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Nearly a third of Toronto children live in poverty, according to a new report

—The number of Toronto children (that is, people aged 0 to 17) who, as of two years ago, lived in what the federal government...

John Cleese thinks Toronto is a "super city"

John Cleese thinks Toronto is a “super city”

British comedian John Cleese took some time out of his recent interview with the National Post to bolster Toronto's fragile...

Q&A: Zoltan and Danny Zimmerman, the father and son who resisted change in Kensington Market, until now

Q&A: Zoltan and Danny Zimmerman, the father and son who resisted change in Kensington Market, until now

Change can breed controversy in any neighbourhood, but the prospect of turnover in Kensington Market gets preservationists...

Conrad Black is selling off part of his lawn

— Conrad Black ’s asking price for a 2.8-acre parcel of property severed from his Bridle Path estate. (His actual house isn't...

Dear Urban Diplomat: how do I talk my daughter out of being a Sunshine Girl?

Dear Urban Diplomat: how do I talk my daughter out of being a Sunshine Girl?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My daughter is 19 and desperate to pose as a Sunshine Girl. She keeps threatening to send in her...

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.

Popular Science says Corktown Common is among this year's "best of what's new"

Popular Science says Corktown Common is among this year’s “best of what’s new”

The revitalization of Toronto's West Don Lands is tied to Toronto's Pan Am Games, which don't happen until 2015—but it seems as...

Toronto's 50 Most Influential: the people who changed the city in 2014

Toronto’s 50 Most Influential: the people who changed the city in 2014

It’s been a big year in the corridors of power, with an infusion of ambitious new leaders in the city’s most influential...

Museum Station makes the Guardian ’s list of the world's most beautiful metro stations, somehow

Museum Station makes the Guardian’s list of the world’s most beautiful metro stations, somehow

Museum Station may not even be the most beautiful station on the Yonge-University-Spadina line (ever seen Dupont Station...

Doug Ford is still really serious about winning the Ontario PC leadership

Doug Ford is still really serious about winning the Ontario PC leadership

For a while, it seemed like Doug Ford ’s suggestion that he might run for and win leadership of the Ontario Progressive...

Brampton mayor Susan Fennell’s money problems just got worse

—The amount of money Brampton's city council voted on Wednesday to force soon-to-be-former mayor Susan Fennell to pay the city...

Toronto child care is the most expensive in the country

—The median monthly cost of keeping a single toddler in full-day child care, according to a report by the Canadian Centre for...

Memoir: I couldn't shake the abuse and despair I saw on a First Nations reserve

Memoir: I couldn’t shake the abuse and despair I saw on a First Nations reserve

In 2010, I spent four months researching a book in Kashechewan, a troubled First Nation on James Bay with a population of...

Pest control manager Steve Graff: “What we’re seeing is just a lot of spillover”

— Steve Graff , quality assurance manager at Abell Pest Control, telling Metro Morning ’s Matt Galloway about a hidden side...

Bay Street moguls, celebrity chefs, condo kings and the Mayor-elect: The who’s who of Toronto celebrate Toronto Life’s 50 Most Influential People of 2014

Bay Street moguls, celebrity chefs, condo kings and the Mayor-elect: The who’s who of Toronto celebrate Toronto Life’s 50 Most Influential People of 2014

Last night, Toronto Life hosted the city's top politicians, power brokers, celebrity chefs and media personalities to celebrate...

Bill Blair wants to shrink Toronto’s police force slightly

—The number of officers soon-to-be-former police chief Bill Blair is asking the police board to eliminate from Toronto's force...

Dear Urban Diplomat: should I rat out my landlord for stealing cable?

Dear Urban Diplomat: should I rat out my landlord for stealing cable?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I live in a ground-floor suite and pay my own utilities, including cable. My landlord lives above me, and we...

City manager Joe Pennachetti: “It was a long four years”

—City manager Joe Pennachetti , who announced his retirement in August, speaking, during a joint press conference with...

Ten things Chris Hadfield can't live without

Ten things Chris Hadfield can’t live without

The web-savvy spaceman’s first book is being turned into an ABC sitcom, and he has a follow-up out this month. Here, the 10...

The Toronto Maple Leafs are still the most expensive ticket in the league

—The average cost, in U.S. dollars, of taking a family of four to a Toronto Maple Leafs game, including...

Nobody believes Doug Ford's "grassroots" supporters actually exist

Nobody believes Doug Ford’s “grassroots” supporters actually exist

Toronto faces an acute shortage of scare quotes this afternoon as news outlets around the city report on a new "grassroots"...

The Toronto Star’s paywall is probably coming down soon

The Toronto Star was late to the paywall party. The Globe , the Sun and the Post had all started hitting up online readers for...

Paycheque to Paycheque: what it's like to live on minimum wage in Toronto

Paycheque to Paycheque: what it’s like to live on minimum wage in Toronto

In June, Ontario’s minimum wage rose from $10.25 to $11 an hour. That’s a record in Canada, only matched by Nunavut, but still...

How Hudson's Bay assembles its amazing, animated Christmas windows

How Hudson’s Bay assembles its amazing, animated Christmas windows

Seven years ago, at its flagship store in Toronto's financial district, Hudson’s Bay debuted its Santa-themed Christmas windows...

El Mocambo co-owner Sam Grosso: “Everybody wants to know about this fucking sign”

— Sam Grosso , co-owner of the El Mocambo , grousing to the Star about his decision to concede to public pressure and remove 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?