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Actually, we do like him when he’s angry: Furious George shows up for mayoral debate
Months into the snooze-inducing mayoral campaigning, we’re thrilled to announce that the candidates' gloves finally came off...
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High-Maintenance Man: the secrets of sophisticated post-oughties men who embrace their inner femininity
The advent of the mid-’90s metrosexual made it OK for a dude to wear a pink V-neck and treat himself to bimonthly lowlights, but...
City News
Gawker’s monthly traffic equals the population of Canada
It’s not often that Canada makes it onto Gawker’s radar, but the Great White North did this week. The New York-based media and...
City News
This shit just got real: Toronto Zoo looking to make crappy deal that everyone is happy about
As the third-largest public zoo in the world, the Toronto Zoo is probably also the third-largest source of publicly funded animal...
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Today in Toronto: Kenny Rogers, Frankenstein, Featuring Loretta
The Great War: Infinitely more entertaining than your high-school history class, VideoCabaret has devoted the past 25 years to...
City News
Two major stories alter the Canadian mediascape—but will Toronto still be its centre?
Tuesday was a big day in the Canadian media. Yes, the Americans accused us of being lowdown, filthy pirates , but more...
Food & Drink
Corey “Snooty Elitist” Mintz allegedly seeks roommate through Craigslist
Last week, the Star ’s former food critic and current columnist Corey Mintz —or someone pretending to be Corey Mintz—posted...
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Yet another stupid term for men: the retrosexual
Just when we thought the term “metrosexual” and all its variations died along with Ryan Seacrest’s frosted tips, the Star...
Today in Toronto: Waiting for the Parade, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Emerson String Quartet
Waiting for the Parade: The third in Soulpepper’s trinity of combat plays this season, John Murrell’s 1977 creation trades...
City News
Queen’s Park whines to David Miller: stop being a jerk
Somebody call the wahmbulance . The government of Ontario, having felt the bitter lash of Toronto’s mayoral disappointment, has...
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City News
Lee’s Palace has wrong Google Maps address because it allegedly wants only “cool people” there
Most Torontonians know that Lee’s Palace is just east of Bathurst on Bloor, but for out-of-towners, the concert venue is at...
Food & Drink
Just Opened: OurHouse, a bar with one of the last licences on Ossington
One of the most valuable slips of paper in the city is a liquor licence for premises on Ossington Avenue, and Anthony Siniscalco...
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Get sprung: a casual jacket for cool spring evenings
Tabula Rasa, the Latin term for "blank slate," is the name of a new shop on Broadview that reminds us of the lively boutiques we...
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City News
Giorgio Mammoliti compounds irrelevance by hinting that Toronto should be more like London, Ontario
Mayoral candidate Giorgio Mammoliti, fresh from saying bylaw officers ought to be armed with guns, is now backing a proposal by...
City News
Toronto’s dailies: save the mayoral race from Rob Ford and/or Rocco Rossi
Monday's Toronto Star and Friday's Globe and Mail make oddly similar pleas: can one of these mayoral candidates please steal some...
Today in Toronto: a very sexy Giselle, Faith Healer
Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre: Sexually explicit material, strong language and disturbing scenes aren’t usually part of the deal...
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Culture
New Yorkers give Rush documentary audience award
Who could have known that the story of three nerds from Willowdale and Port Dalhousie would make for such an epic documentary?...
Food & Drink
Toronto writer David Sax wins James Beard Award
Local boy and Toronto Life contributor David Sax won a James Beard Award for his much-lauded book Save the Deli yesterday. He...
Culture
Toronto writer sentenced to fine, beery conversation for non-compliance
Most of us heave at least a little sigh of relief when we drive up to the Canadian border from New York or Michigan. We should...
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Today in Toronto: Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina
Slovak Sinfonietta Zilina: Kerry Stratton presides over this performance by one of eastern Europe’s premiere touring...
Food & Drink
Where to eat lunch this week: Auberge du Pommier
The $18 midday menu at this legendary French fixture is the best lunch north of Bloor The place: Auberge du Pommier is one of...
City News
Transit City a go? Maybe, but province has commitment issues
After all the fighting between Toronto and the provincial government over when, and even whether, David Miller' s Transit City...
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City News
Nazim Gillani rumour rundown: what’s true, what’s not
Local businessman Nazim Gillani testified in front of the standing committee on government operations and estimates in Ottawa on...
Real Estate News
Condo tower boasts lake view, flaming roof, ironically named pets
Yesterday afternoon, a pillar of billowing smoke was visible throughout most of downtown Toronto. The culprit, it turned out, was...
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Summer Camp Directory 2026
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Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from
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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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As luxury buyers become increasingly focused on wellness, privacy, and long-term livability, a new generation of custom homes is emerging – one defined less by excess and more by thoughtful design
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This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot
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A testament to time presiding over one of Uxbridge's most storied streetscapes, this magnificently preserved circa 1880 residence commands its prominent corner lot with the quiet confidence of a true architectural landmark
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For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive
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