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QUOTED: Adam Vaughan explains what raccoons have to do with his proposed bullet ban
—Councillor Adam Vaughan, on why a bylaw restricting the storage, sale and use of ammunition in Toronto makes perfect sense...
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Rob Ford finally reveals a plan (or five) for Toronto
Rob Ford has ended the months-long “what is the mayor’s agenda?” guessing game (FYI, Transit City bingo was way more fun) by...
City News
Q&A: Paul Godfrey, chair of the OLG, is on a mission to bring a Las Vegas–style casino to Toronto
You were a popular politician, brought the Blue Jays to town, resuscitated the National Post and cleaned up the OLG. Does the...
City News
The weirdest mayoralty ever—the inside story of Rob Ford’s city hall
On Newstalk 1010, the sly strains of the Hollies hit “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” offered the first clue. Then...
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Councillors try—and fail—to wriggle out of jury duty
A majority of city councillors want to get out of serving jury duty like federal and provincial politicians (making us wonder...
City News
Paul Godfrey really, really wants a casino, and he really, really wants it downtown
Paul Godfrey, chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, still hasn’t given up on the idea of a mega-casino in Toronto...
City News
City council wonders whether to have a casino referendum now, later or never
Let’s hope the peace and love down at city hall continues today as councillors debate whether to put the question of a Toronto...
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Casinos are exactly like state-subsidized “smoking palaces,” according to Marcus Gee
We thought Richard Florida’ s disdain for casinos was intense, but the Globe and Mail’ s Marcus Gee may have him...
City News
Miffed Ontario finance minister tells Toronto plenty of cities would love a casino
Sounding like a spurned suitor, Ontario finance minister Dwight Duncan says if downtown councillors like Adam Vaughan and Mike...
City News
The Anti-Ford: Kristyn Wong-Tam believes Toronto is in better shape than you’re being told
In her first year on city council, Kristyn Wong-Tam hogged the spotlight with proposals to ban shark fin soup, save bike lanes and...
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OLG pushes for a casino in the GTA, downtown councillors push right back
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation wants to open a big ol’ casino in the GTA, which it says will create jobs and spark...
City News
The prospect of a new casino divides councillors along urban/suburban lines (what else is new?)
Meeting in their various community councils on Tuesday, Toronto city councillors discussed the possibility of opening a casino in...
City News
QUOTED: Doug Ford, getting all potty-mouthed about transit (once again)
That’s councillor Doug Ford , claiming that suburban councillors who opposed Rob Ford ’s transit plan are now being inundated...
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Quoted: Rob Ford on “Joe” Stalin, and the city councillors that are apparently just like him
Like his right-hand man Giorgio Mammoliti, Rob Ford can smell the communists in his midst. Ford made the remarks (“Joe”...
City News
Graffiti Wars II: The Empire Strikes Back
Amid layoffs, public jobs getting contracted out and a looming lockout of city workers, the city is hiring three new employees to...
City News
Sun columnist calls city hall deputants “whiners,” then creates silly nicknames for council’s left
Sue-Ann Levy broke out a remarkably uncreative list of nicknames for her favourite lefty councillors in the Toronto Sun today...
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Apparently, city hall is looking to recoup lost revenue on the backs of Toronto children
Toronto’s budget chief Mike Del Grande thinks the city should consider charging two bucks for a swim at an outdoor pool or a...
Real Estate News
City plays Donald Trump—Doug Ford gets excited, Adam Vaughan is not enthused
The City of Toronto is looking to get in on some of that sweet condo boom action, launching a Donald Trump –esque foray into the...
City News
Reaction roundup: guess which city columnist called Rob Ford a “rotund, rich, balding guy from the suburbs”?
Because newspaper columnists love tying their columns to milestones — for instance, say, the first anniversary of Rob Ford’ s...
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City hall councillor wants to bring back free food so that he can sit still
James Pasternak has an idea for making things a little more civil during city council meetings: bring back the snacks. Council...
City News
Doug Ford will not bow to political pressure or children brandishing snacks
Remember when Rob Ford threatened to unleash “Ford Nation” on Premier Dalton McGuinty only to clam up about the provincial...
City News
Doug Ford acquires a new mantle: most recent Toronto city councillor to embarrass himself on the radio
A political rookie, Doug Ford can be forgiven for not knowing that heated calls to talk radio don’t always work out well for...
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Toronto is shaping up to be a battleground for the provincial election (but where’s Ford Nation?)
A raft of new polls on the provincial election race is showing the same thing over and over: where once it looked like Tim Hudak...
City News
Reaction Roundup: Toronto scribes—and readers—react to Toronto Life’s September issue cover story, “Exodus to the Burbs”
In September’s cover story, long-time Toronto Life contributor Philip Preville explores the idea that Toronto is a hostile place...
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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
Deep Dives
Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes
If this city stands any chance of solving the housing crisis, it will need buildings with multiple units in residential neighbourhoods—a move that has many residents saying, “Anywhere but here!”
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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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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
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