3 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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2 w. ago Toronto mansion listed at over $18 million is like a fairytale castle

If you've ever wondered what it looks like when classic Toronto architecture gets the full glow-up treatment, let us introduce you to this jaw-dropping Rosedale estate.Originally built in 1908 by famed architect Eden Smith — the guy behind some of the city's most charming Arts and Crafts homes — 5 Thornwood Rd. is one of the original Rosedale mansions."It's iconic," says listing agent Gillian Oxley of RLP Oxley Real Estate, noting how people always stop and take pictures at the gates with the fox statues.The foyer. But this home hasn't always looked this good, at least not on the inside. According to Oxley, around the late '60s or early '70s, during the energy crisis, the house was converted into a duplex. The living room. The current owners, who have been in the house for 20 years, bought the back half of the home first, with the right of first refusal for the front. The dining room. When the oppo...

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2 w. ago Opinion: Who counts as 'real people'? Premier Eby’s comment perpetuates legacy of erasure

Opinion: Aboriginal title decisions, including the landmark Cowichan decision, aren't an inconvenience; they're an affirmation of justice long delayed.

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3 w. ago Widespread availability of graphic Charlie Kirk shooting video shows content moderation challenges

Immediately after Charlie Kirk was shot during a college event in Utah, graphic video of what happened was available almost instantly online, from several angles, in slow-motion and real-time speed. Millions of people watched — sometimes whether they wanted to or not — as the videos autoplayed on social media platforms. Video was easy to […]

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3 w. ago FIRST READING: The uniquely pernicious Canadian crime trend sweeping the country

Gang of thieves are now regularly walking into stores to calmly steal thousands of dollars of merchandise in plain sight

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3 w. ago Ant Digital Arm Puts $8 Billion Energy Assets on Its Blockchain

A unit of Ant Group Co. is quietly making inroads to link over 60 billion yuan ($8.4 billion) worth of energy infrastructure and other real-world power assets to its blockchain, according to people familiar with the matter.

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4 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Federal Liberals hint at austerity, but don't count on it

For more than a week now, Prime Minister Mark Carney and federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne have been preparing Canadians for an “austerity budget,” and perhaps even public-service layoffs. Although while talking to reporters this week, Champagne was less committal. He spoke only of “adjustments” to the 440,000 federal civil service. An adjustment can be […]

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