A Peel region drug dealer got off with no prison time on Friday after a judge found that police officers beat him, searched his home illegally, and then lied about their behaviour in court. Superior Court Justice Deena Baltman said the officers—who are involved in many other drug cases in the region—showed contempt for basic [...]

Kensington Market’s popular Pedestrian Sundays are going to be happening a lot more frequently this year, but neighbourhood residents and businesspeople are hoping they won’t be as raucous. The Kensington Market Business Improvement Area’s board of directors voted this week to close the Market to vehicular traffic on every Sunday from the end of May [...]

Sports coverage tends to focus on major league teams, but every day in Toronto people make fun (and sometimes wacky) activities an important part of their lives. Sporting Goods looks at some of these. Mark Sokolski tightens his grip on the handle as every anxious eye in the room settles on him. The puck starts [...]

The ladies are all dressed in black, but the mood is definitely jovial, and it’s one shared by the packed house. Everyone here for WDWMKR’S Irish Wake has come to laugh, and the ladies throwing it for themselves wanted it that way; they’ve decided to call it quits while everyone still remembers their all-female comedy [...]

I Want Your Job finds Torontonians who make a living doing exactly what they love to do, in any field, and for any salary, and asks them how they did it. Name: Adrianne Pieczonka Job: Opera singer There’s a certain stereotype associated with female opera singers—particularly soprano leads—that conjurs up a particular four-letter word that [...]

For two weeks every December, Torontoist recaps the year that’s winding down by nominating the best Heroes and worst Villains among all people, places, things, and ideas which had an influence on the city in the preceeding 12 months. And then, it’s up to you. Here is who you, Torontoist readers, have deemed Superhero and [...]

The year is almost over and everyone is in a celebratory mood, but what about all the loose ends? Here are four 2011 mysteries, and estimates of our chances of seeing them solved in the future. Rob Ford’s Telephone Manners When Rob Ford repeatedly called 911 on a CBC crew that had arrived unannounced at [...]

Earlier this month, TIFF held a one-day conference on women in film, games, and new media, the second in its Nexus series at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. (In total there will be four conferences, each with a unique theme.) The Nexus events are important for Toronto because they harness TIFF’s pan-industry reach to introduce the [...]

MUSIC: The Amici Chamber Ensemble decided to ask some of Toronto’s most devoted classical critics—John van Driel of Classical 96.3 FM, John Terauds of the Toronto Star, and Colin Eatock of the Globe and Mail—to pick the selections for tonight’s concert, entitled Critic’s Choice: What They Want to Hear. In addition to pieces by Beethoven, [...]

Even before his death, Jack Layton’s moustache enjoyed a kind of iconic status. Now that he’s gone, it has become an oddly poignant symbol. Mourners scribbled images of it in chalk on the concrete pavers at Nathan Phillips Square. It’s fitting that money raised during Movember—which uses moustaches as a fundraising tool—benefits treatment for prostate [...]

HEALTH: Flu season is upon us, so there’s no better time to adopt a healthier lifestyle. The Whole Life Expo, Canada’s largest showcase of natural health, alternative medicine, and eco-friendly living, returns for a weekend filled with speakers, exhibitors, and plenty of tips to lead you toward the path of greener living. Metro Toronto Convention [...]

In a partnership that lasted from the mid-1890s until 1923, Frank Darling and John A. Pearson left an indelible mark on the streetscape of Toronto and communities across the country with grand bank buildings, early skyscrapers, university buildings, and cultural institutions. Although a full inventory of their commissions is too long to list, their work [...]