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toronto election 2014
City News
John Tory has plenty of breathing room, according to the final Forum poll of the mayoral campaign
Today is election day, which means this Forum Research survey of 986 "likely, decided and leaning" voters, conducted on October 25...
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If John Tory is elected, will he really be able to build SmartTrack?
THE IDEA Since he unveiled it in late May, SmartTrack has been the centrepiece of John Tory ’s One Toronto transit...
City News
Ten fact-checked statements from Thursday’s mayoral debate
Candidates John Tory, Doug Ford and Olivia Chow made a lot of claims during Thursday night’s debate on CityTV, the last one of...
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With advance voting over, John Tory is still ahead in the polls
This new Forum Research poll , conducted on October 20, gives John Tory his biggest lead over Doug Ford to date. What's more, the...
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Four things we learned from Monday’s
Toronto Star
mayoral debate
After dozens of mayoral debates, the gruelling campaign season is finally coming to a close as Monday's election...
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Rob Ford just can’t stop campaigning at voting locations
Reports of Rob Ford being kicked out of an advance polling station began making the rounds on Friday , and now we know that the...
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Nobody wants to endorse Doug Ford
This morning, Doug Ford gathered reporters for what he said would be an endorsement announcement. Except, there was no...
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Doug Ford tries to appease Jewish people, offends them anyway
At a mayoral debate hosted by two Jewish organizations on Sunday, lesser-known candidate Ari Goldkind , who is Jewish, raised a...
City News
Another poll shows John Tory way ahead of Chow and Ford
A new poll, conducted this week by Ipsos Reid on behalf of Global News , shows John Tory maintaining and perhaps even widening his...
City News
Could Olivia Chow really use the land transfer tax to make city taxes more progressive?
THE IDEA Back in 2010, Rob Ford promised to scrap Toronto’s land transfer tax (LTT) and won the mayoralty. Four years later, the...
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Doug Ford pulls out of a debate, supposedly because “average, hardworking people” can’t get in
According to the Globe , Doug Ford pulled out of a debate organized by the Empire Club today just 20 minutes before it was...
City News
Doug Ford enters the mayoral race in second place, maybe
There are a few things about this latest Forum Research poll , released on Friday, that are a little suspect. For one, another...
City News
One of Rob Ford’s campaign volunteers has been charged with assaulting a weird protester
The details aren't totally clear, but the Sun reports that William Byers , a 60-year-old Rob Ford campaign volunteer, has been...
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Rob Ford’s “subway expansion plan” adds to Toronto’s growing pile of fantasy TTC maps
At a press conference this morning, hours after his subway-expansion annoucment had already leaked online , Rob Ford told...
City News
John Tory takes the lead in the mayoral race, according to a new poll
With Olivia Chow ’s numbers softening, Toronto's mayoral race has been in need of a new frontrunner. Now, courtesy of a new...
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Would John Tory’s around-the-clock construction idea really get Toronto’s roadwork done faster?
THE IDEA Alongside his other plans to fight gridlock , John Tory wants to take a serious look at conducting road repairs and...
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Would Olivia Chow’s affordable-housing plan actually work as advertised?
THE IDEA Toronto is mired in an affordable-housing crisis. As of June, almost 170,000 people were waiting for a place in some form...
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Karen Stintz drops out of the mayoral race
From day one of the race it was a strong possibility; then it was a rumour, and now it's a reality: Karen Stintz has become the...
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The mayoral campaign turns into a literal pissing contest as candidates dare one another to take drug tests
It all began when Sarah Thomson, who has been struggling to win credibility for her mayoral campaign, released the results of a...
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If they had a million dollars
In an effort to get something better than the usual promises and platitudes from the current crop of mayoral candidates, we...
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The High Cost of Cheap Labour
Union support can be the key to a mayoral victory. Members will put up signs, go door-to-door and get out the vote on election...
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Rob Ford announces support for proposed TTC improvements, including some that would reverse his own cuts
At a campaign press conference this morning, Rob Ford announced his support for most of the items on a list of proposed...
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Rob Ford’s new campaign video seemingly breaks campaign rules
A new Rob Ford campaign video , released on the mayor's website at some point in the past 24 hours, is earning media notice for a...
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Joe Cressy, who lost to Adam Vaughan in a federal by-election, is now going after Vaughan’s former city council seat
The 30-year-old, an NDP operative and activist, failed in his bid to take over for Olivia Chow as Trinity-Spadina's MP when...
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Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
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Deep Dives
Save Me From My Screen: How smartphone addiction is ruining our lives
Despite the do-not-disturb settings, time-spent reminders and ritual purging of apps, we’re still hopelessly obsessed with our devices. Dispatches from the digital minimalist movement
Deep Dives
The $4-Million Girlfriend Experience: The thief, the cam girl and their whirlwind fraudulent romance
Stephanie Sahler was a cam girl. Ralph Puglisi was a man willing to pay anything for her doting attention. It was the perfect arrangement—until she realized that every penny he sent her was stolen
Deep Dives
Dr. Ozempic: Inside the medical discovery that revolutionized weight loss
I was just a baby scientist when I discovered the hormone that made Ozempic possible. I had no idea how life-changing—and world-changing—that breakthrough would be
Deep Dives
A behind-the-curtain look at the insatiable political ambitions of Doug Ford
Is Ontario’s pugnacious premier charting a course for Ottawa? He definitely isn’t
not
considering a run for prime minister. A long, hard look at the populist’s playbook
Deep Dives
Sex worker and
Anora
consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood
Andrea Werhun’s dream was to be a writer, but there was a lot more money in sex work. She told herself she’d quit soon, then spent years working as a stripper. In 2022, Sean Baker hired her as a consultant on his Oscar-sweeping film. Now she’s stepping into her own spotlight
Deep Dives
Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal
As the pivotal member of a notorious betting ring, Porter was playing for another team. The story of a cheater, his bookmakers and the wager that brought them all down
Deep Dives
Megan Savard for the Defence: Meet the lawyer representing a player at the centre of the Hockey Canada trial
She’s fierce, shrewd and relentless. And she doesn’t just want to win—she wants to dismantle the prison system altogether
Deep Dives
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
The Magic Lab: How chemist and computer scientist Alán Aspuru-Guzik brought self-driving laboratories from Harvard to Toronto
Aspuru-Guzik and his multinational team of mad scientists are combining chemistry, robotics and AI to fight climate change, streamline organ transplants and supercharge the scientific method. How did their lab end up at the University of Toronto? In a word: Trump
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
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For Sale: 25 North Drive
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For Sale: 25 Strathgowan Crescent
This Grande Dame of Lawrence Park is an absolute treasure
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For Sale: 9 Audubon Court
Welcome to 9 Audubon Court, a Mid-Century Modern retreat among the treetops
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For Sale: 500 Wellington St W PH1001
Experience unparalleled luxury in this breathtaking 6,200 sq. ft. penthouse, designed to perfection including a private 2,000 sq. ft. rooftop terrace, complete with a raised glass pool, hot tub, outdoor kitchen, and unobstructed panoramic city views.
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For Sale: 1445 Islington Avenue
Welcome to 1445 Islington, a stunning property located in highly sought-after Edenbridge-Humber Valley