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Ten couples, ten stories: portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding

Ten couples, ten stories: portraits from a WorldPride mass wedding

To celebrate WorldPride , over one hundred LGBTQ couples gathered at the fairytale-like Casa Loma on Thursday to tie the knot in a...

Waterfront Toronto asks for more money, is forced to talk about pink umbrellas instead

Waterfront Toronto asks for more money, is forced to talk about pink umbrellas instead

This is how Toronto's news cycle works sometimes: Waterfront Toronto makes the case for continued investment in the city's...

CBC plans to cut 1,500 jobs, push digital services rather than TV and radio

The CBC's bad decade continues this morning, with news that the broadcaster's grand solution to its existential funding...

Almost everyone agrees that renaming Union Station is a bad idea

—Approximate percentage of respondents to a Heritage Toronto survey who were opposed to a proposal that Union Station be renamed...

SLIDESHOW: The Toronto Star gives a century's worth of photos to Toronto Public Library

SLIDESHOW: The Toronto Star gives a century’s worth of photos to Toronto Public Library

During a press event this morning, Toronto Public Library announced that the Toronto Star has donated its entire archive of...

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.

Marion Barry: “I ain’t got nothing to do with Rob Ford”

—Washington D.C. councilmember Marion Barry , speaking to TMZ . In 1990, while mayor of the city, Barry was convicted of cocaine...

Lighting up the Bloor viaduct’s “luminous veil” will cost more than anyone thought

—Estimated cost of outfitting the Prince Edward Viaduct ’s "luminous veil" with its long-awaited lighting system in time for...

Rob Ford's popularity has rebounded, according to a new poll

Rob Ford’s popularity has rebounded, according to a new poll

A poll conducted on June 23 by Forum Research finds that Rob Ford will still be a major contender in the mayoral election when he...

Dear Urban Diplomat: what do I do about that unscooped doo-doo?

Dear Urban Diplomat: what do I do about that unscooped doo-doo?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I live kitty-corner to St. James Park. There’s a mobility scooter–bound senior in my building who leaves...

Rob Ford will probably be plunged into more controversy the moment he returns to city hall

Rob Ford will probably be plunged into more controversy the moment he returns to city hall

The Globe reports that Rob Ford may have more trouble waiting for him upon his return. Before the mayor left for rehab almost two...

Even pandas couldn’t help the Toronto Zoo last winter

—Total attendance at the Toronto Zoo during the first four months of 2014, according to a new report . That's a loss of 9,049...

Olivia Chow’s radio ad imagines the Ford administration as a monster-truck rally

At the risk of mixing her metaphors (she has previously referred to Rob Ford ’s city hall as "the circus tent"), Olivia Chow has...

Denzil Minnan-Wong has complicated feelings about Canada Day at Mandarin

Mandarin hasn't even held its latest Canadian-citizens-only Canada Day extravaganza yet, and city councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong is...

The Ontario Municipal Board approves a student residence, “destroys” a neighbourhood

— Ceta Ramkhalawansingh , a member of the Grange Community Association, telling the Star what she thinks about a recent Ontario...

Even Toronto city staff thought Kathleen Wynne's post-ice-storm food handouts were a bad idea

Even Toronto city staff thought Kathleen Wynne’s post-ice-storm food handouts were a bad idea

After December's ice storm, premier Kathleen Wynne spearheaded a botched effort to hand out grocery gift cards to needy people who...

The Sarah Thomson mayoral campaign songbook: a guide

The Sarah Thomson mayoral campaign songbook: a guide

Mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson , whose dreadlocks grow more impressive by the day, released a third music video late last...

Save me from my workout

Save me from my workout

In early fall 2013, my husband, Andrew, and I joined a popular CrossFit gym in the city’s east end. Our first class consisted of...

Sad condom news: Toronto's city-branded prophylactics won't be handed out at Pride events

Sad condom news: Toronto’s city-branded prophylactics won’t be handed out at Pride events

Toronto Public Health's WorldPride –themed condoms are things of beauty. Unfortunately, according to the Star , there's one...

Doug Ford accuses Karen Stintz of stealing the mayor's email contact list

Doug Ford accuses Karen Stintz of stealing the mayor’s email contact list

Today marks the first bizarre criminal accusation of the 2014 mayoral election, as Doug Ford says he has informed police about an...

David Soknacki makes enemies of downtown store owners by threatening to take their parking away

David Soknacki makes enemies of downtown store owners by threatening to take their parking away

Anyone who wants to see see a small-business owner panic should try this fun experiment: walk into a shop on any major downtown...

Island ferry riders will be able to buy tickets online, just in time for fall

Island ferry riders will be able to buy tickets online, just in time for fall

No city project is too small to blow its deadline, and nobody knows that better than the people in charge of the effort to...

The "Hidden Cash Toronto" guy is actually two guys

The “Hidden Cash Toronto” guy is actually two guys

So, it turns out that Hidden Cash Toronto , is not, in fact, guerrilla marketing for a soft drink or something. The Twitter-based...

Listen to Toronto Life’s Philip Preville talk condos on Newstalk 1010

This month’s cover story by Toronto Life contributing editor Philip Preville is about the future of Toronto’s condo-clogged...

“None of the above” was a popular option in last week’s provincial election

—The number of Ontarians who showed up at polling stations during last week's provincial election specifically to vote "none of...

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