34 h. ago You can get $15 lunches from some of Toronto's hottest restaurants all summer

One of Toronto's most popular tourist destinations is launching a new weekly deal that will allow visitors to eat lunch for $15 or less.It's no secret that, across Canada, most of us are trying our best to pinch some pennies amid soaring food prices and general global uncertainty. It’s the responsible — if not necessary—thing to do, but let's face it, when you’re trying to save some coin, it’s often great food that gets the axe first.The people behind Stackt Market, North America's largest shipping container shopping centre and one of the city's hottest summertime destinations, are all too aware of the financial strain many Toronto residents and visitors are facing today, so they’re launching a new initiative that allows you to grab lunch from some of the city’s tastiest eateries for $15 or less.Taking place every Wednesday from July 2 through Sept. 17, Lunch & Local is a new event series that, on top of offering majo...

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7 d. ago Huge Middle Eastern food festival coming to popular Toronto landmark next month

If Toronto is known for one big thing in the summer, it's lively food fests across the city. If you need another one to attend, one of the biggest cultural events of the season is back soon. Taste of the Middle East is transforming Nathan Phillips Square into a wonderland of delicious eats from July 4-6, and you won't want to miss it. Taste of the Middle East has been going strong for eight years and never disappoints when it comes to the array of food lined up, right in the heart of downtown Toronto. The three-day event welcomes over 90,000 visitors annually and features more than 100 vendors offering a range of flavourful experiences. The food lineup is representative of diverse Middle Eastern culture, so expect to find food like shawarma, falafel, manakeesh, and so much more.In addition to the food offerings, prepare for a full entertainment schedule ahead, too, with more than 60 live performances on tap for the weekend. Taste of the Mid...

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9 d. ago That time a Canadian warship was a popular Toronto attraction

Did you know that an esteemed Canadian warship was once a popular tourist attraction on Toronto's waterfront?Toronto has built a legacy of preserving the many places that remind us of the past, although one of these landmarks has moved some distance away; specifically, this warship that once sat docked at the waters of Ontario Place, once a mainstay of the now-defunct attraction.Meet the HMCS Haida, a "Tribal" class destroyer originally built during WWII for the Royal Canadian Navy, named after the Indigenous Haida people. Perhaps the most interesting tidbit about this ship is that it's the last surviving Tribal-class destroyer in the world, a class of warship constructed for the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Australian Navy.Though the Haida has been gone for decades, it's still remembered as one of Toronto's coolest attractions, once upon a time. HMCS Haida docked at Ontario Place. Photo: City o...

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1 week ago First Toronto location of Calgary restaurant chain finally opening next month

The highly anticipated Toronto location of a popular Canadian bar and restaurant chain is finally opening next month.It's been nearly a year since the stylish Calgary restaurant chain Central Taps announced that it'd be taking over the Ossington space that once housed the iconic Venezia Bakery, before going virtually silent.The city wondered when, if ever, they'd get to experience it for themselves.As time went on, the initially projected "early 2025" opening date became increasingly harder to believe in, until, finally, over halfway through 2025, the chain broke its silence on the Toronto location's developments, sharing an official opening date for Central Toronto Ossington.Hey, nothing worth having ever arrives on time, does it? Just look at the Eglinton LRT. At least Central didn't make Toronto wait for quite so long.At long last, Central Toronto Ossington is opening its doors to the public on Thursday, July 3, jus...

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2 w. ago Toronto is getting direct flights to a European capital after an 11

A direct flight between Toronto and a Northern European capital is resuming after an 11-year pause.Finnair announced on Wednesday that it will resume its long-scrapped direct flight between Helsinki, Finland and Toronto starting next year, after over a decade.The route is set to officially return on May 4, 2026, and will operate with three flights a week during the busy tourist season for both cities, until August 29, 2026.Finnair last operated this flight in fall 2015, and by the time the route resumes next May, it will have been 11 years since the carrier flew a Helsinki-Toronto route.Flights will depart on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays using Airbus A330-300 aircraft, and total flight times from Helsinki to Toronto will span approximately 8 hours and 45 minutes.Mistervlad/Shutterstock"We are excited to grow our North American network and bring Canada back as a destination. Toronto is a popular travel destination and offers, especially our European customers, great connect...

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3 w. ago Cook This: 3 Middle Eastern recipes from Lugma, including springtime fattoush

London-based cook, author and recipe developer Noor Murad shares recipes from her 'small but mighty' homeland of Bahrain

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3 w. ago Majority of homes in Toronto now selling below asking as real estate market tanks

It's been a pivotal few years for Toronto-area real estate, with fewer homes finding new owners than ever in recent memory, all while the market is inundated with tens of thousands of new listings that are sitting unsold for weeks.As unbelievably stressful as this period has been for sellers, realtors and developers, it has given aspiring buyers a serious leg up, with far greater selection and the newfound power to barter down prices.As such, more and more homes in and around the city are selling for under their asking price, a complete 180 from what was once the norm in a city known to be overvalued and popular for bidding wars.Imbalance between supply and demand in Toronto's housing market hits all-time record https://t.co/sMiSc6ejlx— blogTO (@blogTO) June 4, 2025The latest report on the trend, published by local agency Wahi on Thursday, shows that the market's downfall is still going strong, with more neighbourhoods now in "und...

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4 w. ago Toronto's newest vintage fashion mecca just opened in Kensington Market

The people behind some of Toronto's most popular vintage and thrift stores just opened an ambitious new project in the heart of Kensington Market.The closure of Kensington Market's legendary Blue Banana after 17 years of slinging kitschy trinkets and funky socks left the neighbourhood and its frequenters with an unsettled air.Whether you actually shopped at the store or used it more for window shopping purposes and the air conditioning (or heating, depending on the season), the loss of such a major business left the distinct impression that the neighbourhood's tides could be turning — and the question of whether it would be for the better or worse hung thick like the cannabis smoke that saturates the area.Not too long after Blue Banana's sudden closure, the smoke cleared, revealing an answer that, mercifully, did not come in the form of demolition or a chain takeover.Instead, the store was acquired by a team of hometown heroes known for some of t...

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