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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...

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.

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...

Not every TDSB school is rolling in bake-sale money

—The amount of donation money raised per student during the 2012-2013 session at Quest Alternative Senior School , a 68-student...

Best Seats in the House: a guide to the celebs and Bay Streeters who cheer on the Raptors

Best Seats in the House: a guide to the celebs and Bay Streeters who cheer on the Raptors

The high-profile spectators who’ve made Raps games the hottest ticket in Toronto sports Half the fun of NBA fandom is peeping...

Jian Ghomeshi: “People in this city need to understand that I have a long memory”

—Disgraced ex-CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi to Kevin Donovan , the Star investigative reporter who worked with Jesse Brown to...

Dear Urban Diplomat: am I a delinquent mom for leaving my six-year-old in a car?

Dear Urban Diplomat: am I a delinquent mom for leaving my six-year-old in a car?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I recently left my six-year-old son in the car while I ran into a store. The window was down, he was...

Jian Ghomeshi is losing Facebook fans

—The number of "likes" on Jian Ghomeshi ’s Facebook fan page as of about 12:20 this afternoon. At 3:50 p.m., though, the...

Q&A: Jesse Brown, the crowdfunded journalist who helped get Jian Ghomeshi fired

Q&A: Jesse Brown, the crowdfunded journalist who helped get Jian Ghomeshi fired

In other countries, media analysis is the norm; in Canada, for some reason, it’s not. Jesse Brown —a veteran journalist who...

John Tory: “I just don’t think we need to be repeating that”

— John Tory , telling the Sun why he turned down a request to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live . This is one way in which he differs...

Defeated in the mayoral race, now Doug Ford wants Tim Hudak's job

Defeated in the mayoral race, now Doug Ford wants Tim Hudak’s job

In the lead-up to the mayoral election, Doug Ford suggested that he'd leave politics if he couldn't convince voters to to hand him...

Owen Pallett: “Anonymity does not mean these women do not exist”

—Toronto musician Owen Pallett in a Facebook post about Jian Ghomeshi , who was recently ousted from his job as host of Q on CBC...

Torontonians from every walk of life tell us who they voted for, and why

Torontonians from every walk of life tell us who they voted for, and why

Toronto had the highest voter turnout in recent memory yesterday—980,177 people showed up at schools and churches and apartment...

Voter turnout for this year’s municipal election was really good

—The unofficial number of votes cast for mayor in Monday's election. That accounts for about 60 per cent of eligible...

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