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Let's fix it: Toronto's 'ugliest intersection' hides a unique strength under its shabby looks

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Shawn Micallef: Let’s fix it: Toronto’s ‘ugliest intersection’ hides a unique strength under its shabby looks

Jul 8, 2025
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Toronto is a messy city. Here’s why that might be the best thing about it

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Edward Keenan: Toronto is a messy city. Here’s why that might be the best thing about it

Jun 30, 2025
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Whose city is it, anyway? This Toronto walking tour leaves you questioning what public space really means

Jun 30, 2025
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Better Friends

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I’ve loved martial arts since I was a kid. When I started hitting the mat twice a week, I found a community that made me feel alive

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After spending my teen years feeling like an outcast, I vowed to fit in at all costs. Then, a Toronto improv class pushed me out of my comfort zone — and into a new community

Jul 7, 2025
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‘Small town within a big city’: How a bookstore and craft brewery are working to fix Toronto the Lonely

Jun 30, 2025
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Beyond the CN Tower: The best places to propose in Toronto (that aren’t overdone)

Jul 10, 2025
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Looking for better love: I’m a sarcasm-loving parent looking for the energy and excitement of someone new

Jul 14, 2025
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Looking for better love: I’m a fit, elegant widow looking for a tender new connection

Jul 14, 2025
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I fished trash from Lake Ontario using a kayak. It was the world’s best scavenger hunt

Jun 18, 2025
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This stay-at-home mom wanted to get out of the house. Her volunteer gig has lasted 50 years

Jun 4, 2025
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No prom unless you volunteer? Ontario students are mandated to volunteer for 40 hours — but has it actually had an impact?

Jun 4, 2025
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Let's fix it: This intersection is one of Toronto’s most important places — but it’s ugly

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Shawn Micallef: Let’s fix it: This intersection is one of Toronto’s most important places — but it’s ugly

The first in a series of columns that highlights places in Toronto that could do with fixing up--and how they could be improved.

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Looking for better love: I’m a 71-year-old widower hoping to fall desperately in love one last time

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This stay-at-home mom wanted to get out of the house. Her volunteer gig has lasted 50 years

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Looking for better love: I’m a curious, adventurous drummer who is ready to start a family with the right woman

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‘It tells you about another life’: Inside a Toronto bookstore that does more than sell books

Tucked inside the Toronto Reference Library, Bookends South has quietly supported readers, library programs, and a community of volunteers for…

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What in the world are silent reading clubs, and why are they cropping up all over Toronto?

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Fishing in the city brings a fervent community of urban anglers together on the rivers of Toronto

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Whose city is it, anyway? This Toronto walking tour leaves you questioning what public space really means

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Looking for better love: I’m a glamorous artist looking for someone tall, smart and snuggly

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How these puppet masters are using children’s theatre to ‘change the world’ — one tough topic at a time

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Toronto finally made some progress on a long-promised reno to an historic location. What took so long?

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Edward Keenan: Toronto finally made some progress on a long-promised reno to an historic location. What took so long?

Jun 30, 2025
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City hall wants to make Toronto more beautiful. Here’s what experts say we can do

Jun 30, 2025
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Volunteering in times of financial hardship can seem impossible. Here’s how to balance giving back with your own finances

Jun 4, 2025
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Shawn Micallef: Think Toronto is shabby and ugly? Changing this one thing could help halt the city’s race to the bottom

Jun 30, 2025
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‘Small town within a big city’: How a bookstore and craft brewery are working to fix Toronto the Lonely

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Looking for better love: I’m a passionate animal lover who finds dating in Toronto exhausting. I’m ready for a fun-loving gentleman

Jul 14, 2025
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Some scoffed when the CN Tower was built. Today, it's a reminder of something Toronto badly needs

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Edward Keenan: Some scoffed when the CN Tower was built. Today, it’s a reminder of something Toronto badly needs

Jun 30, 2025
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Looking for better love: I’m a divorced pilot who hates dating apps. I like to talk and, most importantly, I like to listen

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‘I want our kids to be doctors’: This Toronto program is shaping the city’s future top surgeons

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I always wanted to be a medieval knight. When I took longsword classes with a group of wonderful weirdos, I followed my dream — and expanded my world

Jun 19, 2025
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