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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...

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.

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...

QUOTED: TTC union president Bob Kinnear, on frustration with public transit

QUOTED: TTC union president Bob Kinnear, on frustration with public transit

–ATU Local 113 president Bob Kinnear , talking to the National Post about the latest in a never-ending series of news stories...

Rob Ford’s Escalade—but not Ford himself—nabbed on drunk-driving charges

Rob Ford ’s sojourn in rehab seems to be going reasonably well. The mayor himself has mostly stayed out of the public eye...

Karen Stintz thinks changing transit plans is a terrible idea, except when it's her idea

Karen Stintz thinks changing transit plans is a terrible idea, except when it’s her idea

Karen Stintz has spent the past three years upending Toronto's long-term public-transit planning, for good or ill. As TTC...

A judge settled a dog-poop dispute between two Forest Hill couples in the most sarcastic way possible

A judge settled a dog-poop dispute between two Forest Hill couples in the most sarcastic way possible

Only in Forest Hill could a dispute over dog poop escalate into a lawsuit. Fortunately for all of us, Justice E.M. Morgan , who...

Q&A: Rudi Czekalla Martínez on sexing up strip clubs

Q&A: Rudi Czekalla Martínez on sexing up strip clubs

Adult entertainment expert Rudi Czekalla Martínez and the powerful employers he represents plan to integrate brothels into...

Six buildings worth seeing at Doors Open Toronto 2014

Six buildings worth seeing at Doors Open Toronto 2014

Doors Open Toronto is back on May 24 and 25, and this year's edition of the annual festival of socially acceptable snooping is...

It's too risky to tell Torontonians about all the dangerous stuff moving through Toronto by rail, say rail carriers

It’s too risky to tell Torontonians about all the dangerous stuff moving through Toronto by rail, say rail carriers

One of the things the Star excels at is calling out companies and public agencies that use "security" as a catch-all excuse for...

Jan Wong: Canada's birthright citizenship policy makes us a nation of suckers

Jan Wong: Canada’s birthright citizenship policy makes us a nation of suckers

Pregnant women are travelling to Toronto from all over—China, Iran, India, Dubai, Jamaica—to have their babies on Canadian...

Rob Ford spotted taking photos with locals in cottage country

Rob Ford spotted taking photos with locals in cottage country

Rob Ford —who, to recap, is supposed to be atoning for his sins in rehab right now—appears to have made a discreet visit to...

Six things we learned from Giorgio Mammoliti's insane interview with Dean Blundell

Six things we learned from Giorgio Mammoliti’s insane interview with Dean Blundell

Dean Blundell made a forced retreat after losing his morning radio show earlier this year, and it seems as though as though he's...

Tim Hudak would cancel the Finch and Sheppard light-rail lines

Tim Hudak would cancel the Finch and Sheppard light-rail lines

It has been almost 20 years since the last time a newly elected conservative provincial government cancelled a major Toronto...

QUOTED: Doug Ford, on the mayor's relationship with technology

QUOTED: Doug Ford, on the mayor’s relationship with technology

– Doug Ford , telling the Sun why a freedom-of-information request for the browser histories of Rob Ford and his staff turned up...

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