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California Cabernet may not be at the LCBO any time soon. Here are the 6 best red wines to satisfy that craving

California Cabernet may not be at the LCBO any time soon. Here are the 6 best red wines to satisfy that craving
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Carolyn Evans Hammond

What does Mark Walter’s money trouble mean for the future of the PWHL and L.A. Dodgers? We asked an insider

What does Mark Walter’s money trouble mean for the future of the PWHL and L.A. Dodgers? We asked an insider
previous day 9

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Dave Feschuk

Both sides wear blinkers in Toronto’s bike lane war

Both sides wear blinkers in Toronto’s bike lane war
previous day 7

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Martin Regg Cohn

Who killed Jason Arday? The media doesn’t have clean hands

Who killed Jason Arday? The media doesn’t have clean hands
previous day 10

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Andrew Phillips

Why U.S. booze won’t just sit on Canadian liquor store shelves

Why U.S. booze won’t just sit on Canadian liquor store shelves
previous day 10

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Éric Blais

This new electricity deal could do Canada a power of good

This new electricity deal could do Canada a power of good
previous day 10

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Justin Ling

Doug Ford and Mark Carney are plowing ahead. Geoffrey Hinton and other inventors want to slow down. Here’s who we should listen to

Doug Ford and Mark Carney are plowing ahead. Geoffrey Hinton and other inventors want to slow down. Here’s who we should listen to
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Elizabeth Renzetti

The Blue Jays head to Yankee Stadium a half-game out of a playoff spot. Injuries? What injuries?

The Blue Jays head to Yankee Stadium a half-game out of a playoff spot. Injuries? What injuries?
thursday 5

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Gregor Chisholm

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are making the wrong move — they should live in Toronto

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are making the wrong move — they should live in Toronto
thursday 3

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Vinay Menon

Mark Carney may be on the verge of making an unwise concession to Trump

Mark Carney may be on the verge of making an unwise concession to Trump
thursday 3

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Justin Ling

One move could prove Carney hasn’t abandoned the climate fight — yet

One move could prove Carney hasn’t abandoned the climate fight — yet
thursday 30

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Linda McQuaig

Why Max Scherzer is still so important to the Blue Jays’ playoff push

Why Max Scherzer is still so important to the Blue Jays’ playoff push
19.08.2026 2

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Mike Wilner

If this deal’s auto-industry relief isn’t better than it first appears, Doug Ford should keep his booze ban

If this deal’s auto-industry relief isn’t better than it first appears, Doug Ford should keep his booze ban
19.08.2026 1

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Adam Radwanski

Trump aide Natalie Harp is America’s real first lady. Melania, watch out

Trump aide Natalie Harp is America’s real first lady. Melania, watch out
19.08.2026 3

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Vinay Menon

Doug Ford could have denounced his party’s behaviour. His response instead spoke volumes

Doug Ford could have denounced his party’s behaviour. His response instead spoke volumes
19.08.2026 10

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Jim Coyle

The heirs apparent are already lining up for Toronto’s top job

The heirs apparent are already lining up for Toronto’s top job
19.08.2026 10

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Martin Regg Cohn

Mark Carney told young Canadians they’ll need to make sacrifices. These kids already did

Mark Carney told young Canadians they’ll need to make sacrifices. These kids already did
19.08.2026 10

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Matt Gurney

The Blue Jays trade deadline selloff did the unthinkable. It may have unlocked a playoff run

The Blue Jays trade deadline selloff did the unthinkable. It may have unlocked a playoff run
18.08.2026 3

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Gregor Chisholm

Blue Jays vs. Rays: Toronto hitters give Tampa nightmares in house of horrors

Blue Jays vs. Rays: Toronto hitters give Tampa nightmares in house of horrors
18.08.2026 2

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Mike Wilner

Katy Perry films Justin Trudeau dancing with a toilet plunger as Canada is clogged in a trade war

Katy Perry films Justin Trudeau dancing with a toilet plunger as Canada is clogged in a trade war
18.08.2026 6

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Vinay Menon

Americans should remember there’s a world outside the United States. Canadians should, too

Americans should remember there’s a world outside the United States. Canadians should, too
18.08.2026 10

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Janice Kennedy

Just as Canada is fighting Donald Trump, Doug Ford wants to make Ontario more American

Just as Canada is fighting Donald Trump, Doug Ford wants to make Ontario more American
18.08.2026 10

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Andrew Phillips

Doug Ford used to rage against government waste. Now he’s behind Ontario’s biggest spending scandal

Doug Ford used to rage against government waste. Now he’s behind Ontario’s biggest spending scandal
18.08.2026 10

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Matt Elliott

Blue Jays join AL wild-card turtle race: Breaking down the teams chasing the playoffs

Blue Jays join AL wild-card turtle race: Breaking down the teams chasing the playoffs
17.08.2026 3

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Mike Wilner

Why it’s ‘kinda chic’ to look average while quietly building wealth. Here are 6 tips to get you there

Why it’s ‘kinda chic’ to look average while quietly building wealth. Here are 6 tips to get you there
17.08.2026 5

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Lesley-Anne Scorgie

What can I do if I suspect my boss is crossing a line with younger employees? Ask Soma

17.08.2026 10

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Soma Ray-Ellis

FIFA boss’s mistakes carry a warning for any politician who breaks the public trust

17.08.2026 20

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Jaime Watt

Want bike lanes in Toronto? Go to the polls, not the courts

Want bike lanes in Toronto? Go to the polls, not the courts
17.08.2026 30

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Rosie Dimanno

Mark Carney’s best move in trade negotiations with Donald Trump is so simple it fits on a bumper sticker

Mark Carney’s best move in trade negotiations with Donald Trump is so simple it fits on a bumper sticker
17.08.2026 30

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Justin Ling

Blue Jays earn their rest after a feel-good homestand, even with an extra-inning loss to the Yankees

Blue Jays earn their rest after a feel-good homestand, even with an extra-inning loss to the Yankees
16.08.2026 7

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Rosie Dimanno

Raptors mailbag: More Kawhi Leonard questions as we wait for conclusion of Clippers saga

Raptors mailbag: More Kawhi Leonard questions as we wait for conclusion of Clippers saga
16.08.2026 20

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Doug Smith

Call it democracy: the raised voice of voters is causing politicians on both sides of the border to rethink these projects

Call it democracy: the raised voice of voters is causing politicians on both sides of the border to rethink these projects
16.08.2026 20

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John Lorinc

Bourbon ban is Canada’s Strait of Hormuz

Bourbon ban is Canada’s Strait of Hormuz
16.08.2026 20

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Éric Blais

Blue Jays insert themselves into wild-card logjam with second straight win over the Yankees

Blue Jays insert themselves into wild-card logjam with second straight win over the Yankees
15.08.2026 10

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Gregor Chisholm

Prediction markets are just casinos with better branding. It’s time to regulate them that way

Prediction markets are just casinos with better branding. It’s time to regulate them that way
15.08.2026 20

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Neil Seeman

Willcocks Street was the home of Calamity Cathrin — living the daily tyranny of all the things that mattered

Willcocks Street was the home of Calamity Cathrin — living the daily tyranny of all the things that mattered
15.08.2026 20

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Cathrin Bradbury

Canada needs to stop trying to appease Trump and finally call his bluff on tariffs

Canada needs to stop trying to appease Trump and finally call his bluff on tariffs
15.08.2026 20

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David Olive

Doug Ford won his bike lane battle. But removing them won’t solve Toronto’s traffic nightmare

Doug Ford won his bike lane battle. But removing them won’t solve Toronto’s traffic nightmare
15.08.2026 20

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Shawn Micallef

How relievers Paul Sewald and (maybe) Ricky Tiedemann fit into the Blue Jays’ desperate playoff push

How relievers Paul Sewald and (maybe) Ricky Tiedemann fit into the Blue Jays’ desperate playoff push
14.08.2026 20

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Gregor Chisholm

Donald Trump’s dangerous airplane ruse was nothing to laugh at

Donald Trump’s dangerous airplane ruse was nothing to laugh at
14.08.2026 10

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Rosie Dimanno

A conversation about the current state of antisemitism

A conversation about the current state of antisemitism
14.08.2026 20

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Rick Salutin

Hired gunmen are attacking Canadians. The government should tell us what it knows about who’s paying them

Hired gunmen are attacking Canadians. The government should tell us what it knows about who’s paying them
14.08.2026 20

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Justin Ling

A clear message for Carney: Canadians will not tolerate any more concessions to Trump

A clear message for Carney: Canadians will not tolerate any more concessions to Trump
14.08.2026 20

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Andrew Phillips

Small towns outside of the city deserve news coverage. Here’s a good example of what worked

Small towns outside of the city deserve news coverage. Here’s a good example of what worked
14.08.2026 20

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Donovan Vincent

Ontario got $3.2 billion for health care. What did patients get?

13.08.2026 20

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Iris Gorfinkel

Nothing has come easy for Iga Swiatek this year. But she’s in the final of the National Bank Open

Nothing has come easy for Iga Swiatek this year. But she’s in the final of the National Bank Open
13.08.2026 30

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Rosie Dimanno

This Toronto motor home is once again hogging downtown parking spots. Here is why police aren’t writing $300 tickets

13.08.2026 40

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Jack Lakey

Of course Mark Carney wants to vacation in Italy. Wouldn’t you?

12.08.2026 20

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Matt Gurney

Doug Ford had the right instinct on enforcing order. Now he must follow through

12.08.2026 40

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Mark McQueen

Fall elections: Why crucial votes in Quebec and Alberta might be a stalling tactic and what U.S. midterms mean to Canada

12.08.2026 40

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Éric Blais