Toronto, Ontario
Muddy York, Hogtown, T.O., The T-Dot, Toronto The Good, The Big Smoke, Toronto’s got more nicknames than most cities and is home to more than 2.5 million people—over 5.5 million if you include the surrounding areas—and is Canada’s biggest city. Toronto hosts annual events such as the Toronto Film Festival, Caribana and the Canadian National Exhibition (“The EX”). Plus, it boasts landmarks like The Hockey Hall of Fame, CN Tower and Canada’s Wonderland.
If you are planning your first trip to Toronto make sure you read our Beginnger’s Guide to Toronto.
Corinne McDermott is up! magazine's Toronto City Specialist.
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St. Lawrence Market
What was originally known as “The Market Block” as early as 1796, and in its current incarnation since 1901, St. Lawrence Market is where to find the freshest and the finest...
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Canada's Most Walkable City 2010: Toronto
Find out why up! magazine ranked Toronto as the fourth Most Walkable City in Canada in 2010.
Mamma Martino's
The best little-known italian restaurant in Toronto is a place called Mamma Martino's. It is beautifully decorated all year around but in summer especially so, with the back patio getaway that sports...
Canada's Most Walkable City 2009: Peterborough
A guide to exploring Peterborough by foot and boat
Blue Mountain Resort
A profile of what's new at Blue Mountain Resort, a winter playground in Collingwood, Ontario
Buddha Dog
Hand-held meals are the ultimate travel food: you can stay mobile, eat with locals and keep your other hand on your iPhone, daypack or toddler. So roll up your sleeves and dig into a bacon jam dog from Buddha Dog in Toronto, because...
Canada's Most Walkable City 2009: Toronto
A Leafy Diversion in Toronto’s Urban Heart
Good 'Hood: Dundas Street West
Dundas Street West has become a notable kind of microcosm of the city’s vibe, with a strip of mostly long-standing businesses and traditional cafés that are now elbow-to-elbow with some of the most inventive restaurants and stores in the city
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