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Queen's Park backs slowly away from transit-dedicated tax hikes

Queen’s Park backs slowly away from transit-dedicated tax hikes

The provincial Liberal government has produced two reports (one from a blue-ribbon panel, and one from Metrolinx ) that recommend...

Let's review the websites of Toronto's mayoral candidates

Let’s review the websites of Toronto’s mayoral candidates

They say you can tell a lot about someone by what kind of shoes they wear. Right? They say that? Still? Anyway, if that’s even...

Olivia Chow kicks off her run for mayor

Olivia Chow kicks off her run for mayor

Olivia Chow was the last of the big-name mayoral contenders to enter the 2014 race, but, as it turns out, she was also the first...

QUOTED: Toronto doctor Danielle Martin, after being asked if she knows how many Canadian patients die each year waiting for healthcare

- Danielle Martin , vice president of medical affairs and health system solutions at Women's College Hospital in Toronto, speaking...

Here is a video of some General Hospital characters talking about Rob Ford

How can we be sure that Rob Ford has truly seeped into the pop-cultural groundwater? This conversation between General Hospital...

Inside the Latest Issue

The June issue of Toronto Life features the best new restaurants of 2026. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

Weep for Winnipeg: the TTC has been ranked the best transit system in Canada

Weep for Winnipeg: the TTC has been ranked the best transit system in Canada

Complaining about the TTC is a favourite pastime in Toronto, the city where no transit-investment plan is too good to cancel. And...

The PM's wife is introducing a festival of cat videos at the TIFF Bell Lightbox

The PM’s wife is introducing a festival of cat videos at the TIFF Bell Lightbox

The federal Tories have tipped their hand. The next election is going to about one thing and one thing only: kitties. Or maybe it...

Olivia Chow has finally "decided" to run for mayor

Olivia Chow has finally “decided” to run for mayor

Olivia Chow ’s long "decision-making" process is almost at an end: after months of steadfastly refusing to confirm the...

What's the matter with the Toronto District School Board?

What’s the matter with the Toronto District School Board?

Today's revelation that the Toronto District School Board has funneled tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars into a charity...

PHOTO: anatomy of an amazing Toronto Sun cover

PHOTO: anatomy of an amazing Toronto Sun cover

1. Nailed it. 2. The Sun may not always be journalistically upstanding, but it has some of the best Photoshop artists in the...

Pembina Institute’s message to public-transit voters: pick anyone but the Tories

Pembina Institute’s message to public-transit voters: pick anyone but the Tories

The Pembina Institute , an environmental think tank, has just released one of its periodic reports on public transit in...

Jimmy Kimmel will appear on Rob Ford's YouTube show

Jimmy Kimmel will appear on Rob Ford’s YouTube show

Considering the humiliation he suffered during his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! earlier this month, it would be totally...

Memoir: over the years, my apartment has been made a home by many crazy roommates

Memoir: over the years, my apartment has been made a home by many crazy roommates

I came to Toronto on my own and rented a drafty, rodent-infested three-bedroom. Over the years, the people I've shared it with has...

Toronto group hopes to crowdfund a billboard that reminds people how rich Rob Ford's family is

Toronto group hopes to crowdfund a billboard that reminds people how rich Rob Ford’s family is

One of the many amazing things about Rob Ford as a political candidate is the disparity between his image as a "regular guy" and...

Rob Ford loses his last experienced staff members

Rob Ford loses his last experienced staff members

If Rob Ford is going to make it as mayor until election day, he may have to do it all himself. Over the weekend, reporters learned...

Given the pressures of modern travel, it can be easy to wave goodbye to your fitness routine at the departure gate. We chat with...

Strombo's talk-show career is dead; long live Strombo's hockey-announcer career

Strombo’s talk-show career is dead; long live Strombo’s hockey-announcer career

Here's your roundup of all today's exciting George Stroumboulopoulos news: according to reports out of CBC and Rogers Media, the...

The Wizards of Opera: how two dapper Germans made Toronto fall in love with opera

The Wizards of Opera: how two dapper Germans made Toronto fall in love with opera

Alexander Neef and Johannes Debus have turned the COC into a thriving opera company by attracting international divas and staging...

Toronto city hall is getting a new babysitter

Toronto city hall is getting a new babysitter

After more than three years of internal squabbling, scandals, embarrassments and late-night TV appearances, it's understandable...

K'naan and Oscar-winning Lupita Nyong'o hugged in public, so obviously they're in love

K’naan and Oscar-winning Lupita Nyong’o hugged in public, so obviously they’re in love

In the wake of her Oscar win, Lupita Nyong'o is fuelling the rumour mill by hanging out with Toronto rapper K'naan . (Because in...

Toronto is now one step closer to ranked-ballot voting

Toronto is now one step closer to ranked-ballot voting

If only the provincial government always worked this swiftly. In just under two weeks at Queen's Park, ranked-ballot voting for...

Wind Mobile is now worthless (on paper, at any rate)

Wind Mobile is now worthless (on paper, at any rate)

Wind Mobile , the upstart telco that tried to lure wireless customers with low prices and easy subscription terms, is now worth...

Toronto to get lots more rich people (but not as many as London)

Toronto to get lots more rich people (but not as many as London)

Global real-estate consultancy Knight Frank doesn't use the phrase "rich people" in its annual report on worldwide wealth...

Election Issue Watch: let's all argue about the Gardiner Expressway for another year

Election Issue Watch: let’s all argue about the Gardiner Expressway for another year

At the beginning of the week, it seemed possible that the Gardiner Expressway ’s future could be settled without first dragging...

Cost of Living

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”

How an actor, influencer and amateur investor managed to earn a six-figure salary

How an actor, influencer and amateur investor managed to earn a six-figure salary

“My family taught me to invest. It’s probably the wisest advice they’ve ever given me”

Urban Diplomat

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

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends are getting into sober raves, and I just can't see the appeal

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends are getting into sober raves, and I just can’t see the appeal

How does one cut loose in a well-lit room while the sun is shining and no one is even a little intoxicated?