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The Garrison
Culture
Alessia Cara’s homecoming, a new play from two
Game of Thrones
stars and seven other things to do this week
What to do in Toronto during the week of January 11
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Culture
A Downton Abbey ball, a Patois pig roast and 10 other things to do this New Year’s Eve
What to do in Toronto on New Year's Eve
Shopping
Five top spots in Toronto for a sexy night out—from pole-dancing to peepshows
If you know where to look, Toronto is a very naughty town. Here, the city’s best places for a sexy night out POLE-DANCING...
The Weekender: Dance Weekend, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan and four other events on our to-do list
1. YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN Just decoding Yamantaka // Sonic Titan’s description of their own sound—“psychedelic noh-wave...
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Food & Drink
The Pick: The Men’s fuzzed-out reinvention of punk rock at NXNE
No one would confuse 2012 with 1979, but thanks to genre-bending acts like Denmark’s Iceage , Vancouver’s White Lung and local...
City News
Cormarama packed The Garrison with musicians, journalists and friends to help save Derek McCormack’s life
Spirits were high at Cormarama at The Garrison on Tuesday night, with the New York Times arts editor Adam Sternbergh, Toronto...
Food & Drink
Best Bars: Toronto’s top 16 cocktail lounges, dives and speakeasies
CHECK OUT ALL 16 COCKTAIL PICKS » JUMP TO: BEST ROOFTOP TIPPLES | CLASSIEST DRINKS IN A DIVE | BEST DRINKS AFTER A 12-HOUR DAY |...
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Sunday’s NXNE picks: The Pharcyde, Paul Quarrington, William S. Burroughs and more
We’ve managed to keep our wits about us and our energy up all week in order to maximize our concert attendance, but we have to...
Saturday’s NXNE picks: Handsome Furs, Memoryhouse, Chad VanGaalen and more
Tonight is the unofficial last hurrah for the North by Northeast faithful—and that means it’s going to be a good one. The bars...
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Friday’s NXNE picks: Dirty Beaches, Land of Talk, Writer and more
This year’s North by Northeast features 650 bands, the bulk of which are playing Friday and Saturday night. Needless to...
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Thursday’s NXNE picks: Evening Hymns, The Luyas, Deerhoof and more
We’re still reeling from last night’s indie music extravaganza, so we’re going to let the good times keep rolling and offer...
Wednesday’s NXNE picks: Pat Jordache, Library Voices, We Are Wolves and more
For NXNE wristband holders and general music enthusiasts alike, today is the day. More specifically, it’s Wednesday, and more...
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The Weekender: Bob Saget, a pillow fight and five other can’t-miss events
1. BOB SAGET Maybe it’s because we never missed an episode of Full House , but we’re torn between loving and hating Bob Saget...
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The one thing you should see this week
This week’s pick: Diamond Rings Eyebrows shot up when long, tall John O’Regan, the singer-guitarist for The...
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The Dundas West Guide: our 21 favourite places between Ossington and Lansdowne
The strip of Dundas West between Ossington and Lansdowne has not been immune to the wild gentrification going on directly south of...
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Private School Guide
The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
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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
Food & Drink
“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