5 h. ago Director of Pixar hits dishes up her top Toronto restaurants

Toronto director Domee Shi is a well-documented lover of the city, and she stopped by to share her favourite restaurants in town.While her latest film, Disney Pixar's Elio, doesn't take place in Toronto, Shi's filmography proves adequate evidence of her love for the city she grew up in, particularly seen in her last major feature, Turning Red, which was set in Toronto.Despite the broadening of Shi's cinematic horizons, Toronto maintains a tender spot in the director's heart, and on a recent visit to the city to promote Elio, she sat down to share some of her favourite places to eat when she's back home.The fact that dim sum is the first cuisine Shi seeks out in the city comes as little surprise, given the director's proclivity for depicting Chinese cuisine and culture in her films (hello, have you seen Bao?). She explains that Chinatown's Rol San is her ultimate go-to.    View this post on Instagram     &nb...

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7 h. ago Toronto restaurant with Michelin nod opens offshoot for its famous burgers

The team behind a Michelin-recommended Toronto restaurant just made an unexpected move: opening a new burger joint in the city.Names like Rasa and Sara — at least in the context of food — usually conjure up images of chic interiors, artfully plated dishes and pristine cocktails served in paper-thin crystal glasses. It's that exact commitment to refinement and luxury that has earned them both spots on Toronto's Michelin Guide, after all; Sara with a recommendation and Rasa with a Bib Gourmand.The latest venture from The Food Dudes Group, the team behind both celebrated spots, is treading into more casual territory, though. How juicy.For their next trick, The Food Dudes have launched Rasa Burger, an offshoot of Rasa based entirely around a dish (and I bet you can guess which one it is) that's been one of the restaurant's best-sellers since its inception."Rasa has been around for over a decade, and two dishes have really st...

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10 h. ago Best seafood recipes: A roundup of our favourite seafood dishes

Looking for a tasty fish or seafood recipe to cook for dinner or serve as an appetizer? Try one of these recipes.

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11 h. ago Cook This: 3 ‘reimagined’ Jewish recipes from Arthurs, including challah French toast

Make favourites from one of Montreal's top brunch spots, Arthurs Nosh Bar

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28 h. ago Some Ontario residents will be getting even bigger government payouts in July

Rates for the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) will jump in July, putting a bit more money in the pockets of eligible low-income, working-age provincial residents living with a disability.The provincial government's ODSP benefits pay out up to $1,368 per month for basic needs, such as food, shelter, prescription drugs, and vision care per single person as of June 2025, a number that will increase by 2.8 per cent on July 1.Starting in July, ODSP recipients will be paid out as much as $1,408 monthly — though some recipients may receive more to accommodate the needs of immediate family, transportation to medical appointments, and other factors.So, essentially, recipients will — even in the best-case scenario — receive an additional $40, a sum unlikely to make a significant impact for anyone struggling amid a cost-of-living crisis in Ontario.A release from the province touts the bump in payouts as "the fourth rate increase since we tied ODSP rates to ...

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29 h. ago Hong Kong food tour is a window to Chinese food in Vancouver

Mia Stainsby goes on a food tour with Humid with Chance of Fishballs with founder Virginia Chan trying uniquely Hong Kong dishes.

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40 h. ago Australia’s Beef Industry Can Wait Out Trump Tariffs, Envoy Says

Australia should maintain its cautious approach to the Trump administration’s “reciprocal” tariffs, despite the potential impact on the beef industry which makes up a major part of the nation’s agricultural exports to the US, according to a government trade envoy.

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49 h. ago Cérémonie | Assemblée nationale: Michel Jean et Roch Voisine honorés à Québec par le premier ministre François Legault

Ils font partie des nouveaux récipiendaires de l'Ordre national du Québec.

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49 h. ago Assemblée nationale: Michel Jean et Roch Voisine honorés à Québec par le premier ministre François Legault

Ils font partie des nouveaux récipiendaires de l’Ordre national du Québec.

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52 h. ago Edmonton Oilers already picked as early Stanley Cup favourites in 2026

Cue the doom and gloom. The Edmonton Oilers lost in the Stanley Cup Final. Again. To the Florida Panthers. Again. And somehow, this time seems even worse than the last time around, when they bounced back from a 3-0 series deficit to force Game 7, only to end up losing by the slimmest of margins, […]

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53 h. ago Beauty Buzz: The 3 best beauty products we tried this week from Glow Recipe, Charlotte Tilbury, and Clé de Peau Beauté

Read this before you buy the Glow Recipe Glass Balm, Charlotte Tilbury Lip Contour Duo, and Clé de Peau Beauté Precious Gold Vitality Serum.

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3 d. ago Toronto restaurant known for giving away free meals closing after 9 years

A Toronto restaurant that gained a reputation for offering free meals to the less fortunate will soon be closing after nearly a decade.Leslieville's Samaira's Kitchen has been a fixture on Queen East ever since opening its doors in 2016, whereupon it quickly became a staple for locals thanks to its fast-food favourites.While on the food front, the restaurant became known for its juicy, hearty burgers and gourmet pizzas, it was the owner's inventive solution for combating a growing food security crisis in the community back in 2023 that made Samaira's Kitchen particularly notable.In November of that year, Chef Rajish, the restaurant's owner, began printing meal tickets and posting them in the front window with a sign that promised anyone in need of a meal could take the receipt from the window, bring it to the front counter, and receive their meal for free.Patrons who could afford it were also encouraged to donate meals through the program, which allowed a custome...

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3 d. ago Donald Trump appelle à une «capitulation sans conditions» de l’Iran

Israël et l’Iran ont échangé de nouvelles salves de missiles dans la journée, après des frappes nocturnes réciproques.

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3 d. ago Recipe: A simple, and simply delicious, arugula salad with prosciutto and parmesan

A quick, easy and delicious recipe

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3 d. ago Toronto bakery wins big at Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival

One of Toronto's favourite bakeries just earned another feather in its cap by taking the top prize at Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival.The Stanley Cup finals might be stealing the show for sports fans in Canada right now, but for foodies, another battle was being fought over the weekend: for the title of Ontario's best butter tart.Held annually in Midland, Ont., Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival (which is both the event's official name and an appropriate superlative), bakeries from all across the province flock to the small town in hopes of being recognized for their gooey, sugary confections.The enthusiasm about the festival, which just so happens to be one of the largest butter tart festivals in the entire world, is appropriate, considering the quintessentially Canadian treats were first invented in Barrie, just a short 45-minute drive from Midland, in 1900.Now in its 22nd year, the 2025 edition of the festival welcomed over 200 vendors and upwards of 100,...

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3 d. ago Canada shouldn’t be favourite heading into Gold Cup, captain says

VANCOUVER — One of Canada’s brightest soccer stars doesn’t believe the country should be the favourite heading into the Gold Cup. Canada is a solid squad, striker Jonathan David said, but it has only won the tournament once — and that was 25 years ago. “I think to be favourites in a tournament, you have […]

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4 d. ago No one is building condos in Toronto anymore as market hits 20

Almost every piece of data that has emerged about Toronto real estate in the last year-plus has served as a disheartening blow to anyone with a stake in the market, as the city's once-scorching sector has slowed to a crawl — and keeps waning further.The latest analysis, published by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) on Monday, reinforces that the country's new condo market specifically is in a state of deep turmoil, especially in locales like Toronto and Vancouver, where the housing type has long been a boon to investors.The national housing agency says that as of May, housing starts nationwide have fallen slightly from this time last year, mostly driven by "weak condominium market conditions" in both Toronto and Vancouver that have pulled the stats for these hubs down drastically below this national average.The west coast city broke ground on 10 per cent fewer homes over the co...

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4 d. ago Massive wine festival celebrating Canada lands in Toronto this summer

A brand-new wine festival exclusively celebrating Canadian wineries is coming to Toronto this summer, with unlimited samples and local eats.While countries like Italy, France and even New Zealand tend to hog the spotlight on the world wine stage, Canada just so happens to be home to some great wineries of its own, and it's only fair that they get their time to shine, too.Enter Elbows Up Coast-to-Coast Wine Fair, which is taking over Fort York this July for one whole day spent saluting the country's best grape growers.Co-opting the hockey phrase made popular by Canadian comedy legend Mike Myers as a response to tariff threats from below the border, the brand-new wine festival was born out of the desire to uplift boozy beverages cultivated on home turf.At the inaugural installment of the festival, you can expect to explore over 25 different wineries based everywhere from B.C.'s Okanagan Valley to Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley and in between.Geary Avenue favourite Para...

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4 d. ago Anthony Koch: At G7, Carney has his elbows way down for Trump

The pundits, voters and strategists who enabled the Liberals' dishonest campaign must be held to account

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6 d. ago F1 drivers praise Canadian Grand Prix racetrack: ’One of my favourite’

MONTREAL — Lewis Hamilton has one race at the top of his list. Nothing compares to competing at Silverstone — his home track — for the seven-time world champion. The Canadian Grand Prix, however, ranks a close second. “One of my favourite Grands Prix,” the Ferrari driver said. “‘One of my favourite fan experiences.” Hamilton […]

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