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Susan Delacourt on politics

Susan Delacourt, the Star's Senior Political Writer in Ottawa, is back and blogging about politics. Susan has covered federal politics for more than two decades as a reporter and bureau chief and is a frequent guest on CBC Newsworld.  Read more . . .

The Great Recession

Toronto Star business and current affairs columnist David Olive blogs on the economy and the latest news on the current global crisis. Read more . . .

Sound Mind - a classical music blog

Toronto Star classical music critic John Terauds addresses the music, composers, artists, news and personalities behind the city's playbills, as well as casting a wider look at the intersection of music and the world around us. Read more . . .

Untitled - a contemporary art blog

Toronto Star visual arts writer Murray Whyte keeps pace with Toronto's dynamic art scene, from the grand openings to the grassroots. Read more . . .

Fitness blog

Ten months after chronicling his graceless but still successful attempt to quit smoking, reporter David Bruser takes another step in his quest for respectability — exercise. Read more . . .

Cam Harvey on Global Finance

Cam Harvey is professor of international business at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and editor of the Journal of Finance. His blog offers opinions and analysis of the issues facing our global financial system. Read more . . .

Political Decoder

Linda Diebel's Political Decoder blog drills behind the scenes to examine social and political issues. She's obsessed with what they're not telling us and writes about the powerful, the underdog and those in between. And there's a lighter side to give us an occasional laugh. Read more . . .

Medical Ethics blog

Stem cells, embryos, cloning, shopping for a kidney abroad... it's a whole new weird and ethically-contentious world out there in modern medicine. Are these advances good, or are they bordering on eugenics? Stuart Laidlaw tackles them all in his medical ethics blog. Read more . . .

Warming up to reality - a climate change blog

Jasmeet Sidhu blogs on the messy and perilous politics of climate change from the perspective of a young Canadian knee-deep in the environment activist scene. She'll bring the grassroots voices from the Canadian climate movement to the table. Read more . . .

Map of the Week

Web editor Patrick Cain's weekly map looking at life in the GTA and beyond. Read more . . .

Jim Byers' Travel Blog

Jim's blog has travel news/updates for everyone from high-rollers looking for the next French Riviera to budget-minded folks hoping for a bargain in southern Ontario or Canada. He also offers opinions on what's happening in the ever-changing world of travel and suggests places for readers to comment on travel issues. Read more . . .

Parentcentral.ca editor's blog

Brandie Weikle, the editor of parentcentral.ca, discusses the latest parenting issues as well as her adventures (and misadventures!) as a mom of two boys. Read more . . .

The Mother of All Parenting Blogs

Parentcentral.ca is thrilled to welcome award-winning parenting author Ann Douglas, who will share her thoughts and observations on the trials and triumphs of the parenting journey. Read more . . .

Pregnant Pause

Michele Henry, one of the Star's crime reporters, is facing her toughest assignment yet: pregnancy. Follow along as she deals with the ups and downs of the next six months - the raging hormones, bulging waistline and all the other prenatal stresses she's likely to encounter along the way. Read more . . .

Coming Out Crazy

Award-winning journalist and mental health advocate Sandy Naiman blogs about all aspects of mental wellness. Read more . . .

Broadsides by Antonia Zerbisias

Antonia Zerbisias is back to blogging. The Star's Living section columnist always has more to say than she can get into the paper. Broadsides is her fearless, funny and feminist take on the man's world where women live. But hey, there's room for all of us, if only the guys would take out the garbage first. Read more . . .

Yourhome.ca editor's blog

Yourhome.ca editor Jennifer Wilson-Speedy keeps an eye on the latest news, trends and tips around the house. Read more . . .

Vicky Sanderson's On the House

Yourhome.ca shopping guru Vicky Sanderson dishes on the hottest new products and trends for around the house. Read more . . .

Stargazing

Malene Arpe snarks about pop culture and celebrity for the Sunday Stargazing pages. But once a week isn’t enough to cover all the rehab stints, weddings, divorces, age-inappropriate behaviour, moronic apologies, babies, public lewdness, crazy riders, fake spirituality, crash diets, bad fashion sense, arrests and, oh yeah, the occasional work displayed by the famous and kinda famous-ish. Read more . . .

Jim Kenzie's The Driver's Seat

As Wheels' chief auto correspondent, Jim Kenzie has been writing about the automotive world for 25 years. Whether it's driving habits or new vehicle design, find out what Kenzie thinks on his Wheels.ca blog. Read more . . .

John LeBlanc's Crank

Join in the discussion as Wheels writer John LeBlanc provides expert critical analysis of the foibles of the auto industry. Read more . . .

School sports blog

David Grossman checks out the very competitive and controversial school sports scene in the Greater Toronto Area. There is lots happening in school sports - and it's not always in the gym, on the field or in the rink or pool. Read more . . .

Blue Jays baseball blog

Richard Griffin answers your questions on the Toronto Blue Jays or anything baseball related. Read more . . .

The Spin on Sports

Damien Cox, the Star's hockey columnist, takes turns stirring up trouble and chuckling at the foibles of the sporting world. He'll start with hockey, Canada's ongoing passion play, and stick his nose into a few other games and places where athletes reside.You'll love some of his thoughts, hate others and get a chance to give your two cents on all of them. Read more . . .

Sports Media Watch

Star sports media columnist Chris Zelkovich has spent the past 11 years chronicling the movers, shakers and bumblers of sports television, radio and Internet. Follow his blog as he tries to make sense out of the ever-expanding sports media world. Read more . . .

Randy Starkman's Olympics blog

Randy Starkman knows the Games. More importantly, he knows the athletes. He's been covering the Olympics beat for nearly 25 years now and Beijing will be the 11th Olympics for the two-time National Newspaper Award winner. Randy takes a multi-media approach to giving you keen insights into the athletes on the Road to Beijing as well a look at times at the lighter side of Canada's top Olympians. Read more . . .

Raptors blog

Doug Smith has been covering the Toronto Raptors since their inception in 1995. Visit his blog to read more tales from the hardwood and talk hoops with our resident expert. Read more . . .