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Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school’s descent into chaos
Deep Dives

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school’s descent into chaos

In 2022, the Toronto District School Board consolidated two high schools into one crumbling, crowded building. Within weeks, stressed-out students were brawling in the halls, teachers were refusing to come in to work and parents were yanking their kids out of class

“Every Black child needs an advocate in the school system—it’s how they survive”: A Q&A with the founder of Parents of Black Children
City

“Every Black child needs an advocate in the school system—it’s how they survive”: A Q&A with the founder of Parents of Black Children

Charline Grant supports families whose children are experiencing racism in education. Now, she's helping a mother who alleges that her six-year-old son was discriminated against by his teacher at John Fisher Public School

“In our house, we have five people and only four laptops”: How parents are coping with yet another round of virtual school
City

“In our house, we have five people and only four laptops”: How parents are coping with yet another round of virtual school

"When I first heard about the return to virtual school, my first thought was—pardon my language—F the Ontario government"

“Students are behind—no ifs, ands or buts about it”: Toronto teachers on what it’s been like to return to the classroom
City

“Students are behind—no ifs, ands or buts about it”: Toronto teachers on what it’s been like to return to the classroom

Four teachers on the frustrations of online learning, the joys of the classroom, and how students have changed since school lockdowns began

The new director of the TDSB has a plan for back-to-school
City

The new director of the TDSB has a plan for back-to-school

Colleen Russell-Rawlins has an impressive track record and no shortage of optimism. Will that be enough?

“I often feel like adrenalin is the only thing getting me through my classes”: A Toronto high school teacher on his classroom experience so far
City

“I often feel like adrenalin is the only thing getting me through my classes”: A Toronto high school teacher on his classroom experience so far

"There are some students I still haven’t seen since last March, and I’m worried about them"

Classroom confessional: “The kids are scared—not just of Covid itself but of another lockdown”
Life

Classroom confessional: “The kids are scared—not just of Covid itself but of another lockdown”

Laura Thomson, a Toronto middle school teacher, on what it's been like to be back in class during this turbulent time

“One little boy played the violin on his stoop”: These Toronto teachers biked around their neighbourhood for an epic series of porch parties
City

“One little boy played the violin on his stoop”: These Toronto teachers biked around their neighbourhood for an epic series of porch parties

“We visited more than 200 families. Our voices were raspy by the end from cheering and shouting to people on their porches”

They used to be afraid to go to school. Now they’re thriving in the TDSB
City

They used to be afraid to go to school. Now they’re thriving in the TDSB

Seven kids who fled war-torn Syria and how they’re making their Canadian dreams come true

“Accidents happen all the time”: Parents explain why they don’t want an apartment tower built next to their kids’ school

“Accidents happen all the time”: Parents explain why they don’t want an apartment tower built next to their kids’ school

John Fisher Junior Public School is at the centre of a raucous development dispute

Q&A: Education Minister Liz Sandals on getting the new sex ed curriculum past a mob of angry parents
City

Q&A: Education Minister Liz Sandals on getting the new sex ed curriculum past a mob of angry parents

Could the TDSB really be broken up into smaller school boards?
City

Could the TDSB really be broken up into smaller school boards?

Inside the nasty, bizarro, contemptible, gobsmackingly screwed-up soap opera that is the TDSB
City

Inside the nasty, bizarro, contemptible, gobsmackingly screwed-up soap opera that is the TDSB

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My students are terrified of getting shot
City

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My students are terrified of getting shot

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My kid’s school is a disgrace
City

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My kid’s school is a disgrace

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House of the Week

A weekly feature on one-of-a-kind houses in Toronto
Real Estate

A weekly feature on one-of-a-kind houses in Toronto

Private School Guide

The Private and Independent School Guide Fall 2023
Private Schools

The Private and Independent School Guide Fall 2023

Big Stories

The Inside Job: A crooked cop, a dead man and an $800,000 estate fraud
Deep Dives

The Inside Job: A crooked cop, a dead man and an $800,000 estate fraud

The Kickstarters: Meet the mentors who helped launch Toronto’s biggest stars
Deep Dives

The Kickstarters: Meet the mentors who helped launch Toronto’s biggest stars

The Killer in Suite 104: Inside the Vaughan condo shooting
Deep Dives

The Killer in Suite 104: Inside the Vaughan condo shooting

Students are cheating. Professors are panicking. The system is unravelling. Scenes from the AI revolution on campus
Deep Dives

Students are cheating. Professors are panicking. The system is unravelling. Scenes from the AI revolution on campus

The fabulous, terrifying, chaotic life of Josh Richards, TikTok’s reigning influencer
Deep Dives

The fabulous, terrifying, chaotic life of Josh Richards, TikTok’s reigning influencer

Urbs vs. Burbs: Six families defend their visions of the ideal life in and around the GTA
Real Estate

Urbs vs. Burbs: Six families defend their visions of the ideal life in and around the GTA

Who broke the TTC? Inside Toronto’s public transit disaster
Deep Dives

Who broke the TTC? Inside Toronto’s public transit disaster

“At 31, I discovered that my parents had been keeping a shocking secret—and the surprises just kept coming”
Deep Dives

“At 31, I discovered that my parents had been keeping a shocking secret—and the surprises just kept coming”

Promised Land: Inside the debate raging around the Greenbelt
Deep Dives

Promised Land: Inside the debate raging around the Greenbelt

“We lived in a shelter downtown, and Honest Ed’s was the only store I knew”: Shania Twain on her years dreaming big in Toronto
Deep Dives

“We lived in a shelter downtown, and Honest Ed’s was the only store I knew”: Shania Twain on her years dreaming big in Toronto

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate
Deep Dives

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school’s descent into chaos
Deep Dives

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school’s descent into chaos

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants in 2023
Food & Drink

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants in 2023

This man’s gun ended up in the hands of a murderer
Deep Dives

This man’s gun ended up in the hands of a murderer

Future City: An optimist’s guide to the green, affordable, Jetsonesque near-future of Toronto real estate
Real Estate

Future City: An optimist’s guide to the green, affordable, Jetsonesque near-future of Toronto real estate

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex
Deep Dives

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah
City

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong
Deep Dives

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected
Life

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected

<em>Star</em> Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country&#8217;s largest newspaper
City

Star Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country’s largest newspaper

Cost of Living

This Willowdale couple makes $163,000 a year. How do they spend&nbsp;it?
City

This Willowdale couple makes $163,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This public-sector lawyer makes $103,000 a year. How does she spend it?
City

This public-sector lawyer makes $103,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This apparel-company owner makes $90,200 a year. How does he spend it?
City

This apparel-company owner makes $90,200 a year. How does he spend it?

This Casa Loma couple makes up to $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?
City

This Casa Loma couple makes up to $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?

House of the Week

House of the Week: This Etobicoke home more than tripled its price after a full-on reno
Real Estate

House of the Week: This Etobicoke home more than tripled its price after a full-on reno

House of the Week: $3.5 million for an Etobicoke home with three fireplaces just off Mimico Creek
Real Estate

House of the Week: $3.5 million for an Etobicoke home with three fireplaces just off Mimico Creek

House of the Week: $1.3 million for an Edwardian in Roncesvalles Village with industrial flourishes
Real Estate

House of the Week: $1.3 million for an Edwardian in Roncesvalles Village with industrial flourishes

House of the Week: $2.2 million for a Bloor West Village detached with two living rooms and a backyard oasis
Real Estate

House of the Week: $2.2 million for a Bloor West Village detached with two living rooms and a backyard oasis

House of the Week: $5.5 million for a King City home with a fireplace that defies physics
Real Estate

House of the Week: $5.5 million for a King City home with a fireplace that defies physics

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