Levy calls Hurricane Hazel McCallion a dictator, yogurt
Christopher Hume and Sue-Ann Levy aren’t usually on the same side of municipal issues—but they are united in their criticism...
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Duelling Toronto essay contests pit lunch with Doug Ford against a date with Margaret Atwood
Not to be outdone by the library-loving elite and the Toronto Public Library Workers Union’s “My Library Matters to Me”...
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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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“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