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Five things to do in Toronto on the weekend of February 22 to 24
In this edition of The Weekender: a legendary South African musical group, a double bill from hot young playwright Hannah...
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Five things to do in Toronto on Family Day weekend
In this edition of The Weekender: Family Day fun at the Lightbox, an indie-rock music festival and three more things to do in...
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The Weekender: Super Bowl XLVII Party, Tristan und Isolde and five other items on our to-do list
1. KUUMBA Harbourfront kicks off Black History Month with the 17th edition of its annual Kuumba festival (“kuumba” means...
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The Weekender: Come Up To My Room, The Stop’s Beer Garden and four other events on our to-do list
Toronto Life online editor talks about the weekend’s top events on The Morning Show 1. COME UP TO MY ROOM (FREE!) Each year, the...
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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...
The Weekender: The Penelopiad, Canada’s Top Ten and five more events on our to-do list
1. THE PENELOPIAD Following last year’s acclaimed run, Nightwood Theatre’s production of The Penelopiad is back at Buddies in...
The Weekender: Sing-Along Messiah, Wildlife and five other events on our to-do list
1. SING-ALONG MESSIAH That only-used-in-the-shower voice deserves to be heard, so why not join your fellow shower-belters in some...
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The Weekender: The Killers, Beat Nation and six other events on our to-do list
1. BEAT NATION: ART, HIP HOP AND ABORIGINAL CULTURE Beat Nation, a new exhibit at the Power Plant, shines a light on artists who...
The Weekender: A Christmas Carol, The Brothers Grimm and six other events on our to-do list
1. A CHRISTMAS CAROL For the sixth time in his Soulpepper career, founding member Joseph Ziegler steps into Scrooge’s shoes in...
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The Weekender: The Toronto Christmas Market, Molly Johnson and six other events on our to-do list
1. LOWE’S TORONTO CHRISTMAS MARKET Each year, the Distillery District gets a makeover and transforms into a traditional European...
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The Weekender: Grey Cup Festival, Terminus and five other events on our to-do list
1. 100TH GREY CUP FESTIVAL The Toronto Argos are going for grey on home turf this weekend, facing off against the Calgary...
The Weekender: Santa Claus Parade, Winter Woofstock and six other events on our to-do list
1. THE FACE-OFF Sure, these SportChek-sponsored exhibition tennis matches don’t actually count for anything, but with the...
The Weekender: Dan Deacon, Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and six other events on our to-do list
1. ROYAL WOOD With a name as smooth as his voice, Canadian crooner Royal Wood brings his signature debonair persona to his upbeat...
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The Weekender: Crystal Castles, The War of the Worlds and six other events on our to-do list
1. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL WINTER FAIR Canada’s biggest horse and agriculture show celebrates 90 years of bringing the country to the...
The Weekender: James Bond, Kimbra and six other events on our to-do list
1. DESIGNING 007: 50 YEARS OF BOND STYLE The TIFF Bell Lightbox exhibits all things 007 to celebrate 50 years of the...
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The Weekender: Soupstock, Cat Power and six other events on our to-do list
1. SOUPSTOCK In the wake of last year’s wildly successful Foodstock, over 200 chefs from across Canada—among them, Susur...
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The Weekender: The Junction Flea, Ellie Goulding and six other events on our to-do list
1. THE JUNCTION FLEA Presented by Smash and Russet and Empire, this eclectic outdoor market features vintage and kitschy items...
The Long Weekender: Sister Act The Musical, Toronto Oktoberfest and six other events on our to-do list
1. SISTER ACT: THE MUSICAL Singing nuns. ’Nuff said. While Whoopi and Maggie aren’t making appearances this time around (we...
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The Weekender: Nuit Blanche, Paper Bag’s 10th anniversary and six other events on our to-do list
1. SCOTIABANK NUIT BLANCHE From dusk to dawn, the streets of Toronto will be packed with art and art lovers for the seventh...
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The Weekender: Just For Laughs 42, Gallery Hop and six other events on our to-do list
1. JUST FOR LAUGHS 42 Because one week just wasn’t long enough, Just for Laughs spreads this year’s staggering 42 acts across...
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The Weekender: TIFF, Lewis Black and five other events on our to-do list
1. LEWIS BLACK: RUNNING ON EMPTY If Lewis Black comes across as a shouting man more than a funny man, that’s because there just...
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The Long Weekender: Public Enemy, Brazilian Day and six other events on our to-do list
1. ASHKENAZ FESTIVAL The Ashkenaz Festival is the largest international festival of Jewish music and culture in North America—so...
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The Weekender: Buskerfest, Fan Expo and six other events on our to-do list
1. SCOTIABANK BUSKERFEST Last year, over a million people descended upon Front Street to see the world’s top buskers, making...
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The Weekender: Sail-in Cinema, Planet IndigenUS and six other events on our to-do list
1. CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION The Ex kicks off Friday without long-time partner Ontario Place (it was shuttered back in...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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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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
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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?
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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
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“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
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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
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“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
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The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative