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Pan Am win opens city's wallet in hard times
Key aquatic centre, housing on the way, but Smitherman urges caution on budget
From Globe T.O.
Toronto's Middle East proxy war
When Jerusalem's top PR man set out to re-brand his country abroad, he chose Toronto as his test market.
From Globe T.O.
Love in the time of bloggeria
Toronto's First Couple of online confession break up, go silent and then go ballistic
Live from the Rocket
TTC chief goes off the rails
Appearing on a streetcar near you, Adam Giambrone will host his own TV show on CP24. Mark Schatzker imagines the results
Parties
Baycrest gala: Dancing with Toronto's Stars
The fundraiser featured stellar dance performances from guests, including developer Sam Reisman and Argos co-owner David Cynamon
Latest In Toronto
About that mansion that burned down last week ...
The 10,295-square-foot Chedington was once home to a full-scale movie theatre
Dentist's slaying shocks Annex residents
Investigators eager to interview Gerald Robert Brown's live-in companion, who they are calling a witness
Writer, ex-Raptor team up to help boys shape a book
Project part of effort by Toronto school board to get boys more engaged in learning
Toronto police identify woman who died in blaze
Marie Speck's body discovered Tuesday
A Toronto neighbourhood where the middle class, students and the needy live on one street
Plan in works to raze, rebuild Seaton House
TTC proposes fare hike
TTC considers a $126 monthly pass, $3 one-time fare
Finance officials propose new and higher user fees
$50 charge for opening an account to pay property taxes, among fees being proposed by city finance officials
GTA house sales up 64% in October
Strong sales driven by houses worth more than $750,000, new report says
Two charges dropped in vigilante grocer case
David Chen no longer facing kidnapping, concealed weapons charges
Fiscal novelties give Toronto some wiggle room
10-year budget reveals plan to cash in Hydro loan, switch to 30-year borrowing terms
John Tory tops Toronto mayor poll
The former provincial Conservative leader isn't officially in the race, but has a significant lead in wide-open race to replace David Miller
Toronto Star launches restructuring
Newspaper offers employee buyouts, says layoffs and contracting-out are possible
National union takes over York University local
‘Serious financial issues' prompting local executive to vote for new administrator include debt topping $1-million, poor record-keeping
Toronto homicide victim had gang ties
Conflicting accounts over shooting in Greektown neighbourhood late Monday; few witnesses stepping forward. Victim known to police.
Swine flu 'wearing the face of our beautiful son'
Father's eulogy marvels at ‘the Evan effect,' the 13-year-old flu victim's capacity to touch the lives of others
Arts
James Kudelka's Living Dances
A quirky take on the misery of others
August: Osage County is a movable, delicious feast
Tracy Letts's delightfully dysfunctional family lands in Toronto
Aretha Franklin: giving the Queen of Soul her propers
You know what she's looking for. As she revs up for a Toronto gig, here are five artists looking for a little piece of her
Monsters of Folk to play Massey Hall
A supergroup of folk and rock talent stop in Toronto on their fall tour
Real Estate
Banking on T.O.
The financial industry's strength is attracting worldwide talent to Bay Street - and giving a big boost to the high-end real estate market
Restaurant Reviews
Restaurant review: La Brehandaise Creperie
Queen Street West's latest crepe joint ladles on the French culture, but skimps out on flavour
Restaurant review: School Bakery & Café
The place has a cool classroom-themed look, but the food gets a failing grade
Restaurant review: Milagro
Go norte, Mexican food lovers
Restaurant review: Agostino's
Yonge and Eg: Signor Agostino is in the 'hood
Sports
Gaston gets one more year
MLB club confirms popular 65-year-old manager will return for one more season before taking on role as consultant
Komisarek returns to Montreal
Maple Leafs defenceman expects the boo-birds to be out when he steps on the ice against former team Saturday night
Eskimos keep hopes alive
A 58-yard interception return by T.J. Hill boosted Edmonton's playoff aspirations while leading them past Toronto 36-10
From Globe T.O.
How to defend Michael Bryant
If the former political star faces a courtroom for his role in the death of bike courier Darcy Allan Sheppard, the case will hinge on CSI-like forensics
Toronto photographers find beauty among ruins
Taking pictures of abandoned buildings started as a hobby for the amateur photographers in DK Photo Group. Now their exploits are becoming a new reality show
Toronto's scariest Halloween displays
Ghosts and jack-o'-lanterns don't cut it any more. The key is to be neighbourhood specific, and go for the throat.
The battle for Brampton
Sikhs from Ruby Dhalla's riding are defecting in droves to the Conservatives, marking a huge shift in immigrant politics and giving Stephen Harper his first foothold in the traditionally Liberal GTA
More from Marcus Gee
Vigilante shopkeeper's arrest is not a case of Canadian wimpiness
Our citizen's arrest laws are no softer than the international norm
Time to chuck our views on recycling into the bin
Carefully sorting through garbage is a waste of time and money, and accrues very little – if any – benefit to the planet
Cash crunch puts Toronto in a Dickens of a situation
This year's Micawberish budget, passed in the midst of a punishing recession, grew by more than $500-million to $8.7-billion. … Who is going to pay for it all?
It's time to teach parents the benefits of closing half-empty schools
While smaller schools can have a cozy feel, we should reject the 'romantic notion that a smaller school is a more welcoming school'
Inside City Hall
Toronto budget chief muses about new taxes, stirs fury
Councillor Shelley Carroll finds she has some explaining to do
Parties
Des McAnuff and Antoni Cimolino dinner
At a party honouring the Stratford festival's artistic and general directors, guests sent their regards to Broadway
Booby Ball: The Cruise
Ahoy! Guests took to the high seas (okay, to a room overlooking Lake Ontario) to raise money and awareness for breast cancer
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Theatre
Setting lessens ghost story's fright factor
Moving the action from floor to floor and room to room makes things less spooky, not more
Photogallery
Toronto 18
In pictures
We Day's Jonas surprise
Kevin, Nick and Joe brought an estimated 16,000 screaming teens to their feet in Toronto
GTA Traffic
Happening now on the roads
Southbound DVP reopened at Eglinton. Live cameras and updates
Globe investigation
Toronto's new murder capital
Gang battle has left six dead in the past six months
Killing them with kindness
Kate Hammer's investigation into the Toronto Humane Society
Technology
Google gives Canadians a 'Street View'
Residents of several cities can now check out their front lawns online
Acquitted in earlier axe-murder trial, suspect admitted to crime on video
Ashleigh Pechaluk made the confession to police in death of Dennis Hoy; her former lover, Nicola Puddicombe, is now on trial for the killing