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Toronto's current affairs & culture print mag. FREE in 30 TTC subway stations, and 300 other GTA locations.
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Advertising space is available in our next issue, out Nov 22, which includes a 12-page gift guide insert in the middle of the issue! It's always a well-read edition and a great way to get your product or service noticed by tens of thousands of Torontonians.

Contact ads[at]thegrindmag[ca] for info.
Photo with white words overlayed reading "HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE". The photo is of wrapped gifts in a closet visible through an open door in a wood-floored house.
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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The Ontario government reverses course and announces today it won't scrap rent control, after proposing the change on Thursday.

Many tenants voiced anger at the government and tenant groups vowed they would put up a strong fight.
Screncap from Twitter from Rob Flack reading in part: "Our government is not proceeding with consultations on potential changes to Ontario’s tenancy lease framework regarding month-to-month leases. We will continue to implement other common-sense reforms to strengthen the province’s rental housing market. Full statement below:"
October 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Doug Ford's conservative government is proposing the the biggest attack on Ontario renters and rental affordability in a generation.

Not only would landlords be able to evict tenants without cause, but rent control in units built before 2018 would effectively be over. (See last row in the image.)
Text of table from newly proposed legislation. The heading says "Fighting Delays at the Landlord and Tenant Board." The bottom right box says the "Future State" of "Lease Agreement Expiry" would be "The government would consult on alternative option on lease agreement expiry that could allow landlords to control who occupies their units and for how long, allowing them to adjust tenancy agreements based on market conditions, personal needs, or business strategies. This would add flexibility for some landlords in the approach to leases, potentially unlocking additional rental unit stock."
October 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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The new issue of The Grind is out around Toronto, including for the first time in 170 of these red streetboxes!

We're testing this out, so let us know if you like picking The Grind up from these boxes.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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UPDATE: Our fundraising campaign just broke $2,500. Thanks you to the four readers who donated between $10 and $100 in the last day!

Can we get another $500 to get past $3,000 today?

Donate: www.thegrindmag.ca/support-the-...
A graphic reading "The Grind's summer fundraising goal is $7,000. Help us reach it by Sept 21. Keep local, independent journalism alive in Toronto! thegrindmag.ca/support " And there is a green and blue progress bar showing $2,500 of the way to $7,000.
September 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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We're up to $2,000! Let's keep the momentum going until the campaign wraps on Sunday. Can you make a donation this evening? More info: www.thegrindmag.ca/support/
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September 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Also, it would also be super helpful to share this graphic on Instagram. Like all news media in Canada, we're banned from posting there.
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September 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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We've been so busy publishing this summer that we didn't push our fundraising campaign, and the season is almost wrapped! Can you chip in so The Grind can keep putting out hard-hitting stories in Toronto?

Support here: www.thegrindmag.ca/support-the-...
A graphic reading "The Grind's summer fundraising goal is $7,000. Help us reach it by Sept 21. Keep local, independent journalism alive in Toronto! thegrindmag.ca/support " And there is a red and green progress bar showing $1,500 of the way to $7,000.
September 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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There's one week left to book ad space in the next issue of The Grind, out Sept 20. Reach readers in the TTC and at 300 other spots around the city! Contact ads[at]thegrindmag[dot]ca
Photo in a Toronto subway station with a newsstand in the foreground with papers including The Grind, and people walking down the stairs in the background. Photo of a cover of The Grind magazine with headline text "ONE LONG YEAR" on the front. The paper is on a counter by a wall with other posters inside the entrance to a building.
September 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Here's what's inside the Food Issue. 🧵
Cover of The Grind, with nameplate in black, yellow and pink at the top. The main photo is a plate with fries and a wrap and a hand reaching down to grab a fry. The writing reads "THE FOOD ISSUE" and at the top there are boxes reading "PG. 20 MUSIC FESTIVALS" and "FRINGE FAVOURITES PG.22"
July 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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The Food Issue is here, looking at delicious GTA eats and the less discussed sides of the industry.

Paper copies are going out into the TTC and elsewhere this weekend and early next week.

Half the articles are online now and the rest will be up soon: www.thegrindmag.ca/issue/2025-s...
Cover of The Grind, with nameplate in black, yellow and pink at the top. The main photo is a plate with fries and a wrap and a hand reaching down to grab a fry. The writing reads "THE FOOD ISSUE" and at the top there are boxes reading "PG. 20 MUSIC FESTIVALS" and "FRINGE FAVOURITES PG.22"
June 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Our food issue is in the works and ad space is available! Out starting June 13, ads due in June 4.

Reach tens of thousands of Torontonians in the TTC and beyond with a print ad. Starting from $154. Digital ads also available.

Contact ads[at]thegrindmag[dot]ca
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May 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Hot Docs Is Back

After closing the theatre for the winter and hiring a new executive director, the documentary festival is back with 113 documentaries, showing from April 24 to May 4. Scotiabank is a sponsor for one last year, but waived name recognition rights. www.thegrindmag.ca/hot-docs-is-...
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April 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The new issue of The Grind is out!

🧵Thread of articles...
Image of the cover of an issue of The Grind magazine. A Black woman is on the cover with her arms up in an artistic pose. Her name Aisha Sasha John is on the bottom. Other text includes: The Grind. Pg 6 Mansions and Tech Bros: Polievres Elite Circles, and Ontario Place Debacle Pg 9. Arts section and event listings are back!
April 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Ad space is available in the next issue of The Grind, out April 4! Reach tens of thousands of readers in the TTC and at 300+ shops around Toronto. Contact: ads[at]thegrindmag[dot]ca
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March 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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The centre spread is a map of an incomplete guide to Ford's biggest flops. Illustration by @theurbangeog.bsky.social, text by The Grind editors.

Download the map and read each flop here: www.thegrindmag.ca/fords-bigges...
Illustrated map of Toronto with main text "Ford's Biggest Flops." There are stops for: beer store break up, Greenbelt giveaway, Crisis in LTC, LRT delayed... again, Closing Science Centre, Ontario Place ruins, Ontario Provincial Pals, and Two-Tier trouble
February 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Thread of articles from our snap Ontario election issue. 🧵

Print copies are also available in the TTC and 300+ GTA locations.
Cover of The Grind. There is a pink face of Doug Ford and text reading: "The Grind, Pg.5 Health Care, Pg. 15 Crossword & Horoscopes, FORD MORE YEARS? From housing to boozs, a look at the premier's performance. Photo inside a TTC subway station with people in the background waiting for the streetcar near a Gateway on the go store. In the foreground is a a black Gateway rack with many copies of the new issue of The Grind.
February 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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The snap Ontario election issue is now up at thegrindmag.ca and it goes out in print in the TTC this weekend! Read how Premier Doug Ford’s PC government has affected people over the last seven years.
Cover of The Grind. There is a pink face of Doug Ford and text reading: "The Grind, Pg.5 Health Care, Pg. 15 Crossword & Horoscopes, FORD MORE YEARS? From housing to boozs, a look at the premier's performance.
February 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Our snap election issue is about to drop. We're at $2,211 (thanks to 25 donors!) and we at least need to break $3,000 by the weekend. Chip in if you can.
- E-transfer info[at]thegrindmag[dot]ca
- Credit card: buy.stripe.com/6oE02D00TgZ4...
Image of Doug Ford on the right and text on the left "The Grind is putting out a snap election issue about Doug Ford's record. We need to raise $5,000 to put this unexpected issue out for free in the TTC and around Toronto. Please support The Grind! Etransfer info@thegrindmag.ca"
February 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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SPECIAL ISSUE ANNOUNCEMENT

Doug Ford called a snap election, so we're publishing an issue about his seven-year reign, out free in print in two weeks.

We need $5,000 to make it happen. Chip in by:
- E-transfer info[at]thegrindmag[dot]ca
- Credit card: buy.stripe.com/6oE02D00TgZ4...
Photo of Doug Ford sitting down, signing a piece of paper in a binder. The colours are altered so everything is blue and black except Doug who is might brighter and whiter.
February 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM