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Q&A: George Smitherman on medical marijuana, becoming a single dad and that Rob Ford “shit”
You recently announced that you’re getting into the weed business, which seems like an odd career choice: former health...
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One-time mayoral candidate George Smitherman is getting into the medical-marijuana biz
What does life after losing an election to Rob Ford look like? For George Smitherman , the second-place finisher in 2010’s...
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Ezra Levant thinks George Smitherman’s personal tragedy is somehow unfair to Rob Ford
On Monday, Christopher Peloso , husband of one-time mayoral candidate and former deputy premier George Smitherman , was found dead...
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George Smitherman’s husband, Christopher Peloso, found dead
Christopher Peloso , husband of one-time mayoral candidate and former deputy premier George Smitherman , has been found...
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George Smitherman and Deepa Mehta endorse woman who is not running for mayor
Toronto's mayoral elections are notorious for being drawn-out, soul-crushing marathons—and that's when they start on...
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UPDATED: George Smitherman’s husband found alive near Landsdowne and Dupont
Well, this is troubling: Christopher Peloso, the husband of former health minister and mayoral candidate George Smitherman , has...
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Philip Preville: Ford Nation is not who you think it is
Crackgate revealed that the city’s crippling political divide isn’t between downtowners and suburbanites—it’s between the...
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Mayor In Waiting: an inside look at Olivia Chow’s political ambitions
Olivia Chow’s public mourning after Jack Layton’s death cast her in a new light: dignified, likeable and, well, mayoral. Toronto wants her to run, but does she want Toronto?
City News
Glen Murray and Kathleen Wynne are running for the Ontario Liberal Party leadership
The race to be the next leader of the Ontario Liberal Party is now, finally, an actual race. Three weeks quietly passed following...
City News
The Moment: Dalton McGuinty’s emergency exit
During his nine years as premier, Dalton McGuinty displayed a magical ability to maintain the squeaky clean persona of Premier...
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Reaction Roundup: Premier Dalton McGuinty steps down and adjourns the legislature
We’ve never really thought of Dalton McGuinty as a big-surprises kind of guy, but Premier Dad shocked the province last night by...
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QUOTED: George Smitherman predicts whether Rob Ford will win a second term
— George Smitherman, whose own mayoral aspirations didn’t exactly pan out, on why Rob Ford will likely pull off a win in the...
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The man who raised millions for George Smitherman’s campaign is helping get Rob Ford re-elected
It’s no secret Rob Ford is thinking ahead to the 2014 election—and now he has landed fundraising veteran Ralph Lean to...
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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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Rob Ford opts out of attending a “gentle” and “welcoming” gay outreach event
Rob Ford has remained non-committal about whether or not he’d forgo all Pride events this year (we believe his exact words were...
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Sun News Network’s David Menzies makes Rob Ford’s radio show that much more offensive
The Sun News Network’ s David Menzies managed to be more controversial than Rob and Doug Ford on the brothers’ radio show this...
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Quoted: A melodramatic George Smitherman on what he’ll rue for now and forever
—Former Ontario health minister George Smitherman during hearings held earlier this week at Queen’s Park, admitting he wishes...
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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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Rob Ford’s powers as mayor may not be as grand as he thinks they are
With Rob Ford’ s transit plans poised to grind to a rather embarrassing halt after a local law firm, solicited by Councillor Joe...
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Ed Keenan has a plan for Rob Ford—but is the mayor really the reasonable guy Keenan needs him to be?
In this week’s issue of The Grid, Edward Keenan offers a “five-point plan” to help Rob Ford right his crashing and burning...
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Dalton McGuinty warns voters about what a Rob Ford (er, Tim Hudak) win in the provincial election victory could mean for Ontario
With polls showing a dead heat in the provincial election race and no clear winner in Tuesday night’s debate, Dalton McGuinty is...
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David Miller’s name is being floated for the NDP’s top spot, but can anyone from Toronto win (again)?
With Jack Layton’ s moving funeral now behind us, the new week has NDP candidates quietly leaking their intentions to run to the...
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NAFTA challenges, energy board rulings and the sell-off of AECL: is Ontario’s energy plan unravelling?
One of George Smitherman ’s crowning achievements in provincial politics was the establishment of the Green Energy Act, a...
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After an upstart showing at the Aussie Open, Milos Raonic upsets at the French
We had high hopes for young Milos at this year’s French Open . The pride of Thornhill had set a blistering pace so far in...
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Summer Camp Directory 2026
Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages
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’s Best Restaurants returns for its 10th-anniversary edition on June 8
General admission tickets are now on sale for Toronto’s biggest culinary night, featuring top chefs, restaurants and drinks
Big Stories
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
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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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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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For Sale: 92 Arjay Crescent
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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For Sale: 171 Durant Ave
This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot
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For Sale: 50 First Avenue
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
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For Sale: 75 Queen Street
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