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That old nugget, “There’s no room at the inn”? We’ve never heard it in Toronto. The city’s downtown core is home to...

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These charts illustrate why it's not time to panic about Toronto's housing market—yet

These charts illustrate why it’s not time to panic about Toronto’s housing market—yet

Let's look at some lines

Q&A: Artificial intelligence expert Raquel Urtasun on the complicated future of transportation

Q&A: Artificial intelligence expert Raquel Urtasun on the complicated future of transportation

She’s leading Uber’s charge into the controversial world of self-driving cars

The basketball world has some mixed feelings about Kyle Lowry's $100-million deal with the Toronto Raptors

The basketball world has some mixed feelings about Kyle Lowry’s $100-million deal with the Toronto Raptors

That's $406,000 a game

Q&A: Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly on Canada 150—and planning a massive country-wide birthday party

Q&A: Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly on Canada 150—and planning a massive country-wide birthday party

What the party-planner-in-chief thinks about including Indigenous people, Canadian identity and that giant rubber duck

Inside the Latest Issue

The July issue of Toronto Life features the monster cottages of Muskoka versus the resistance. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

Toronto just got its own set of emojis

Toronto just got its own set of emojis

Including the CN Tower, a TTC streetcar and plenty of other designs Drake would approve of

Five things we learned from Warren Buffett's interview with the Globe about his Home Capital investment

Five things we learned from Warren Buffett’s interview with the Globe about his Home Capital investment

The legendary investor talks about his reasons for getting into the Canadian mortgage market

Five things we learned from Justin Trudeau's interview with the New York Times at U of T

Five things we learned from Justin Trudeau’s interview with the New York Times at U of T

Including whether or not that running photo was staged, and what baked good he compares his international relations strategy to

Inside 1 Spadina, the stunning new home of U of T's architecture school

Inside 1 Spadina, the stunning new home of U of T’s architecture school

A sneak peek inside the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design

Toronto had a blast gawking at the World Naked Bike Ride

Toronto had a blast gawking at the World Naked Bike Ride

Let's just hope these riders were wearing sunscreen

Leafs fans are peeved that Phil Kessel just won back-to-back Stanley Cups—on Toronto's dime

Leafs fans are peeved that Phil Kessel just won back-to-back Stanley Cups—on Toronto’s dime

The Maple Leafs have paid Kessel $2.4 million to win two Cups for the Pittsburgh Penguins

How Toronto reacted to James Comey's blockbuster Senate testimony

How Toronto reacted to James Comey’s blockbuster Senate testimony

"A 90-year old Clint Eastwood directing Matt Damon as Comey in 2020 just feels right"

Torontonians who are making a killing in the tech sector

Torontonians who are making a killing in the tech sector

The people behind some of the city's buzziest apps

Inside an exclusive fundraiser at David Daniels' Casa Loma mansion

Inside an exclusive fundraiser at David Daniels’ Casa Loma mansion

With Conrad Black, Suzanne Boyd, Don McKellar and more

A bunch of times Justin Trudeau hung out with celebrities

A bunch of times Justin Trudeau hung out with celebrities

Canada couldn't have possibly picked a better person to hang out with Bono on its behalf

Q&A: Andrew Scheer, the new Conservative leader determined to beat Justin Trudeau

Q&A: Andrew Scheer, the new Conservative leader determined to beat Justin Trudeau

Introducing the happier, less robotic Harper 2.0

Q&A: Pride Toronto director Olivia Nuamah on the politics of parades

Q&A: Pride Toronto director Olivia Nuamah on the politics of parades

She'll have to manage the desires and demands of BLMTO, councillors, police and countless revellers. Things could get complicated

A gambler's guide to the competition to replace Peter Mansbridge

A gambler’s guide to the competition to replace Peter Mansbridge

The biggest job in Canadian news broadcasting is up for grabs

A history of the feud between the Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers

A history of the feud between the Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers

A GIFfed-up recap of the bitterest rivalry in Toronto sports

A concert at a water treatment plant, a behind-the-scenes brewery tour and six more things to check out at Doors Open 2017

A concert at a water treatment plant, a behind-the-scenes brewery tour and six more things to check out at Doors Open 2017

Eight must-see locations at this year's city-wide weekend walkabout

Mohammed Shamji and Elana Fric Shamji: the inside story of a marriage gone horribly wrong

Mohammed Shamji and Elana Fric Shamji: the inside story of a marriage gone horribly wrong

Their life seemed like a fairy tale—until her body turned up in a suitcase by the Humber River

Meet the conservative leadership hopefuls vying to take back the PMO

Meet the conservative leadership hopefuls vying to take back the PMO

We quiz the candidates

Marrakech is coming to Toronto for a night

Marrakech is coming to Toronto for a night

On June 1st, Evergreen Brick Works is transforming into a magical Moroccan dreamland when BMO Financial Group presents Scrubs in...

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Some pictures of Blue Jays with their moms for Mother's Day

Some pictures of Blue Jays with their moms for Mother’s Day

Turns out moms and baseball are a good combination

Cost of Living

These North York points enthusiasts earn $370,000 a year. How do they spend it?

These North York points enthusiasts earn $370,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“We try to maximize our rewards by using various credit cards plus PC Optimum”

This 22-year-old venture capitalist is on track to make $180,000 this year. How does he spend it?

This 22-year-old venture capitalist is on track to make $180,000 this year. How does he spend it?

“I love a good bargain, so I shop at No Frills”

This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“Groceries are our biggest monthly expense after rent”

This Doctors Without Borders marketer earns $100,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This Doctors Without Borders marketer earns $100,000 a year. How does she spend it?

Manpreet Badyal moved from Delhi to Vancouver to Toronto in search of success

How a Gen Z finance enthusiast in Forest Hill spends her money

How a Gen Z finance enthusiast in Forest Hill spends her money

Business analyst and budding TikTok investment guru Chaeeun Lee hopes to visit 50 countries before she turns 30

This policy analyst and stand-up comedian makes $83,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This policy analyst and stand-up comedian makes $83,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“Investing in mental health is important. I have an unlimited membership at Othership in Yorkville”

This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it?

This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it?

“It was hard to accept financial aid from my parents, but it actually brought us closer together”

Urban Diplomat

Dear Urban Diplomat: My family takes Mother’s Day more seriously than Father’s Day

Dear Urban Diplomat: My family takes Mother’s Day more seriously than Father’s Day

She gets flowers, gifts and breakfast in bed; I get a lousy grill brush. Am I wrong to feel slighted?

Dear Urban Diplomat: What’s the etiquette for EV charging?

Dear Urban Diplomat: What’s the etiquette for EV charging?

Dear Urban Diplomat , What’s the etiquette for EV charging? A few weeks ago, I finally found a spot in my neighbourhood to juice...

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband thinks I'm a hoarder, but I'm a collector

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband thinks I’m a hoarder, but I’m a collector

He’s started quoting Marie Kondo and insisting that I get rid of my “emotional support tchotchkes.” How can I get him to back off?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo building has zero tolerance for the slightest noise

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo building has zero tolerance for the slightest noise

They’ve asked us not to shower after 11 p.m. because of “pipe whistling.” Is this normal?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband bought us a pass to skip the line at the ski hill. Why do I feel guilty for using it?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband bought us a pass to skip the line at the ski hill. Why do I feel guilty for using it?

I can’t help being embarrassed every time I sheepishly walk past the eye rollers in the regular queue

Dear Urban Diplomat: My brother is lying online about Dry January

Dear Urban Diplomat: My brother is lying online about Dry January

He’s preaching the virtues of sobriety on TikTok but still crushing six-packs every weekend, and the hypocrisy is getting on my nerves. Should I call him out?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My co-workers have forgotten how to behave in an office

Dear Urban Diplomat: My co-workers have forgotten how to behave in an office

I actually don’t mind the return-to-office mandate, but it seems like so much working from home has caused my fellow employees’ self-awareness to atrophy