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Electronic ads are coming to some Toronto transit shelters

Electronic ads are coming to some Toronto transit shelters

Advertisements on some transit shelters are about to get a little more conspicuous. Earlier this morning, city council cleared the...

CBC's Metro Morning confirms the obvious: nobody pays attention to Queen's Park

CBC’s Metro Morning confirms the obvious: nobody pays attention to Queen’s Park

Anyone who cares about provincial politics may want to sit down before listening to the first two minutes of this segment from...

Four things we know about Rob Ford's rehab facility

Four things we know about Rob Ford’s rehab facility

Rob Ford says talking to the Sun ’s Joe Warmington on Tuesday got him "into major shit" at rehab. And we know this because on...

Rob Ford's favourite nightclub owner is also a political operator

Rob Ford’s favourite nightclub owner is also a political operator

Zlatko Starkovski is a relatively new addition to the cast of characters surrounding Rob Ford , and he's an especially perplexing...

PHOTO: Toronto Star reporters stage a byline strike

PHOTO: Toronto Star reporters stage a byline strike

Inattentive readers may not necessarily notice, but today's Toronto Star is full of articles without bylines. (Meaning, rather...

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.

QUOTED: Rob Ford, on whether or not rehab is amazing

QUOTED: Rob Ford, on whether or not rehab is amazing

— Rob Ford , speaking to the Toronto Sun ’s Joe Warmington from the undisclosed treatment facility where he's spending his...

QUOTED: Doug Ford, on whether the mayor is actually in rehab

QUOTED: Doug Ford, on whether the mayor is actually in rehab

— Doug Ford , exasperatedly reassuring reporters that Rob Ford is really, seriously in rehab, even though none of us are allowed...

PHOTO: BlackBerry tries to get in on the Raptors' goodwill

PHOTO: BlackBerry tries to get in on the Raptors’ goodwill

This is what the National Post ’s website looked like as of Monday afternoon. is an official team sponsor, so we suppose a...

VIDEO: Tim Hudak grins his way through an excruciating election kick-off photo-op

VIDEO: Tim Hudak grins his way through an excruciating election kick-off photo-op

That face in the image above is the face of a trapped man. It's the face Tim Hudak made on Monday during a miscalculated photo-op...

Dear Urban Diplomat: should I confront my brother-in-law over a shoddy home inspection?

Dear Urban Diplomat: should I confront my brother-in-law over a shoddy home inspection?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I hired my wife’s brother, a certified home inspector, to look at a west-end semi. He gave it a full...

The mystery of Rob Ford's whereabouts deepens

The mystery of Rob Ford’s whereabouts deepens

The public still doesn't know precisely where Rob Ford is spending his leave of absence, and now the Globe has ruled out the only...

Raptors coach Dwane Casey rode the TTC to game seven

Raptors coach Dwane Casey rode the TTC to game seven

Poor Raptors . First the swift thieves of prehistoric, giant-reptile-ruled Earth were wiped out during the Cretaceous-paleogene...

Norm Kelly: deputy mayor of the internet

Norm Kelly: deputy mayor of the internet

Before being named deputy mayor over the summer, Scarborough city councillor Norm Kelly was best known for saying something dumb...

The Captive: John Greyson's time in Egyptian prison

The Captive: John Greyson’s time in Egyptian prison

John Greyson is the quintessential loud-and-proud gay activist—earnest, ardent and perpetually revved up about one cause or...

Toronto Election 2014 Power Ratings: the week Rob Ford self-destructed

Toronto Election 2014 Power Ratings: the week Rob Ford self-destructed

This week came to a screeching, crack-smoking, ethnic-slur-spewing halt on Wednesday, when the public learned that Rob Ford has...

From now on, we buy our smut from Rupert Murdoch: Torstar is selling Harlequin

From now on, we buy our smut from Rupert Murdoch: Torstar is selling Harlequin

Harlequin —international romance-novel publisher, ripper of a million bodices—is based in Toronto and owned by Torstar , the...

Toronto is about to be plunged into yet another election

Toronto is about to be plunged into yet another election

After months of talk and partisan hostility, it's finally happening: Ontario will go to the polls in June. At a press conference...

VIDEO: how U.S. late-night hosts mocked Rob Ford's latest scandal

VIDEO: how U.S. late-night hosts mocked Rob Ford’s latest scandal

Wednesday's debut of Crack Video 2: The Crackening came a little too late in the evening for it to make its way onto that night's...

New details surface about the second Rob Ford crack video

New details surface about the second Rob Ford crack video

The circumstances surrounding the second Rob Ford crack video—the one whose existence was revealed amid a torrent of Ford news...

What else happened with Rob Ford this afternoon?

What else happened with Rob Ford this afternoon?

After Doug Ford ’s press conference earlier today, the pace of Rob Ford news slowed considerably. Here's what else there is to...

Full text: Doug Ford's statement to the media about his brother's leave of absence

Full text: Doug Ford’s statement to the media about his brother’s leave of absence

A few minutes ago at city hall, Doug Ford addressed the media about his brother's leave of absence following Wednesday night's...

Reaction Roundup: the 12 essential quotes about Rob Ford's meltdown and leave of absence

Reaction Roundup: the 12 essential quotes about Rob Ford’s meltdown and leave of absence

Wednesday night was an utter disaster for Rob Ford , with three different stories about different substance-fuelled embarrassments...

Rob Ford's world imploded last night: a chronological recap

Rob Ford’s world imploded last night: a chronological recap

Prior to Wednesday night, there were people who would have said it was impossible to force Rob Ford into substance-abuse...

In honour of Drake's pants, the Toronto Raptors are giving out free lint rollers tonight

In honour of Drake’s pants, the Toronto Raptors are giving out free lint rollers tonight

After Drake 's famous pants de-linting episode during game two of the Toronto Raptors ’ playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets...

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