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Mr. Popular: Why Rob Ford’s winning over Toronto
By any measure he’s a terrible candidate for mayor. But his obsession with cost-cutting and his contempt for City Hall have pushed him to the front of the pack. The unlikely allure of Rob Ford
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Today in Toronto: The XX, David Suzuki Legacy Tour, Dancemakers Double Bill #2
The XX: Even if you think you haven’t heard of this ubiquitous indie pop trio, you have. Songs from the acclaimed eponymous...
City News
How many high-rise fires could Toronto handle?
As everyone surely knows by now, there was a massive high-rise fire in St. James Town last Friday, and now almost 2,000 people...
Shopping
Sales roundup: North Face sample sale, Knoll sale, children’s trunk show
FASHION AND BEAUTY JULES POWER It's time to scoop up Jules Power's grey knit track pants; the Toronto womenswear designer is...
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Today in Toronto: Blasted, Billy Twinkle
Blasted: Few writers in recent memory have had the jarring impact of Sarah Kane. The Brit’s first play—she wrote only five of...
City News
Rob Ford comes out against marathons in the streets
Rob Ford has already pledged to get cyclists and streetcars off Toronto’s streets—and it looks like marathons are next on his...
City News
Nuit Blanche Guide: 10 must-see spectacles
Overwhelmed by the prospect of navigating Nuit Blanche’s 12-hour downtown art party? Don’t be. Here's an insider’s guide to...
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Today in Toronto: Lang Lang
Lang Lang: The world’s only classical pianist with a pop star profile, Lang Lang has a keyboard style so flamboyant his...
Food & Drink
Despite some reservations, Toronto will appear on Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations
Toronto chefs and foodies, take note: Anthony Bourdain , the reformed bad boy of the culinary world, beloved potty mouth and host...
City News
Last night’s mayoral debate was one that voters should actually have watched
After approximately as many debates as there are grains of sand at Sugar Beach, Toronto voters could be forgiven for running as...
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Food & Drink
RIP: Arthur Carman (1925-2010), the legendary restaurateur of Alexander Street
Arthur Carman, the renowned proprietor of Carman’s Dining Club, near Maple Leaf Gardens, passed away at his home Tuesday. He was...
City News
Margaret Atwood accused of thinking moon landing was a hoax
When Margaret Atwood entered the Sun TV debate (in vehement opposition, of course), she opened herself up to the wrath of...
Today in Toronto: Daniel MacIvor’s You Are Here
You Are Here: Though it’s not one of local favourite Daniel MacIvor’s more commonly produced works, You Are Here, the life...
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City News
A tribute to Jackie Burroughs: the most memorable moments from her career
To anyone who grew up watching Road to Avonlea or had children during the show's seven-season run, the death of beloved actor...
Style
For $12 million, you can name this pink diamond after yourself
After the joy of rolling around in a pile of $100 bills wore off, we started wondering what to do with our millions—extreme...
Culture
The Being Erica BS detector: Season 3, Episode 1
CBC’s hugely popular Being Erica premiered its third season Tuesday night. The good news: 1) With Lost out of the picture, BE...
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Food & Drink
Toronto restaurants have the second- and third-classiest washrooms in Canada, outdone by Burnaby
The results are in for the first annual Canada’s Best Restroom Award , and they’re disappointing: Burnaby's Cactus Club Café...
Culture
Watch the real Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman last night
After admitting that his spaced-out, dishevelled persona in I'm Still Here was a hoax, Joaquin Phoenix returned to David...
Food & Drink
The St. Clair West Guide: 19 need-to-know spots along the midtown strip
The St. Clair West strip between Bathurst and Oakwood is known for its diverse population, interminable TTC construction, and...
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Food & Drink
The Weekender: TIFF Culture Days, Word on the Street and six other events on our to-do list
1. TIFF CULTURE DAYS No more random celebrity encounters? No more five-block lineups in our quest to see Black Swan ? No more...
Shopping
Michael Bastian debuts his Gant collection at Harry Rosen
Last night, the Bloor Street Harry Rosen played host to New York designer Michael Bastian, who was in town launching his...
Style
From the department of ridiculous trends: fashion designer water
We've noticed some outrageous designer collaborations lately— Cynthia Rowley 's patterned Band-Aids (a tin of 20 is $10 U.S.)...
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City News
Ford campaign identifies two biggest threats to victory: opposition, Rob Ford
With his thunderous lead in the polls, there’s almost nothing that can stop Rob Ford from getting what he wants come election...
Shopping
Fresh-baked goods: a surprisingly sleek bread box
We didn't expect to write about a bread box, let alone recommend one for its design, but here we are. In modern home...
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Summer Camp Guide
City News
Summer Camp Directory 2026
Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages
Wines of the World
Food & Drink
Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from
Toronto Life’s
Best Restaurants
From cabernet and merlot to icewine and chardonnay, these wines are primed to pair and delight
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Deep Dives
The Monster Cottages vs. the Resistance: Inside the ruthless battle for the future of Muskoka
From Gravenhurst to Port Cockburn, the uber rich and powerful are buying up shoreline for private island compounds and sprawling mega-resorts, radically changing the face of Muskoka and infuriating environmentalists, locals and long-time cottagers
Deep Dives
Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it
When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent
Deep Dives
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026
This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar
Deep Dives
Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team
After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype
Deep Dives
Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with
SNL
rookie Veronika Slowikowska
Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of
Saturday Night Live
in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it
Deep Dives
Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer
The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line
Deep Dives
The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?
We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout
Deep Dives
My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press
My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell
Deep Dives
Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin
Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe
Deep Dives
Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?
Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees
Deep Dives
City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?
Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution
Deep Dives
This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI
It’s hard out here for a 20-something
Deep Dives
The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market
Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises
Deep Dives
Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI
Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him
Deep Dives
Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world
Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better
Deep Dives
293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband
When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him
Deep Dives
The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone
The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks
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A commanding architectural statement in prestigious Stonegate–Queensway, this newly completed custom residence by Bali Homes Group presents a refined interpretation of contemporary luxury living