24 Hours is one of the best FREE newspapers I ever read…read more Maybe I am more into Tabloids and Gossips?! Since aside from daily local news and all those ads and classified, there are good recipes and news of Hollywood stars. The printing and the colours are all good quality and quite eye pleasing! Their online version is nicely layout too... and you can read all the back dated versions in case if you forgot to pick up a copy on your way to work. It is distributed Monday to Friday only.

Like a lot of Canadian media The Walrus is like the cuter, almost-there, shucks-if-he-isn't-trying…read moreversion of something found in the states. It's like Diet Harper's or The Atlantic Lite. Drinkable to be sure, but there is something noticeably different about the taste. I'm being a jerk though. It's truly a well-written, informative and interesting magazine. The Walrus features essays, short fiction, poetry and traditional journalism by Canadian writers. I really enjoy The Walrus and was a subscriber until I couldn't keep up with the paper copies, so now I purchase individual issues. A subscription is very affordable (like $20-30 a year), which might explain why the mag is always under suspicion of going under. OK, let me temper that backhanded jibe with another compliment: The Walrus is Canada's magazine and a thorough contemporary document. Read it with pride. Obligatory Title Pun: Goo Goo Ga Joob. Menu Readability: Oh, so, readable. Need to mention: Gift subscriptions are often cheaper. WINK, WINK. What this place teaches me about myself: Kind of a passive-aggressive review. How Canadian.

Sorry, I just subscribed for a second year to The Walrus*. *The Walrus is the only magazine I…read moresubscribe to. I suppose that says something about how high my regard for them is. I kind of see it as my salute to Canadiana. Some people watch Hockey Night in Canada like a fierce religion, others drink double doubles. I read essays about The Edmonton Fringe Festival, follow the subculture of Newfie Mummers, catch up on my NWT politics and follow a multi-decade tale of a woman's many coast to coast road trips. It takes me an entire month to read it cover to cover, not because I don't want to devour it, I'm just forcing myself to savoUr it. See how I did that? A subtle nod to Canadian spelling. If you're keeping score, there's a few subtle Canadian nuances sprinkled throughout this short review. Bet you'll find them all, eh?

Tip: NOW Magazine is strictly digital these days…read more During my teenage years, I read NOW Magazine practically religiously. It was a printed alternative weekly newspaper. I loved checking out the movie and concert listings. It also let me know what was going on in the city. I remember reading an article about Madonna. The author slammed everything about her. I was a huge Madonna fan and wrote a letter responding to the article, sharing my side of the coin. I'm pretty sure that I wrote the letter by hand. I said that she was a savvy businesswoman and worked hard to make ends meet. My letter got published in the following week's newspaper. It was a happy moment for me. I remember saving the newspaper clipping. I need to see if I still have it. I just learned that NOW Magazine stopped printing physical publications in August 2022. It's strictly digital these days and continues to be free. You can subscribe to its newspaper. You get content about local events and more sent to your inbox. I don't know how often it gets sent. Maybe I should subscribe! NOW Magazine brings back a lot of fond memories. I used to pick up my free copy at the Van Houtte Cafe on the same block where my parents and I lived. That cafe has changed over the years. It was a Starbucks before it became Pizzaiolo. I do like the articles. It's nice to reconnect with newspapers that I used to read. I get to do it digitally these days, which saves a tree or more. (88)

Hard to explain today how important NOW magazine was in the 80s…read more A go to for concert listings. Movie news, city happenings. Eventually a key player in providing a safe place and forum for sex industry escorts. Basically the online world was NOW's demise. The papers circulation has disappeared. For many today, it's unknown. It had its time for sure. It's a bit similar to vinyl, cassettes or rotary phones.. the world outgrew it.

Tips: - This newspaper is Canadian-owned…read more - Sign up for a synopsis of top stories that gets sent to your inbox for free. I grew up with the Saturday Toronto Star. My dad would always get the Saturday edition each week. It had Starweek, the entertainment magazine with TV listings, crossword puzzles, and more. I don't think this magazine exists anymore. I liked the comics and entertainment sections the most. Over the years, I ended up reading everything. When I was looking for a summer job, I'd look at the classifieds. I managed to work a couple of summers during my high school years. There's currently a digital subscription special. It's $1 for six months of online access. After that period, it's $28 a month. I believe that after a certain number of article reads that you do online, you get a message to subscribe. I oddly don't get it now and I'm not sure why. I do subscribe to getting a daily synopsis of tops stories in my inbox. It's nice to be informed. The Food and Drink section is great. I like the occasional recipe and what's trending in the greater Toronto area. I also like restaurant recommendations, including the best diners in the GTA. I'll probably stick to accessing articles digitally than getting the physical paper delivered to my door. Getting the top stories in my inbox for free is nice. (100)

Similar to what others here have experienced, Toronto Star continues to charge me despite my…read morenumerous emails requesting this be stopped. They don't reimburse me, let alone email me back. I expected so much more from this newspaper.

This magazine is the highest quality genre mag on earth. I've been reading it for close to a…read moredecade, and it never fails to astonish me. How they haven't managed to run out of content or in ways to discuss horror films, art, music, and culture is commendable. Since they've started, they've branched out to a great radio show/podcast, films, the Festival of Fear and Halloween parties, and now they sponsor film festivals and events. Their tentacles reach far and wide and horror lovers are all they better for it. May your decrepit, reanimated corpse shuffle along forever.

Customer service allowed me to permanently unsubscribe and still receive the paper til the last day…read moreI paid for... none of this you have to remember to call back to cancel on the last day or we bill you for the next cycle stuff. Although calling back on the last day was the first thing they asked me to do, but I persisted. BTW, No problems on delivery, just wasn't reading it.

Tip: You can't read any articles on the Globe and Mail's online site until you subscribe to get…read moredigital access. Back in April 2023, my employer, and the Globe and Mail had a webcast event discussing 5G transformation in the world. The Globe and Mail hosted this event. I attended to learn about what folks from my employer were saying about the risks and opportunities with 5G. Since this event, the Globe and Mail has put me on its event mailing list. I also got a bunch of messages in my inbox to subscribe digitally to its online content. It's funny that my employer has automatically put these event messages from the Globe and Mail directly in my spam folder... haha! I do get that some newspapers, like the Toronto Star, allow you to view several articles online for free. It'll then block access and ask that you subscribe. After all, the newspaper does need to generate revenue. With the Globe and Mail, if you access the site for the first time, it'll automatically prevent you from reading any article and will ask you to subscribe. I don't agree with this business model. What if I only want to read a single article. Why force me to do a minimum four-week digital subscription? What if I subscribe, read an article, and dislike it? I'm now paying for poor content. To cancel, you have to contact customer support. You can't do it online. You must call customer support. I don't mind talking to a human. However, your subscription is digital. It would make sense that if you can subscribe online, you can also cancel online. Instead, you are inconveniencing customers by being inflexible and archaic. Out of the big three newspapers that you can get in the greater Toronto area, the Globe and Mail has always been the least favourite for me. It's likely because it's heavily business-oriented, which has never interested me. Same goes with its financial Report on Business section. I'd rather not read any article from this newspaper if it's going to constantly tell me to subscribe and cough up payment without reading a single article in full. (86)