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07/06/2026

This week's garage mood: well-read

07/04/2026

A new community crossword has arrived in Dovercourt Park. In you happen to be stroll by, fill in a word! It only took people a couple of days to solve the last one so let's see how we get on with this one.

Big shout out to our crossword master ⚛️paulvermeersch⚛️ for keeping our brains activated!

07/01/2026

The kids are out of school, the outdoor pools are open, and the city feels more alive than ever. It must be July!

So let's flip a page in your WEP Read The Room bookstore calendar and say hello to the team from Another Story Bookshop in Roncesvalles, captured here on Polaroid film by Jalani Morgan

Happy Canada Day!

And a big thank you to our calendar sponsor Word Of Mouth Dentistry

06/26/2026

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER

In the ballroom community, some performers step into parenting roles for house members, offering love, practical supports and investment in their self-discovery. As Tamar, one guardian, puts it, it’s about “trying to be the person I wish I had at their age”.

The final chapter in our Family Portraits series by connor garel from our June issue is now also available to read on our website, LINK IN BIO.

Photos by albert hoang, based in toronto

𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼'𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆'𝘀 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿.

06/24/2026

We’re starting a new feature in the pages of WEP: an advice column written by comedian Martha Chaves , and we need your queries, quandaries, and pressing questions!

Maybe you’re looking for advice on how to ask your co-worker to pay their fair share for nachos at Sneaky Dees when everyone in the office goes out on Wednesday. Maybe you’re seeking a clean solution for who gets dibs on the jacket you and a friend found at the Value Village, the one that fits you both perfectly. Maybe you need dating advice, or breakup advice, or dating advice again. Whatever it is, Martha has advice for you, so send your questions in!

Submit your questions through the link in our bio, and if we feature yours, we'll let you know!

06/22/2026

This week's garage mood: Monday

06/20/2026

MEAT AND GREET - At the 70-year-old Macelleria Venezia, run by Vincenzo Gangemi and his son, small talk is part of the job.

Read this story by Ian Merringer in full in the pages of the latest WEP, subscription link in bio.

Photos by Gabriel Redd Hutchinson

06/15/2026

This week's garage mood: freckled

06/13/2026

IS LIBERTY VILLAGE READY FOR FIFA?

The penned-in neighbourhood is hard to access at the best of times. We asked local businesses how they're preparing for the soccer-loving onslaught.

This story by John Lorinc from our latest issue is now also available to read online, LINK IN BIO.

Photo by Jalani Morgan

06/11/2026

PET OF THE MONTH - NEEKO

You would never guess by looking, but this standard poodle named Neeko volunteers at a maximum security detention centre, just one of the places that she visits with Sunshine Therapy Dogs.

Read Neeko's story by Micah Toub, exclusively in the pages of the latest WEP, out now.

Photo by sarah bodri

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