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VIDEO: Watch Seth Myers make fun of Rob Ford at the Time 100 gala

VIDEO: Watch Seth Myers make fun of Rob Ford at the Time 100 gala

Fast forward to 4:25 in the video below to see Seth Myers , former SNL personality and new host of Late Night With Seth Myers...

Union Station's massive renovation could be in trouble

Union Station’s massive renovation could be in trouble

The Star spent some time digging into the details of the city's massive Union Station revitalization effort, and the news isn't...

TDSB trustees are misusing their expense accounts, an auditor finds

TDSB trustees are misusing their expense accounts, an auditor finds

The Toronto District School Board's trustees have a new bullet point to add to their lengthy resume of failures: a new internal...

Moving the Buffalo Bills to Toronto may be virtually impossible

Moving the Buffalo Bills to Toronto may be virtually impossible

Talk of a wealthy buyer moving the Buffalo Bills NFL franchise over the border to Toronto has been constant since the death of...

Queen's Park wants to make it a little more expensive to be rich in Ontario

Queen’s Park wants to make it a little more expensive to be rich in Ontario

Thanks to yet another leak leading up to Thursday's tabling of the 2014 provincial budget, the Star has figured out that Kathleen...

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.

Toronto socialite accused of stealing millions from a 92-year-old with dementia

Toronto socialite accused of stealing millions from a 92-year-old with dementia

Here's a story Toronto will be hearing more about: Nancy Tsai , once a key figure in Toronto's charity-gala scene and founder of...

Olivia Chow promises "up to a billion dollars" for transit in Toronto

Olivia Chow promises “up to a billion dollars” for transit in Toronto

At the Toronto Region Board of Trade this afternoon, Olivia Chow unveiled her transit-investment strategy in front of a packed...

QUOTED: Councillor Peter Milczyn, on Montreal versus Toronto

QUOTED: Councillor Peter Milczyn, on Montreal versus Toronto

—Councillor Peter Milczyn , chairman of Toronto’s planning and growth committee, responding to Montreal mayor Denis Coderre...

QUOTED: Rob Ford's sister Kathy, on almost missing a court date, again

QUOTED: Rob Ford’s sister Kathy, on almost missing a court date, again

- Kathy Ford , apologizing on Monday to Justice of the Peace Diane McAleer after arriving hours late to court. According to the...

Rob Ford's "billion dollars" in savings is actually probably more like $350 million

Rob Ford’s “billion dollars” in savings is actually probably more like $350 million

Here's Rob Ford , speaking to a Fox News reporter in November: On too many occasions to count, in interviews and in mayoral...

Dear Urban Diplomat: should I stop my atheist roommate from joining a Christian talent agency?

Dear Urban Diplomat: should I stop my atheist roommate from joining a Christian talent agency?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I’m sure you’ve seen the billboards around town for the Christian talent agency AMTC (Actors, Models and...

Olivia Chow gets the Iron Sheik's endorsement, then apologizes

Olivia Chow gets the Iron Sheik’s endorsement, then apologizes

Something about the circus-like atmosphere fostered by Rob Ford has blurred the line between Toronto politics and professional...

Sarah Thomson releases another subway-themed music video, and it is glorious and awkward

Sarah Thomson releases another subway-themed music video, and it is glorious and awkward

Mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson , perhaps worried about voters confusing her with the bad guys from The Matrix Reloaded , has hit...

Someone tried to get Hop on Pop banned from Toronto libraries

Someone tried to get Hop on Pop banned from Toronto libraries

Toronto Public Library occasionally gets requests from people who want a particular book, movie or audio recording removed from...

QUOTED: Montreal mayor Denis Coderre, on Toronto's nightlife

QUOTED: Montreal mayor Denis Coderre, on Toronto’s nightlife

– Denis Coderre , mocking Toronto's 2 a.m. last call during his announcement of a pilot project that will allow bars on two...

Memoir: a group of street thugs became my surrogate family—until one of them betrayed me

Memoir: a group of street thugs became my surrogate family—until one of them betrayed me

I grew up in the Vineways, a townhouse in Willowdale populated largely by immigrant and working-class families. It was a...

Toronto Election 2014 Power Rankings: the week we planted a million trees

Toronto Election 2014 Power Rankings: the week we planted a million trees

This was a relatively quiet week in the 2014 Toronto mayoral election, though turmoil at the Toronto Community Housing Corporation...

Zanta is, indeed, trying to stage a comeback

Zanta is, indeed, trying to stage a comeback

After yesterday's post about a possible Zanta renaissance, we were able to reach David Zancai , the man underneath the Santa...

QUOTED: Rob Ford, on the loss of his favourite TCHC executive ever

QUOTED: Rob Ford, on the loss of his favourite TCHC executive ever

– Rob Ford , proving that no political situation is too complex to reduce to a sports metaphor. In the days since Toronto's...

Woodbridge shooting may have been a gangland hit

Woodbridge shooting may have been a gangland hit

It's organized-crime week in Toronto, apparently. On Thursday, the same day reports of possible mob infiltration into Toronto's...

Gene Jones is out as CEO of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation

At a press conference this afternoon following a closed-door board meeting, Toronto Community Housing Corporation board chair Bud...

Toronto police officers can no longer accost you for no reason

Toronto police officers can no longer accost you for no reason

At a special meeting on Thursday, the Toronto Police Services Board approved a long-awaited new policy that forbids police...

Is Zanta's return at hand?

Is Zanta’s return at hand?

Let us preface this by stating the obvious: it's impossible ever to know what's actually going on with David Zancai , a.k.a. Zanta...

Reporters probe possible mob ties to Toronto's construction industry

Reporters probe possible mob ties to Toronto’s construction industry

What is this, Montreal ? An investigation published jointly by the Star and the CBC last night suggests that organized crime...

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