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“It’s like hiring an army of sloths”: Councillor Josh Matlow on the city’s excruciatingly slow snow removal
The councillor for Toronto–St. Paul’s discusses his ire over Toronto’s $1.5-billion privatized snow plows, what we could learn from Montreal and his personal shovelling saga
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“Toronto can be one of the world’s great cities”: New chief planner Jason Thorne on his grand designs
After a decade in Hamilton, Thorne has been selected as our planner in chief. With traffic in gridlock, transit ever-delayed and housing far from affordable, he’s got his work cut out for him
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Editor’s Letter: How bike lanes became a scapegoat for all of Toronto’s traffic angst
Cycling infrastructure is intended to elevate a city from a place where the car is king to one where commuters have safe, healthy alternatives. So why, in Toronto, does it face such fierce opposition?
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“People are fed up”: How congestion pricing could save Toronto from its hellish traffic
New York has started charging divers who are getting behind the wheel at peak hours, and its streets already generate less road rage. Could the same be true in our traffic jam of a city?
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Deep Dives
Meeting Mr. Right: What a Pierre Poilievre election win could mean for Toronto
Anti-Trudeau sentiment has officially breached the GTA. But what does the alternative look like? Here, 12 prognosticators weigh in on the impact of a Poilievre government for Canada’s largest city
Deep Dives
Train Wreck: The bone-rattling reality of Ontario Line construction
Toronto residents in the path of the Ontario Line are living in a foundation-cracking, rat-infested hellscape. True tales from the epicentre
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Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war
The Ontario Line will plow through peaceful neighbourhoods, expropriate houses, displace businesses and create gridlock for years. Is it worth it?
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Dear Urban Diplomat: What can I do about the pushy newspaper guy at my subway stop?
"This guy is next-level annoying"
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“It’s a necessary evil”: Scarborough commuters on the real cost of the subway extension
With Rob Ford no longer mayor and the Gardiner debate temporarily settled, there's now officially nothing in Toronto politics more...
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Q&A: Andy Byford, the TTC’s top executive, staunchest defender and chief apology specialist
Most Toronto transit riders have experienced at least one moment of hopelessness about the state of the TTC—but Andy Byford...
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“The price is a bit high, but it’s worth it for the peace of mind”: why people are paying $27.50 to ride the UP Express
The long, anxiety-ridden journey to Pearson Airport is a Toronto tradition—but now, for some people, it's a thing of the...
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Why the Gardiner East decision, whatever it is, won’t be “evidence based”
Pity the 5,200 souls who drive the eastern stretch of the Gardiner during morning rush hour. They are getting a good whipping in...
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Reasons to Love Toronto Now: because the new Union Station was worth the wait
Some 213,000 GO commuters pass through Union Station every weekday—that’s more than twice the daily traffic of Pearson...
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I’d pay tolls to drive on the Gardiner—but only if everyone else does, too
I’ve already argued in favour of the hybrid option for the Gardiner Expressway, which would keep the eastern section of the...
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John Tory re-announces a transit line that was supposed to have been built by now
At a joint press conference this morning with Ontario transportation minister Steven Del Duca , competent person and Toronto mayor...
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Will Toronto really adopt 30-kilometre-per-hour speed limits on residential streets?
THE IDEA Toronto has long flirted with the prospect of reducing the speed limits on its residential streets to 30 kilometres per...
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John Tory celebrates the fact that Queen’s Park has noticed SmartTrack
Normal guy and Toronto mayor John Tory spent some of Thursday celebrating what he said was a milestone for his mayoralty: a...
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We should admire the Gardiner Expressway, not tear it down
First, a confession: I love the Gardiner Expressway, not for its utility but for its aesthetic beauty. I kid you not. I am...
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Dear Urban Diplomat: can I hate my fellow TTC riders for not giving up seats for me and my toddler?
Dear Urban Diplomat, I’m a young dad, and I take my 16-month-old son to and from daycare on the subway during rush hour. Is it...
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Dear Urban Diplomat: what should I do about an annoying e-biker?
Dear Urban Diplomat, Every day on my commute along Eastern Avenue, this guy on an electric bike zooms past my car, sometimes in...
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Could the Scarborough RT really become a High Line–style elevated park?
THE IDEA Last Friday at city hall, TTC CEO Andy Byford surprised city councillors by reminding them that his staff are still...
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“We got our LCBO, so we’re good”: Liberty Villagers on their neighbourhood’s bad rap
Liberty Village takes a lot of flack, and it's easy to see why. It's a heavily developed condo community that's cut off from the...
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Dear Urban Diplomat: am I a bad person for leaving my newspaper on the subway?
Dear Urban Diplomat, I’m new to the city, and I read Metro during my morning commute. Am I littering if I leave my used copy on...
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Smoother traffic is only the beginning: John Tory’s parking crackdown will change the way Toronto works
Attention Toronto drivers: your heaping helping of schadenfreude is ready. For all the times you’ve ever been stuck behind an...
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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
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
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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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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?
Deep Dives
Almost
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
Deep Dives
“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
Deep Dives
Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025
For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead
Deep Dives
The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own
After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports
Deep Dives
The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024
Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it
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Food & Drink
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
Food & Drink
“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
Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
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These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you
Toronto bars and restaurants are partnering with their favourite distillers, winemakers and brewers to produce custom-made drinks. Here, nine crushable new concoctions