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Goodbye Bixi, hello "Bike Share Toronto"

Goodbye Bixi, hello “Bike Share Toronto”

The long-awaited changing of the bike-share guard is going to be happening on Tuesday, April 1, when Bixi Toronto officially...

BREAKING: it is nice outside

BREAKING: it is nice outside

According to a window, today is a nice day. Transparent panes of glass everywhere are confirming that the weather outside is not...

Someone has made Rob Ford's Toronto into a Civilization V mod

Someone has made Rob Ford’s Toronto into a Civilization V mod

There's a significant segment of the population for whom this post's headline makes zero sense, so allow us to explain:...

QUOTED: Adam Vaughan, on how Rob Ford is similar to JFK

QUOTED: Adam Vaughan, on how Rob Ford is similar to JFK

-Ward 20 councillor Adam Vaughan , telling reporters what he thinks of Rob Ford ’s re-election chances. He's referring to this...

Toronto Election 2014 Power Ratings: who won the week?

Toronto Election 2014 Power Ratings: who won the week?

In a sense, this was the true first week of the 2014 Toronto mayoral election. The first televised debate of the campaign took...

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.

Olivia Chow leads the race...in deletions of hateful Facebook comments

Olivia Chow leads the race...in deletions of hateful Facebook comments

Olivia Chow has taken an early lead in at least one aspect of the 2014 mayoral election: according to the Star , she has deleted...

Q&A: Mike Arntfield, host of the new Toronto-based reality series To Catch a Killer

Q&A: Mike Arntfield, host of the new Toronto-based reality series To Catch a Killer

The cop, university professor and TV personality has an urgent message: beware the internet As a cop who chases online...

Rob Ford to Metro Morning ’s Matt Galloway: "I'm not a criminal"

Rob Ford to Metro Morning’s Matt Galloway: “I’m not a criminal”

Rob Ford usually interacts with the Toronto press in massive, unruly scrums at city hall, where it's easy for him walk away when...

Ex-McGuinty chief of staff is the focus of a criminal probe

Ex-McGuinty chief of staff is the focus of a criminal probe

This right here isn't the type of news the Ontario Liberals want on the front page of the Star in what's likely to be an election...

Six photos of a six-alarm fire near Dufferin and Eglinton

Six photos of a six-alarm fire near Dufferin and Eglinton

Since around 8:30 this morning, Toronto firefighters have been trying put out a large blaze at Foamco , a memory-foam mattress...

Weather Report: winter is probably sticking around for at least two more weeks

Weather Report: winter is probably sticking around for at least two more weeks

This is your biweekly reminder that winter will never end. We know this because the CBC spoke with Environment Canada , whose...

VIDEO: here’s Jimmy Kimmel’s take on last night’s mayoral debate

Jimmy Kimmel seems to be working his way towards honorary membership in the city hall press gallery. Once again on Wednesday, the...

So, what happened during the 2014 mayoral election's first televised debate?

So, what happened during the 2014 mayoral election’s first televised debate?

Last night's CityNews mayoral debate was the first opportunity for 2014’s mayoral candidates to interact with one another on...

Dear Urban Diplomat: how do I keep well-meaning neighbours from touching my newborn baby?

Dear Urban Diplomat: how do I keep well-meaning neighbours from touching my newborn baby?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My husband and I live in a condo and just welcomed our first baby, a girl. Maybe she’s just irresistibly...

Now that Ralph Wilson has died, are the Buffalo Bills headed to Toronto?

Now that Ralph Wilson has died, are the Buffalo Bills headed to Toronto?

An old man died yesterday, and already Toronto sports fans are wondering who's going to be getting his stuff. The man was...

VIDEO: this is what it looks like when a commuter train jumps the tracks

Torontonians love to complain about the TTC , but there are far worse things than crowded platforms and late streetcars. The video...

BlackBerry's new comeback plan? Stickers

BlackBerry’s new comeback plan? Stickers

Struggling Waterloo-based smartphone maker has spent the past two years churning through resurrection plan after resurrection plan...

Rob Ford isn't invited to this year's Garrison Ball

Rob Ford isn’t invited to this year’s Garrison Ball

The 2013 Garrison Ball was, in a sense, the start of Rob Ford ’s real troubles, because it was the source of the first detailed...

CBC does God's work, tracking the hipsterfication of Spadina Avenue

CBC does God’s work, tracking the hipsterfication of Spadina Avenue

Trigger warning for hipster content . Have you walked up and down Spadina Avenue lately? If so, you’re probably a...

Porter's jets are still grounded, for the time being

Porter’s jets are still grounded, for the time being

Porter Airlines ’ bid to expand the island airport into a hub for jet-based travel passed its latest political test on...

VIDEO: Ashley Madison teams up with Chris Brown, at last

Today in Ashley Madison : the Toronto-based infidelity-enabling dating service has teamed up with recording artist and notorious...

A Markham family was basically burgled, legally, by police

A Markham family was basically burgled, legally, by police

It's a story that seems ripped from a Canadian Real Estate Association commercial , but, according to the Star , it's completely...

Surprising nobody, prison officials deny plotting a jailhouse beatdown with Rob Ford

Surprising nobody, prison officials deny plotting a jailhouse beatdown with Rob Ford

Rob Ford ’s mayoralty has given the world plenty of unforgettable headlines, and this one ranks with the best of them: "Prison...

Overeducated millennials think they're too smart to play the lottery

Overeducated millennials think they’re too smart to play the lottery

Ugh. Millennials! Can they do anything correctly? Is there any institution they don't feel all disaffected toward? They don’t...

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