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Jets at the island airport are starting to look inevitable-ish

Jets at the island airport are starting to look inevitable-ish

While the rest of us were busy focusing on dead-serious, election-related matters like raccoons and drug tests , the Toronto Port...

A somewhat exciting recap of the least exciting debate of the mayoral campaign so far

A somewhat exciting recap of the least exciting debate of the mayoral campaign so far

Comedian and writer Jeremy Woodcock doesn't normally cover municipal politics. Even so, we sent him to Thursday night's "Heritage...

Rob Ford gets a reprieve

Rob Ford gets a reprieve

Rob and Doug Ford have lucked out. The Star reports that an integrity probe into their seemingly inappropriate lobbying on behalf...

Karen Stintz: “My dream was to be commissioner of the CFL”

– Karen Stintz , speaking to the Post shortly after her exit from the mayoral race on Thursday . If Stintz's campaign for the...

Did Justin Bieber bribe a Canada Border Services chief?

Did Justin Bieber bribe a Canada Border Services chief?

Now Magazine is reporting that Justin Bieber, Canada's exasperating stepchild, has figured out an innovative way of getting his...

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.

Tim Leiweke is on the way out at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment

Tim Leiweke is on the way out at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment

Continuing in today's vein of people quitting things that they've been persistently rumoured to be on the verge of quitting, Maple...

Rob Ford's family company did business with Porter Airlines

Rob Ford’s family company did business with Porter Airlines

The Globe has just added a few more conflict of interest allegations to Rob Ford ’s growing heap of them. The paper's...

Karen Stintz drops out of the mayoral race

Karen Stintz drops out of the mayoral race

From day one of the race it was a strong possibility; then it was a rumour, and now it's a reality: Karen Stintz has become the...

The mayoral campaign turns into a literal pissing contest as candidates dare one another to take drug tests

It all began when Sarah Thomson, who has been struggling to win credibility for her mayoral campaign, released the results of a...

Battleground Caledon

Battleground Caledon

The rich and powerful want to keep their pretty rural getaway for themselves. The suburban developer Benny Marotta had other...

Watch Andy Byford talk about the lesser-known features of Toronto's new streetcars

Watch Andy Byford talk about the lesser-known features of Toronto’s new streetcars

With only a little more than a week to go before the first of the TTC's next-generation streetcars goes into service on Spadina...

More conflict of interest allegations for Rob Ford

More conflict of interest allegations for Rob Ford

The mayor undoubtedly still has vivid memories of the time a court almost booted him from office on conflict of interest...

Once again, the Economist declares Toronto "livable"

Once again, the Economist declares Toronto “livable”

Although calling a city "livable" is sort of like calling a plate of food "edible," everyone is really excited that the Economist...

If they had a million dollars

If they had a million dollars

In an effort to get something better than the usual promises and platitudes from the current crop of mayoral candidates, we...

The High Cost of Cheap Labour

The High Cost of Cheap Labour

Union support can be the key to a mayoral victory. Members will put up signs, go door-to-door and get out the vote on election...

Rob Ford announces support for proposed TTC improvements, including some that would reverse his own cuts

Rob Ford announces support for proposed TTC improvements, including some that would reverse his own cuts

At a campaign press conference this morning, Rob Ford announced his support for most of the items on a list of proposed...

A notorious Toronto landlord gets a hefty fine

—The fine levied on Carolyn Goodman and her company, Havcare Investments Inc. , by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario...

One of Trinity Bellwoods's white squirrels has been found dead

One of Trinity Bellwoods’s white squirrels has been found dead

The white squirrels of Trinity Bellwoods Park have always been rock stars among Toronto's urban wildlife, and...

Dear Urban Diplomat: how do I get my cottage-hogging brother to play fair?

Dear Urban Diplomat: how do I get my cottage-hogging brother to play fair?

Dear Urban Diplomat, A few years ago, my brother and I inherited the family cottage, on Lake of the Woods near Kenora. He and his...

How do you build a roller coaster at the CNE?

How do you build a roller coaster at the CNE?

The CNE opens its gates today, inaugurating an end-of-summer tradition. Amid all the colours, lights and deep-fried stunt...

City workers dispute Rob Ford's weird response to this week's bomb threat

City workers dispute Rob Ford’s weird response to this week’s bomb threat

Rob Ford ’s bizarre response to a city hall bomb threat earlier this week seemed like a relatively harmless (by Ford standards)...

Hudson's Bay Centre has pretty much been stealing people's bikes

Hudson’s Bay Centre has pretty much been stealing people’s bikes

A communications consultant named Lisa Ferguson says she thought her bike had been stolen on Wednesday when she returned to the...

Police Chief Bill Blair accepts Doug Ford's apology

Police Chief Bill Blair accepts Doug Ford’s apology

After an abortive initial attempt at an apology, earlier this afternoon Doug Ford released a written retraction of his allegedly...

Rob Ford says he brought Toronto back from a "fiscal cliff," city manager says "nope"

Rob Ford says he brought Toronto back from a “fiscal cliff,” city manager says “nope”

Rob Ford has taken issue with a new report from the Institute of Municipal Finance and Governance that argues that Toronto's...

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?