By Nisean Lorde
Toronto’s pickleball scene keeps growing in popularity, and now you can book a game inside an actual subway station. On Monday, Pickleplex Social Club announced that its newest outpost, Pickleplex Pod York Mills, is open inside York Mills station, taking over a space that had previously sat unused and turning it into a compact indoor … Continued
By Nisean Lorde
Southern Ontario has been dealing with some brutally cold, record-breaking winter weather lately, and it doesn’t look like we’re in the clear just yet. If you’re in Toronto, the national forecast suggests the next few months have a higher chance of running cooler than usual. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has released its updated … Continued
By Nisean Lorde
Super Bowl LX lands this Sunday, Feb 8, 2026, so now’s the time to lock in the best southern BBQ for your living-room watch party! We know that Super Bowl spread planning can be a sport of its own, so the easiest way to win is to let Toronto’s smokehouses handle the heavy lifting. Here … Continued
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Torontonians are about to get a new landmark that will pull them back to the early 1990s, when the entire city was living and breathing baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have announced plans to build a bronze statue honouring Joe Carter, the two-time World Series champ whose ninth-inning, walk-off homer in Game 6 of the … Continued
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Toronto’s most unique game-day perch is back for another season. Sportsnet Grill, the stadium-facing restaurant tucked inside the Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel, has opened online bookings for its coveted field view window tables for the 2026 baseball season, giving diners a straight-on sightline into the Rogers Centre. If you’ve ever wanted a front-row view … Continued
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Toronto brunch spot Old School is turning weekday mornings into a time machine (well, at least for your wallet). The retro-forward restaurant in the city’s Dundas West neighbourhood is running a Throwback Brunch promotion, bringing back comfort-food classics on weekdays (dine-in only) for just $4.95. “This is our way of saying thank you for supporting … Continued
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Toronto-born actor and comedian Will Arnett may have traded the GTA for Los Angeles years ago, but we now have proof that Canadian comfort food lives rent-free in his head! In the latest episode of Hot Ones, the former Arrested Development actor veered into burger talk and gave a loving nod to Harvey’s, specifically calling the … Continued
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Ottawa’s annual Prime Time conference is usually where Canadian screen industry peeps talk shop, like what’s getting made and how to keep Canadian stories visible in an increasingly global streaming world. But on Thursday night, the conference took a rather heated detour into a full-on pop culture moment. Prime Minister Mark Carney showed up on … Continued
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Toronto’s waterfront isn’t just scenery; it might eventually become part of the city’s everyday transit map. While a full SeaBus network may still be years away, the idea is now on the table in a serious way. A recent SeaBus Feasibility Study, prepared for Waterfront Toronto, the City of Toronto, and Ports Toronto by advisory … Continued
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If your daily commute feels like an endurance sport, findings from a new global traffic report will back you up. A new annual traffic index shows that Toronto ranked as Canada’s second-most congested city in 2025, right behind Vancouver. The report, an annual Traffic Index by TomTom’s, has some good news: Toronto’s average congestion level dipped … Continued
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Winter Stations just gave you the perfect reason to head to the beach in February! The Toronto public-art exhibition is returning for its twelfth year, and the 2026 winners have officially been announced! This year’s theme is Mirage, and it’s all about playing with the boundary between what’s seen and what’s real, specifically in the … Continued
By Nisean Lorde
Canada’s chocolate appetite is huge. But a lot of what we eat (and what chefs cook with) is still produced elsewhere. So, Toronto chef and chocolatier Brandon Olsen and entrepreneur Michael Held are stepping into that gap with a new venture: As We Do Chocolate Company, a chef-led brand that serves both premium retail shoppers … Continued
