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The No-Politics-Allowed Candidate Questionnaire: Spadina-Fort York

The No-Politics-Allowed Candidate Questionnaire: Spadina-Fort York

Adam Vaughan and Olivia Chow answer questions on just about every topic except for politics

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I make my friend stop humblebragging on social media?

"My best friend is insufferable online."

How badly do Blue Jays fans want postseason tickets?

How badly do Blue Jays fans want postseason tickets?

Now that the Blue Jays are in the playoffs, we ask fans: what are tickets worth to you?

Q&A: Tom Mulcair, potential prime minister

Q&A: Tom Mulcair, potential prime minister

The NDP leader talks affordable childcare, avoiding combat missions, and why Toronto is totally the jewel in Canada’s crown

Q&A: Jim Karygiannis, the anti-Uber crusader

Q&A: Jim Karygiannis, the anti-Uber crusader

Councillor Jim Karygiannis made his reputation as a strident defender of the traditional taxi. Yet he received thousands of dollars from that same industry. Conflict? He says nah

Inside the Latest Issue

The June issue of Toronto Life features the best new restaurants of 2026. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

Six in the Six: half a dozen burning questions for Paul Mortfield, astronomy guy, about Sunday's supermoon

Six in the Six: half a dozen burning questions for Paul Mortfield, astronomy guy, about Sunday’s supermoon

The chair of Richmond Hill's David Dunlap Observatory tells us why this weekend's lunar event will be better than the CSI finale

A close-up look at a ridiculously detailed scale model of Toronto

A close-up look at a ridiculously detailed scale model of Toronto

A wealthy businessman is building a very tiny replica of the city

Memoir: I was the ultimate mom, until a traumatic brain injury threatened to ruin everything

Memoir: I was the ultimate mom, until a traumatic brain injury threatened to ruin everything

A seemingly innocent sidewalk fall becomes a life-changing problem

Six in the Six: Nicole Arbour, creator of "Dear Fat People"

Six in the Six: Nicole Arbour, creator of “Dear Fat People”

Half a dozen burning questions for the most hated person on the internet

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I say no to being a godfather?

"The request just feels inappropriate, desperate and weird"

Ten reasons to send your son to an all-boys' school

Ten reasons to send your son to an all-boys’ school

Few parenting decisions are as important as selecting a school for your child. As children, we are at our most malleable and...

Created forCrescent School

A close-up look at Toronto's most intimidating automotive export: the armoured Knight XV

A close-up look at Toronto’s most intimidating automotive export: the armoured Knight XV

In an industrial building out by the 401 and Martin Grove, a team of engineers and mechanics are building behemoths. The Knight XV...

Toronto Life kicks off TIFF with its annual Stylebook event

Toronto Life kicks off TIFF with its annual Stylebook event

On September 10, Toronto Life celebrated the fifth annual fall edition of special issue Stylebook and the annual list of the...

How Noel Biderman and Avid Life Media hoodwinked us—and why we didn't know until now

How Noel Biderman and Avid Life Media hoodwinked us—and why we didn’t know until now

In late 2012, I signed up at Ashley Madison’s naughty sister site, Established Men, to research a feature I was writing for...

Dear Urban Diplomat: is my real estate agent trying to scam me?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My wife and I are selling our starter home. Our agent pitched us on the fancy-sounding notion of an...

The Sex Ed Revolution: A portrait of the powerful political bloc that's waging war on Queen's Park

The Sex Ed Revolution: A portrait of the powerful political bloc that’s waging war on Queen’s Park

Azeem Mohammed, a 38-year-old stay-at-home dad from East York, is the school council chair at Thorncliffe Park Public...

How a Toronto 3D printing studio makes lifelike miniatures of real people

How a Toronto 3D printing studio makes lifelike miniatures of real people

About four years ago, just for the hell of it, Steve Cory, president of the three-dimensional printing company Objex...

Dear Urban Diplomat: should my guests offer to split the bill when we eat takeout together?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My wife and I invited another couple over for dinner, and we agreed to order in from Amaya, with each of us...

Q&A: Marco Mendicino, who beat Eve Adams to the nomination, on staying in Justin Trudeau's good books

Q&A: Marco Mendicino, who beat Eve Adams to the nomination, on staying in Justin Trudeau’s good books

You trounced Eve Adams, whom Justin Trudeau parachuted into Eglinton-Lawrence , to win the Liberal nomination. How’d that go...

The Nanny Diaries: Toronto's Filipino caregivers talk about low wages, long days and immigration delays

The Nanny Diaries: Toronto’s Filipino caregivers talk about low wages, long days and immigration delays

SINCE 1992, some 75,000 Filipinos have become permanent residents of Canada through the federal government’s caregiver...

Doug Ford says he'll take Stephen Harper's job, but only if he has to

Doug Ford says he’ll take Stephen Harper’s job, but only if he has to

Months after deciding not to run for leadership of the Ontario Tories, Doug Ford is once again openly musing about assuming...

Memoir: after my mother died, I found solace in her religion

Memoir: after my mother died, I found solace in her religion

My mother used to compare Buddhism to a boulder in a rushing river: something you could grab onto whenever you needed it, an...

The ridiculously elaborate high-fives of the newly victorious Blue Jays

The ridiculously elaborate high-fives of the newly victorious Blue Jays

The Blue Jays have had plenty to celebrate lately—and, if you've just started paying attention, you've probably noticed they...

Dear Urban Diplomat: what should I do with my back-seat cab-driving boyfriend?

Dear Urban Diplomat, Every time I take a cab with my boyfriend, he guides our driver using the Waze app, which plots out the...

Cost of Living

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”

How an actor, influencer and amateur investor managed to earn a six-figure salary

How an actor, influencer and amateur investor managed to earn a six-figure salary

“My family taught me to invest. It’s probably the wisest advice they’ve ever given me”

Urban Diplomat

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

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends are getting into sober raves, and I just can't see the appeal

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends are getting into sober raves, and I just can’t see the appeal

How does one cut loose in a well-lit room while the sun is shining and no one is even a little intoxicated?