With the political aspirations put behind, The Donald is back to what he does best: erecting dazzling, monumental, skyward towers. His debut Canadian hotel will soon be unveiled, and one of its centerpieces is this glorious new 15,000 square foot Quartz Crystal Spa.

Cold Tea (King West) - Finally, a reason to walk through Kensington Mall.

Drizzy Drake does not have the coolest feuds. Other rappers go at each other; Drake gets barked at by inanimate international hubs. The Toronto Star is reporting that the city of Toronto isn't very happy with a billboard promoting Drake's new album, Take Care (pictured above). The font is too similar to the city's official logo (fair enough), and the owl is just hideously drawn. Plus, there's way more people living in Toronto. 

Exciting news for fans of boutique hotel group Thompson Hotels -- they’ve announced a merger with Joie de Vivre Hospitality, a West Coast boutique brand, creating a new entity temporarily called JT Hospitality. The new group now manages 45 properties, and will be based in New York City.

This year’s Toronto International Film Festival was touted the biggest in years, as far as pure star power goes, with the trifecta of Clooney, Pitt, and Gosling topping most people’s to-stalk list. If last year was any indication, Grey Goose Soho House would again be ground zero for all things A-list, and it was, with The Ides of March duo and a host of others descending on the members only club’s weekend pop-up on Saturday night. The venue--3 levels of typical Toronto loft, exposed brick walls and floor-to-ceiling windows--was retrofitted to suit Soho House’s sophisticated but comfortable palette: pillowy, velvet couches, rustic lamps and table sets, and tribal rugs strewn across the hardwood floors. The party, which was officially the post-game for David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method, quickly achieved shit-show status when Clooney arrived with his ex-girlfriend-to-be Stacey Kiebler, as lesser stars lined up to greet the couple.

With warmer temperatures beginning to remind us what spring used to feel like, we here at BlackBook have begun to plan our next serious getaway. Since we're already spending so much time trying to reminisce our way out of the office (hey, it was a long week), I forced our edit team to share what travel destination they've been secretly daydreaming of on the clock.

With warm weather slowly creeping into our collective consciousness, our minds are naturally wandering to summer plans. To be more specific, we're already plotting our next getaway. Since we're already spending a great deal of time trying to wish our way out of the office via reminiscing about travel plans past, I forced our edit team to share what travel destination they've been secretly daydreaming of during the workweek.

If you missed the Juno Awards—essentially, Canada's version of the MTV Music Awards—last night, we don't blame you. Stateside, it's just another wild event those crazy Canucks put on, one that, like most other maple-leaf soirees, doesn't get past the border. In fact, Canadians will be the first to poke fun at some of their native productions (so we don't have to), including this year's Juno Awards and cast of nominees. Drake? His career started as a wheelchair-bound loser in DeGrassi High. Justin Bieber? He cashed out before he was even nominated. Arcade Fire? Who the fuck are they again?

The Shangri-La Toronto is slowly starting to flex its muscles as a major downtown attraction—and it's still only skeletons and scaffolding. The 5-star, 66 story hotel and residence tower, which straddles the Financial and Entertainment districts, it's already causing a stir amongst locals. Anticipation has been building on Urban Toronto's forum, where construction progress and rumormongering have been laboriously detailed by users. The latest to come out of the construction site (and perpetuated on Twitter): David Chang has plans to open a restaurant in the hotel, joining the property for its 2012 scheduled opening.

As Abbud on MTV’s American reimagining of Skins, the hip and horny British series about a group of troubled high school students, actor Ron Mustafaa (center) plays a girl-crazy dork from a doting Muslim family. “I know this sounds really lame,” he says, “but Cosmic Bowling nights (Friday and Saturday) at Playtime Bowl in Toronto can be cool to take your lady friend to. It has about 15 lanes, each with its own TV. It’s got good nachos, and it’s a legit place for a first date, especially if you want to keep it casual and fun while you show her your bowlerama skills.”