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Toronto still doesn't know what to think about Porter's jet proposal

Toronto still doesn’t know what to think about Porter’s jet proposal

With city council's executive committee gearing up for next week's debate on Porter Airlines ’ bid to bring jets to the island...

Election Issue Watch: city services à la carte

Election Issue Watch: city services à la carte

David Soknacki seems determined to turn himself into the of 2014 mayoral candidates, with a policy tool for every one of Toronto's...

QUOTED: Doug Ford, today; Rob Ford, four months ago

QUOTED: Doug Ford, today; Rob Ford, four months ago

- Doug Ford earlier today, at a St. Patrick's Day charity luncheon, explaining to reporters how it's possible that Rob Ford, who...

Kathleen Wynne promises a magical mystery money source for public transit in Toronto

Kathleen Wynne promises a magical mystery money source for public transit in Toronto

After announcing last week that her Liberal government is ruling out the possibility of using HST and gas-tax hikes to fund...

Better than an autograph: "star-struck" 13-year-old witnesses Rob Ford stumbling and swearing

Better than an autograph: “star-struck” 13-year-old witnesses Rob Ford stumbling and swearing

For those who spent the weekend avoiding the internet: good job. All you missed were some incremental developments in Crimea...

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.

Charity runs amok in new “random act of kindness” video

Charity runs amok in new “random act of kindness” video

Ripped from the Possibly Well Intentioned But Oh My Gaaaaaaaaawwwwwwd files, three Toronto men have created a fun twist on the...

Who's getting paid to shill for mayoral candidates on Twitter?

Who’s getting paid to shill for mayoral candidates on Twitter?

Sometimes, on Twitter, it's hard to tell whose opinion to take at face value, and whose opinion is dictated by the terms of a...

Put down that hookah: the Toronto Board of Health wants to crack down on shisha bars

Put down that hookah: the Toronto Board of Health wants to crack down on shisha bars

The Toronto board of health loves nothing better than stirring up a little bit of controversy, and this latest proposal seems...

Olivia Chow takes her mayoral campaign to the Toronto Sun

Olivia Chow takes her mayoral campaign to the Toronto Sun

The Toronto Sun, the tabloid that helped create Rob Ford ’s public persona, propelling him to the mayoralty in 2010, is now...

Five things we learned from Rob and Doug Ford's latest batch of Ford Nation YouTube videos

Five things we learned from Rob and Doug Ford’s latest batch of Ford Nation YouTube videos

Four episodes in, someone should just post a crier with an old cowbell in the streets of Toronto, issuing a weekly-ish...

Dear Urban Diplomat: should I let my son's 18-year-old friend drink while he's travelling with us in Mexico?

Dear Urban Diplomat: should I let my son’s 18-year-old friend drink while he’s travelling with us in Mexico?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My wife and I are taking our son and our good friends’ son to the Mayan Riviera. They just told us their...

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...

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...

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