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Q&A: Metrolinx CEO Bruce McCuaig on political turmoil, public transit and his favourite rapper

Q&A: Metrolinx CEO Bruce McCuaig on political turmoil, public transit and his favourite rapper

Bruce McCuaig was hired to keep transit planning on track despite chronic indecision at city hall. So why is the TTC still trapped...

The police officer charged with Sammy Yatim's murder is back at work

The police officer charged with Sammy Yatim’s murder is back at work

With his preliminary hearing underway, constable James Forcillo , the police officer charged with second-degree murder in the...

Weird Mayoral-Campaign Idea Evaluator: artificially intelligent traffic lights

Weird Mayoral-Campaign Idea Evaluator: artificially intelligent traffic lights

As the 2014 mayoral campaign continues, the candidates are going to advance plenty of policy ideas. Some of those ideas are bound...

QUOTED: Peter Brauti, lawyer for the police officer charged with killing Sammy Yatim

QUOTED: Peter Brauti, lawyer for the police officer charged with killing Sammy Yatim

— Peter Brauti , giving reporters something to publish . Quotes like these are all we’ll get for the time being, because...

Rob Ford's response to yesterday's ombudsman's report: fire the ombudsman

Rob Ford’s response to yesterday’s ombudsman’s report: fire the ombudsman

Every now and then we get a glimpse of what Toronto would be like if Rob Ford actually had the authority to implement his policy...

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.

The Maple Leafs/Canadiens rivalry is over—and we lost, apparently

The Maple Leafs/Canadiens rivalry is over—and we lost, apparently

You know the old Leafs/Habs rivalry? The most enduring conflict in the NHL? The sporting world’s plainest articulation of our...

VIDEO: Drake uses a lint roller on his pants at last night's Raptors playoff game

VIDEO: Drake uses a lint roller on his pants at last night’s Raptors playoff game

After all the Toronto Raptors publicity stunts we've seen during the past few days, this 10-second clip of Drake meticulously...

PHOTO: The World's Biggest Bookstore's sign comes down

PHOTO: The World’s Biggest Bookstore’s sign comes down

Earlier this afternoon, a crew was in the middle of removing the final "e" from the exterior of the former World's Biggest...

Adam Vaughan wants to help the Liberals craft a national urban agenda

Adam Vaughan wants to help the Liberals craft a national urban agenda

If Adam Vaughan gets himself elected to parliament, which he's trying to do, it will be a loss for city hall’s left, but not...

Four things we learned from the city ombudsman’s scathing report on staffing practices at TCHC

City ombudsman Fiona Crean ’s much-anticipated report on hiring practices at the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, released...

One-time mayoral candidate George Smitherman is getting into the medical-marijuana biz

One-time mayoral candidate George Smitherman is getting into the medical-marijuana biz

What does life after losing an election to Rob Ford look like? For George Smitherman , the second-place finisher in 2010’s...

Man fined $25,000 for saying "fuck Brooklyn"

Man fined $25,000 for saying “fuck Brooklyn”

What is the exact price, in U.S. dollars, of publicly expressing disdain for a borough of New York City as an NBA general manager?...

QUOTED: Toronto Star editor Michael Cooke, on losing two key reporters to the Globe and Mail

QUOTED: Toronto Star editor Michael Cooke, on losing two key reporters to the Globe and Mail

– Michael Cooke , boss of bosses at the Toronto Star , in a dour staff memo on the departures of sports columnist Cathal Kelly...

For bandwagon jumpers: five phrases that will make fans think you've been a Raptors supporter all along

For bandwagon jumpers: five phrases that will make fans think you’ve been a Raptors supporter all along

The Toronto Raptors have just finished the best regular season in the club's two-decade history, and are now one game into a...

QUOTED: diehard Toronto Raptors fan Nav Bhatia, to the New York Times

QUOTED: diehard Toronto Raptors fan Nav Bhatia, to the New York Times

– Nav Bhatia , a Mississauga car dealer who (by his own reckoning) has never missed a regular-season Raptors home...

Drake is being sued over a beating at Rob Ford's favourite nightclub

Drake is being sued over a beating at Rob Ford’s favourite nightclub

Drake is now the second Tononto-area music superstar to have recently been taken to court over an alleged assault in Toronto—the...

Six things we learned at Rob Ford's campaign launch

Six things we learned at Rob Ford’s campaign launch

Rob Ford held his official campaign launch at the Toronto Congress Centre on Thursday night, and it was quite a party. Here, six...

Toronto Election 2014 Power Ratings: the week everyone solved gridlock

Toronto Election 2014 Power Ratings: the week everyone solved gridlock

Gridlock has been the major theme of the campaign for the past few days, with three candidates releasing separate—and not always...

Rob Ford holding an owl Photoshop battle lights up Reddit

Rob Ford holding an owl Photoshop battle lights up Reddit

Ah, Reddit: the so-called “front page of the internet.” It’s not just for Shrek jokes and doxxing pedophile trolls . It’s...

VIDEO: this new Raptors ad is kind of amazing

VIDEO: this new Raptors ad is kind of amazing

Suddenly, Drake ’s "global ambassador" deal with the Toronto Raptors makes perfect sense. The video below, released on YouTube...

Adam Vaughan is running for Olivia Chow's federal seat

Adam Vaughan is running for Olivia Chow’s federal seat

The by-election race to decide who succeeds Olivia Chow as MP for Trinity-Spadina just got a whole lot more interesting. The Star...

Mark your calendars: TCHC’s next major scandal is scheduled for Tuesday

The Toronto Community Housing Corporation has gone nearly a year without a headline-grabbing scandal, but the Star says that...

Dear Urban Diplomat: what do I do about my wife's erotic CBC fan fiction?

Dear Urban Diplomat: what do I do about my wife’s erotic CBC fan fiction?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I discovered my wife’s erotic fan fiction starring a certain personality from CBC’s The National. It’s...

Free idea: do something like this to the Hearn Generating Station

Free idea: do something like this to the Hearn Generating Station

Last week, Gehry Partners and Foster + Partners (architectural firms sure have a lot of partners) released renderings of the...

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