3 h. ago Toronto Blue Jays playoff hero almost gave up on baseball entirely

For those tuning in to the Toronto Blue Jays this week for the first time in a while, Nathan Lukes wouldn't really look all that out of place from any other player on the team.In 12 at-bats, Lukes put up four hits and picked up five runs batted in to help the Blue Jays knock off the New York Yankees in a four-game ALDS series.Lukes' biggest moment came with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning of Game 4, delivering a two-run single that would end up bringing home the series-winning run.Nathan for YouNathan Lukes delivers a clutch 2-run single in the 7th! pic.twitter.com/cIvnwP7ExS— MLB (@MLB) October 9, 2025But Lukes, who made his MLB debut at age 28 with the Blue Jays back in 2023, admitted this week that he almost retired from baseball while still in the minors.A 2015 seventh-round draft pick by Cleveland out of Sacramento State, Lukes' path to playoff hero wasn't exactly straightforward. Only a year after being drafted, he was traded to the Tamp...

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17 h. ago An entire Toronto loft building just hit the market for $5 million

Everyone knows that living in a hard loft is a coolness status symbol in Toronto.The exposed brick, wooden beams, and visible ductwork give that effortlessly stylish, industrial look that makes even the most basic IKEA sofa feel curated. Honestly, these places look good empty.So what's cooler than living in a hard loft? Correct answer: owning 11 of them.A bright and airy kitchen in one of the units. And while most of Toronto's hard lofts are owned by massive commercial real estate firms, a strange but exciting opportunity has just cropped up.A living room with exposed beams and hardwood floors. The building at 1463 Davenport Rd. is also known as "Iron Factory Lofts" because, back in the day, blacksmiths used to work in this area. Today, it's a multi-unit residential property, and it just hit the market for $5,300,000.Another unit. This offering presents an opportunity to own an entire boutique loft building in one of the city's fastest-e...

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3 d. ago Toronto sports bar launches new challenge where you eat 6 lbs of ribs in under an hour

A Toronto sports bar just introduced a new eating challenge that'll have you slam six pounds of beef in under an hour.While the Toronto Blue Jays look to extend their two-game winning streak against the New York Yankees tonight, fans can engage in a little bit of healthy competition themselves at Real Sports Bar."Healthy," of course, is used facetiously here, because this challenge is more likely to have you running home to put on your stretchy pants than running the bases.Eating challenges are a kitschy — albeit hard to watch — offering at no small number of restaurants across the continent. Heck, there was an entire TV show devoted to them for over a decade.For Toronto's part, though, the options for folks intent on exploring the absolute limit of their stomach capacities are decidedly limited. That's where Real Sports comes in.Their recently revamped menu features, among the usual suspects of mozzarella sticks and chicken wings, the ominousl...

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4 d. ago Here's why the Toronto Blue Jays pulled Trey Yesavage in historic Yankees beatdown

Even in perhaps the best two-game stretch of his entire run as Toronto Blue Jays manager, John Schneider knows that he's not always going to be the most popular guy in town.On Sunday, Schneider's Blue Jays pulled off a game anyone in attendance will probably never forget.While Toronto scored 13 runs on the day to take a 2-0 series lead over the New York Yankees, the biggest star of the game was starting pitcher Trey Yesavage, who put on one of the best performances anyone's ever had wearing a Jays uniform.In just 5.1 innings of work (and only his fourth-ever MLB start), the 22-year-old rookie made Jays postseason history with a franchise-record 11 strikeouts on the day, giving up no hits and just one walk.But he actually could've probably had a better performance, had he not been pulled after just 78 pitches. More than half-way to what would've been the first no-hitter in Blue Jays playoff history, Schneider decided he'd rather play the percentages and let Ye...

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8 d. ago Where to eat and drink in neighbourhood just ranked Toronto's coolest

A Toronto neighbourhood was just named one of the coolest in the entire world — here's everywhere you need to eat and drink when you visit."Coolness" is subjective. In our opinion, anyway. Coolness can't be counted, measured or described. It's as transient as the water in a river. Just ask anyone who enthusiastically wore stretchy tattoo chokers in the '90s. Or the twenty-tens, for that matter.Still, despite coolness's characteristically translucent quality, there will always be places and things that are, indeed, "cool." Typically, it's cool people who call the shots. If a cool person says it's cool, it's cool.How many more times do you think we can say cool in this article? Hint: it's more than you think.That's more or less the methodology behind Time Out Magazine's annual list of the coolest neighbourhoods around the world. The British magazine rounds up the coolest connections its editorial team...

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8 d. ago Modern Toronto mansion that feels like art gallery costs a whopping $25 million

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to live in a high-design art gallery that also happens to be a house, one of Toronto's newest luxury listings might answer that for you.The 211 Dunvegan Rd. estate in the ritzy Forest Hill neighbourhood just hit the market for a casual $25,000,000, and it's the kind of place that makes you stop and stare.The façade alone makes a grand statement before even stepping inside. Defined by elongated horizontal brickwork and huge panes of glass, the design feels both sculptural and grounded — a deliberate effect, according to listing agents Adam Weiner and Michael Silverberg.The dramatic, sculptural staircase. "This is not merely the premier residence in Forest Hill," Silverberg told blogTO. "It stands among the most significant works of residential architecture in all of Toronto."The kitchen and family room. Even the doors are entirely unique to this property, with each door prin...

Economics

9 d. ago Toronto Blue Jays ALDS tickets are selling at completely bonkers prices

The Toronto Blue Jays will play postseason baseball this weekend, and the cost to get into the Rogers Centre is hefty.There is no question that Toronto baseball fans are excited to watch the Blue Jays in the postseason. This is the first time since 2016 that the team will play in the ALDS, and expectations are sky-high after winning the AL East division for the first time since 2015.Add that hype to the Blue Jays' opponent being either one of the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox, and suddenly, you have one of the hottest ticket events in the entire country.Toronto will host three ALDS games starting on Saturday, and the cost of tickets has exploded. As of Tuesday afternoon, the cheapest tickets available on Ticketmaster are $308 for 500-level seats in Game 1.TicketmasterThe most expensive tickets for Game 1 are going for upwards of $3,000 for seats in the Ticketmaster Lounge at Rogers Centre. This is also the cheapest of the three ALDS games being played in Toronto.F...

Economics

9 d. ago Hidden Toronto compound that was once a dairy just hit the market

Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood has no shortage of cool houses, but this one might take the cake — or, more accurately, the milk crate.Once home to Harry's Dairy, the shop that delivered milk by horseback to local cottages in the 1890s, this legendary property at 67 Elm Grove Ave. has been reimagined into one of the city's most unique and creative homes.And now? It's for sale — in two separate pieces.The secluded entrance to 67 Elm Grove Ave. Realtor Michael Majeski explains that what was once Harry's Dairy compound is now two listings, but three houses.A bedroom with custom millwork and limewashed walls. The first is 67 Elm Grove Ave., which includes two homes on one lot: the original dairy — now a jaw-dropping converted warehouse residence — and an attached three-storey Victorian that fronts Elm Grove Ave.The living room of 69 Elm Grove Ave. The second is 69 Elm Grove Ave., a separate semi-detached duplex t...

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1 week ago Huge $5M Toronto estate with saltwater pool and private creek is basically a resort

With almost 3 million people living in an increasingly cramped Toronto, huge acre-sized estates are almost mythical — unless you're Drake-level rich and living in the Bridle Path.But one of the last remaining estate-sized properties in Etobicoke just hit the market, and surprisingly, it's listed for under $5 million.Sure, it isn't exactly pocket change, but it's a far cry from the $50-million mega-mansions in the Bridle Path — and this one actually comes with more land.The front of the house and driveway leading up to the property. Sitting on an incredible 1.676-acre lot, 19 Lorraine Gdns. feels worlds away from the city despite being just minutes from Sherway Gardens and Pearson Airport.A home office. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to secure a lot this size so close to everything in the city," says realtor David Bradica, who notes that the home has only ever had two owners since it was built in 1954.The saltwater pool ...

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2 w. ago Entire food festival dedicated to just garlic wafts into Toronto this weekend

If you, like us, believe there's no such thing as too much garlic, you're in luck: an entire festival devoted to it is coming to Toronto.We may be on the cusp of spooky season, but vampires ought to give Toronto a wide berth this weekend as the cherished annual Toronto Garlic Festival makes its grand return.Back for its 14th year, the festival is coming in hot, ready to drench Spadina Road in allium-scented goodness this Sunday, Sept. 28.The annual festival is a celebration of the yearly fall garlic harvest, and while you will be able to pick up plenty of whole bulbs to use in your pasta, stir-fries, and salad dressings, there's a whole lot more than just straight-up garlic on offer at the festival.Expect a lineup of food vendors brimming with garlic-scented goodness, serving up everything from fries with garlic aioli and garlic-crusted popcorn to over-the-top offerings like a whole-roasted Suckling Pig stuffed with 50 garlic bulbs.You know, something for every...

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2 w. ago Dragon's Den star's family chapel in Ontario is back on the market for $6M

While GTA real estate has given us plenty of delulu moments over the past decade, this property at 7788 Yonge St. might just win the grand prize.The modest two-bedroom, two-bathroom bungalow in Vaughan is currently listed for a jaw-dropping $6,188,000.Yes, you read that right. Over. Six. Million. Dollars.The foyer. The listing tries to pitch it as a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" surrounded by multi-million-dollar estates, but let's be real — it's basically an average house that backs onto one of the busiest streets in the city.The living room. Even more absurd? This place first hit the market in 2024 for an eye-watering $8 million before sliding to $6.8 million earlier this year, and now to its current (still totally bonkers) price tag.A bedroom. For context: the average home in the area sells for about $1.6 million, and the most expensive recent sale was just over $5 million. So it would seem this listing isn't just ...

Economics

3 w. ago Bank of Canada to Cut as Tariffs Hit Jobs Market: Decision Guide

The Bank of Canada is likely to resume cutting interest rates on Wednesday amid mounting evidence US tariffs are damaging the economy and labor market.

Economics

3 w. ago Huge stretch of TTC subway spanning almost 7km to shut down for entire weekend

A significant stretch of the TTC subway will shut down for the entire weekend of Sept. 20 and 21, 2025, leaving Toronto commuters with almost seven kilometres of transit planning headaches to navigate.The TTC plans to shutter service on a large stretch of the Line 2 - Bloor Danforth subway for the duration of the coming weekend, covering roughly 6.8 kilometres extending from Keele Station to the line's western terminus at Kipling.Shuttle buses will be available for commuters requiring service on this leg of the route, though these replacement buses will have to contend with mixed Bloor Street traffic.The latest in a string of closures throughout 2025, the TTC attributes the coming service outage to signal work. In total, a whopping 38 different weekend closures were planned for service and upgrades as of the start of 2025.Throughout the closure, passengers will still be able to access the stations along this portion of Line 2 — Keele, High Park, Runnymede, Jane, Old Mill, ...

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3 w. ago This $4 million Toronto property has doubled its price in just 5 years

Toronto real estate math doesn't always math, ya know?For example, this Toronto house in the Beaches is now apparently worth double the price it was a few years earlier, despite having half the land. Let me explain.Back in 2020, 176 Kenilworth Ave. was a dated four-bedroom, two-bathroom house that finally sold for $2,430,000 after sitting on the market for six months.The back of the house showing both lots. The old listing called it a "grand dame" and dangled the idea of a potential lot severance into two 26-by-170 parcels. Builders were told to dream big.An office on the third floor of the home with a balcony. And dream big, they did. Fast forward just five years, and that oversized lot has been severed into two. The original house is gone, and in its place stand a pair of ultra-modern homes.The dining room. Now, one of them — 174 Kenilworth Ave. — just hit the market for a cool $4,299,000.The primary ensuite. The ne...

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4 w. ago This $5 million townhouse in an old Toronto mansion is pure class

Most townhouses in Toronto are narrow new builds with more stairs than anyone should reasonably have to climb.But the townhomes at 35 Rosedale Rd.? They feel like they should come with a British title, a butler, a trust fund, and maybe a tiny dog named Winston. Basically, it's old money meets modern luxury.Originally a grand single-family home, this mansion is known as the Captain Samuel Crangle House.The covered front porch. Built in 1891 in the Queen Anne Revival style by architects Henry Gordon and Grant Helliwell — the duo behind several University of Toronto buildings and some of the city's most beautiful churches — it's a stunner.The foyer. Think bay windows, ornate trimwork, warm hardwood floors, and classic brickwork that transports you straight to Victorian England.One of the bedrooms with built-in storage. Eventually, the mansion was converted into condo townhomes, and they almost never hit the market.A little office nook. In fac...

Economics

last month The Doubletree by Hilton has unveiled 124 new apartments at its core

New apartments have hit the downtown London rental market, and they're in the Hilton hotel on King Street.

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