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Can Transit City be revived? Apparently, Josh Matlow thinks so
Councillor Josh Matlow wondered aloud this weekend if Transit City might be resurrected, citing Mayor Rob Ford ’ s recent...
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Transit City is so terrible it ruined Toronto without even existing (or so says Rob Ford)
City councillors began the unpleasant process of debating service cuts yesterday, and the proceedings became nasty quite...
City News
David Miller panned mysterious shadow mayor at TEDxToronto last week
Former mayor David Miller took some well-aimed jabs at his successor during his TEDxToronto talk on Friday, while tactfully...
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David Miller emerges from hiding to tease radio listeners about Transit City
Former mayor and self-professed “carpool dad” David Miller is making a few media stops before delivering a TED Talk this...
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City council may have voted against the new proposal for the Port Lands—but we still have a few unanswered questions
City council voted unanimously last night to leave control of the Port Lands in the hands of Waterfront Toronto, essentially...
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TTC approves service cuts (or how riding the rocket just got a little squishier)
News broke recently that, apparently, it’s possible for TTC vehicles to be more crowded than they already are at rush hour. The...
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Looks like Rob Ford was wrong: Ottawa says it doesn’t need a pile of provincial cash to help with Sheppard after all
Okay, this is just weird. Today the Toronto Star is reporting It turns out that since the Sheppard LRT no longer exists, Ottawa is...
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Sheppard subway poised to eat the TTC chief’s job—and maybe Karen Stintz and streetcars, too
The big story this morning from the Toronto Star and Globe and Mail is that the mayor’s office—either Rob Ford himself or...
City News
Provincial Liberals blame Rob Ford for GTA transit woes; we admire the province’s chutzpah
As they gear up for the October election, the provincial Liberals have devised a simple plan: reduce their vulnerability to...
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Sheppard Subway extension gets a half-billion dollars more expensive; meanwhile, brothers Ford get upset
If Gordon Chong suddenly decided to organize, say, a parade this summer , we’re pretty sure Rob Ford wouldn’t want to...
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Eglinton residents worried that Transit City’s crosstown LRT won’t make the streets any prettier
The NDP announced yesterday morning that its election platform would include funds for the TTC (and other transit systems across...
City News
Five things we learned about Doug Ford from Saturday’s Globe and Mail
Doug Ford is a toughie for Toronto press corps to write about. Officially, he’s just another councillor, and a really green one...
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David Miller makes a doc for the CBC, tries to burnish his rep by appealing to T.O.’s New York envy
Since his election last October, Rob Ford has been waging a war against pretty much every part of David Miller ’s...
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What the heck is happening on Finch?
Finch Avenue West is one of the lingering casualties of Rob Ford’s war on Transit City. One of the busiest bus routes in...
Real Estate News
Fusty columnist meets the listicle: the Star presents Toronto’s most beautiful buildings
At first glance, Toronto Star architecture columnist Christopher Hume isn’t who we'd expect to jump ship to the wild world of...
Real Estate News
Rob Ford’s next war on David Miller’s legacy: Waterfront Toronto
After putting an end to Transit City and declaring the “war on the car” over, Rob Ford is apparently looking for new leftist...
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Ford is breaking all the rules—but is it political swagger or a worrisome pattern?
Like any newly elected politician, Rob Ford is trying to make the most of his honeymoon period. In the early months of the...
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Ford’s Transit Plan is finally out, and McGuinty wins the “Getting Ford to Compromise” prize
Looks like Mayor Rob Ford has picked up on the way a city is supposed to work: behind schedule, all the time. All it took was a...
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407 extension approved with a blank cheque, in latest example of Liberal seat-protection
As part of its recent spending restraint, the Liberal government of Ontario, led by Dalton McGuinty , truncated its plans to...
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Sarah Thomson makes her MPP candidacy, riding and party official
End the rumours, here are the facts: Sarah Thomson , one-time candidate for mayor and then champion for anyone-but-Ford , is...
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If Ford Nation can’t get cash out of Premier McGuinty, could they squeeze it out of Premier Hudak?
We mentioned last week that Mayor Rob Ford is threatening to campaign against the Liberal government if Dalton McGuinty doesn’t...
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First poll since the election gives Rob Ford a 60 per cent approval rating—but people love his policies even more
Rob Ford won the 2010 election with 47 per cent of the vote, and has since entered a nice stretch of political honeymoon, where...
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Most unsurprising news of the day: Ford wants private cash to help build subways
Ever since Rob Ford won the election and declared subways for all, the big question has been where the city would find the money...
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Rob Ford’s Transit City II: how will the mayor get it from campaign promise to reality?
When Mayor Rob Ford announced that “Transit City is over” and that he was replacing it with “Transportation City” (gutting...
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Canada Day Bar Cart: Summer sips
Make the most of this momentous occasion with these easy sippers, including wines, brews, spirits and low-alcohol bevs
Best New Restaurants
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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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
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
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
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
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An all-Canadian wine festival is coming to Fort York
Elbows Up aims to make it easier (and cheaper) to buy Canadian-made bottles
Food & Drink
This Toronto Italian restaurant is launching a pasta tasting menu made with all-Canadian ingredients
It’s Amano Trattoria’s elbows-up moment
City News
A high-tech greenhouse in King City is sticking it to Trump’s tariffs
How to reduce our reliance on American farmers? Rely on robot ones instead
Food & Drink
“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