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Surreal Estate: $14.7 million for an Asian-inspired gated limestone behemoth in Forest Hill South
What house by the Beltline would be complete without a fry kitchen, marble on marble, seven parking spots and a bar that looks like a quarry?
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Surreal Estate: $3 million for a Victorian in Markham with a salt therapy cave and a wine dispenser
What farmhouse on a cul-de-sac would be complete without a turtle-shell sink, a coach-house loft, a fridge hiding inside an amp and a nice clock?
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Surreal Estate: $7.7 million for a California-style villa standing over Toronto’s most exclusive golf club
What brand-new house in Etobicoke would be complete without 20-foot ceilings, a servery, 13 parking spots and steam rooms galore?
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Surreal Estate: $13.3 million for an English manor off the 401 with a DJ station and a fancy room for cars
What castle built in 2012 would be complete without a spa with change rooms, chandeliers that look like flowers and a walkable wine cave?
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Surreal Estate: $2.8 million for a New York–style hard loft in one of the city’s most famous factories
What penthouse in a warehouse would be complete without a wrap-around terrace, centuries-old antiques, a rooftop dog park and a rustic shed attached to a grill?
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Surreal Estate: $8.5 million for a sparkling Bedford Park blockhouse with a vacuum elevator
What cube off Glencairn would be complete without a heated driveway, a dry sauna, gold all over and a fitness room lit like a nightclub?
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Surreal Estate: $7.8 million for an Av and Dav home with a fever dream bathroom
What property overlooking Yorkville would be complete without a ribbon staircase, 18-foot ceilings and a cloak room for sneaker heads?
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Surreal Estate: $14.8 million for a prairie-style indoor-outdoor oasis just south of York Mills
What suburban property would be complete without a saltwater aquarium, two separate garages, 18 parking spots and a lily pond?
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Surreal Estate: $20 million for an Oakville manor with a private pier
What residence off Lakeshore would be complete without an office fit for Mr. Burns, a sweet-smelling cedar room, a tennis court and a living room with two fireplaces?
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Surreal Estate: $4.1 million for a neoclassical oddity in suburban North York
What house off Bayview would be complete without eight parking spots, a pyramidal skylight and a closet as big as a condo?
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Surreal Estate: $1.2 million for a chalet sitting in the middle of a private ski club
The 1,700-square-foot property also comes with storage for gear, cedar all over, a hot tub and a wood-burning fireplace with a towering chimney
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Surreal Estate: $21.5 million for a King City castle with a maple syrup shack at the foot of a ski hill
What house in a field would be complete without a giant pond, an in-ground hot tub, a grand sunroom and horse paddocks?
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Surreal Estate: $10.8 million for a Kleinburg mansion with a secret passage and a mirror TV
What rural residence would be complete without a two-storey garage, a golf simulator, a theatre and a bedroom in the clouds?
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Surreal Estate: $6.9 million to live in the Vaughan home of an award-winning architect
What house off Major Mac would be complete without a great glass floor, an ecclesiastical kitchen, a pop art mural and an outdoor pizza oven?
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Surreal Estate: $5.9 million for a built-from-scratch green fort just off Avenue Road
What North York detached would be complete without an Indiana limestone exterior, a home theatre, a private backyard and a very blue room with a stuffed panther?
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Surreal Estate: $9.4 million for a Georgian revival in Rosedale with a bathroom that looks like the ocean
What house off Mount Pleasant would be complete without a space-themed movie theatre, a staircase that curves like a snake and a gym lit by lasers?
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Surreal Estate: $6.7 million for a marble mansion in Kleinburg with a turret and four fireplaces
The 9,500-square-foot property also comes with walls you can clean with a mop, two garages, a butler’s pantry and a saltwater pool
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Surreal Estate: $2.2 million for a net-zero Quonset hut in Grey County with a cold-plunge tub
What piece of prefabricated military architecture would be complete without an organic vegetable garden, a barrel sauna and an equally curvy 1,300-square-foot workshop?
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Surreal Estate: $7.5 million for an Etobicoke Tudor with a driveway made from old streetcar tracks
What house backing onto a country club would be complete without lions carved into mantles, a forest's worth of Douglas fir and a head-turning fireplace lounge?
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Surreal Estate: $2.4 million for the house from
Kenny vs. Spenny
, a jaunty Victorian in Moss Park
What former palace of debauchery would be complete without a sunroom, a sauna, a koi pond and a two-storey coach house out back?
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Surreal Estate: $4.5 million for a Bellwoods Victorian with a shower as big as a bachelor pad
The 4,000-square-foot home also comes with a jacuzzi room, century-old stained glass windows and antiques everywhere
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Surreal Estate: $32 million for a palace in Rural King that can withstand a Category 7 hurricane
What townswhip property would be complete without 28 parking spots, a Drake-inspired staircase, a zebra-stripe powder room and displays for sneakers?
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Surreal Estate: $9.9 million for a Cape Cod manor in Oakville with an old-timey vault and a waterfall transported from Muskoka
What lakefront bunkie would be complete without nine bathrooms, a putting green, a wood-fired oven and a nanny suite fit for a country club?
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Surreal Estate: $2.2 million to live in a Gothic church in Dovercourt Village with a load-bearing angel
The 1,800-square-foot property also comes with original wood arches and exposed brick, underground parking, and a divine indoor-outdoor patio
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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
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
Food & Drink
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