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Toronto's city-branded condoms are here, and they're amazing

Toronto’s city-branded condoms are here, and they’re amazing

Ahead of this month's WorldPride celebrations, Toronto Public Health is making good on its promise to release a batch of...

Behold: the Toronto Police Service press release of the decade

Behold: the Toronto Police Service press release of the decade

Let this be a lesson to all library-goers: keep your phallic vegetables to yourself. Here's a mugshot of the alleged perp, from...

Memoir: for decades, I made my living as a poet. Then I was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s—and found myself at a loss for words

Memoir: for decades, I made my living as a poet. Then I was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s—and found myself at a loss for words

I don’t remember exactly when I stopped remembering. For years, I’d find myself pausing in the middle of sentences, unable to...

Gas plants and folksy anecdotes: a few running themes from last night's Ontario leaders' debate

Gas plants and folksy anecdotes: a few running themes from last night’s Ontario leaders’ debate

In Tuesday's Ontario leaders' debate, the single most high-profile event in this month's provincial election, PC leader Tim Hudak...

A Scarborough city councillor declares war on grass

A Scarborough city councillor declares war on grass

What's ruining Toronto this week? No, not condo developers or heritage coach houses . This time, the culprit is grass. The Toronto...

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.

Ex-Rogers CEO Nadir Mohamed made a lot more than you in 2013

—The amount of money Nadir Mohamed , who retired from his position at the helm of Rogers last December, made in 2013, according...

Person who won lifetime SkyDome tickets 25 years ago is still getting SkyDome tickets

Person who won lifetime SkyDome tickets 25 years ago is still getting SkyDome tickets

Whenever a contest promises a "lifetime" of something as a prize, there's some understandable skepticism about whether or not the...

Five things we learned from Spacing ’s investigation into the shady politicking behind the Scarborough subway

Five things we learned from Spacing’s investigation into the shady politicking behind the Scarborough subway

Over at Spacing , journalist John Lorinc has just published part four in an epic, five-part investigation into why, exactly, the...

Survey says: most Canadians think selling sex should be legal

—Percentage of respondents to a Department of Justice online survey who answered "no" when asked whether selling sexual services...

"Hidden Cash" is now happening in Toronto

“Hidden Cash” is now happening in Toronto

About a week and a half ago, an anonymous person in San Francisco started tweeting clues to the locations of hidden envelopes of...

Rob Ford: “No one has enabled me.”

– Rob Ford in an unusually self-aware moment during yet another interview from rehab with the Sun 's Joe Warmington .

Dear Urban Diplomat: is it wrong to let a big box store undercharge me?

Dear Urban Diplomat: is it wrong to let a big box store undercharge me?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My husband and I were at a big box store looking for office chairs recently. They only had floor models of...

BruceGreySimcoe – Always the Perfect Drive

BruceGreySimcoe – Always the Perfect Drive

Beautiful BruceGreySimcoe has over 80 golf courses, catering to the beginner and seasoned golfer and all skills in...

Toronto condo developers snap up permits before fees rise

—The number of building permits that condo developers got in January 2014 alone, before fees jumped on February 1. (The most...

A men's rights group tried and failed at stealthily holding a concert on the Toronto Islands

A men’s rights group tried and failed at stealthily holding a concert on the Toronto Islands

Men's rights groups have become internet pariahs , thanks in large part to their unfailingly tone-deaf approach to redressing what...

Michael Thompson is a good dancer

Michael Thompson is a good dancer

Here is a short video, shot by NOW Magazine , of Scarborough councillor Michael Thompson dancing to "Let Your Backbone Slide," as...

Rob Ford was photographed celebrating his birthday at a bar, because of course he was

Rob Ford was photographed celebrating his birthday at a bar, because of course he was

As if determined to prove that nothing—not even a rehab stay 150 kilometres outside Toronto—can keep him out of the news, Rob...

18-year-old mayoral candidate Morgan Baskin fends off "one to five" creepy advances per day

18-year-old mayoral candidate Morgan Baskin fends off “one to five” creepy advances per day

Today in sad-but-not-surprising news: Morgan Baskin , the 18-year-old high-school student who is running in the 2014 mayoral...

Economists say Tim Hudak's "million jobs" promise is probably a math error

Economists say Tim Hudak’s “million jobs” promise is probably a math error

Politicians "create jobs" the same way homeopathic medicines treat cancer—which is to say, they almost definitely don't at...

John Tory promises "surface subways" for Toronto

John Tory promises “surface subways” for Toronto

In a bit of rhetorical wizardry that will puzzle city hall scholars for months, John Tory just told reporters that, if elected...

The List: John Tory tells us the 10 things he can't live without

The List: John Tory tells us the 10 things he can’t live without

1 | My go-to breakfast I’ve been a peanut butter addict my whole life. I spread it on rice cakes when I’m adhering to my diet...

Rob Ford's approval rating appears to be cratering

Rob Ford’s approval rating appears to be cratering

Three weeks in rehab seem to have done what a year of crack-scandal fallout couldn't: Rob Ford ’s approval rating has finally...

Yorkville residents say a heritage coach house will "destroy" their neighbourhood

Yorkville residents say a heritage coach house will “destroy” their neighbourhood

In the annals of Toronto NIMBYism, this one is destined to become a classic. In a clever inversion of the usual script (wherein...

Dear Urban Diplomat: is it okay to demand weird things from restaurant servers?

Dear Urban Diplomat: is it okay to demand weird things from restaurant servers?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I recently went to the Octagon steak house with a friend, who asked that her rib-eye be cooked in milk and...

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?