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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...

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 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...

VIDEO: the TTC teaches you more than you really need to know about subway signalling

For most commuters, the fact that the TTC ’s subway trains don't collide with one another is good enough—no additional...

With Olivia Chow set to declare, Toronto's mayoral-candidate collection is almost complete

With Olivia Chow set to declare, Toronto’s mayoral-candidate collection is almost complete

Every collector knows there's nothing quite like a complete set, and Toronto is about to have one: the last of 2014’s crop of...

Cisco’s $100-million investment in Toronto is all Rob Ford’s doing, says Rob Ford

Cisco’s $100-million investment in Toronto is all Rob Ford’s doing, says Rob Ford

Regular guy and budding Los Angeles socialite Rob Ford appeared at city hall on Wednesday afternoon to make his weekly complaint...

VIDEO: the Toronto Zoo’s polar bear cub does a terrible job of revealing his new name

Jeez, bear. Get it together.

Dear Urban Diplomat: I'm tired of every suburbanite in my office "working from home" when it snows. How do I complain without being a jerk?

Dear Urban Diplomat: I’m tired of every suburbanite in my office “working from home” when it snows. How do I complain without being a jerk?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I live and work downtown. Many of my co-workers commute from Mississauga and Hamilton. Every time the...

School board trustees want the city to arrest naked people at the Pride parade, for the children

School board trustees want the city to arrest naked people at the Pride parade, for the children

What happens if a high school student sees a naked dude during the Pride parade ? Toronto District School Board trustees Sam...

Weather Report: March will come in like a lion and go out like lion

Weather Report: March will come in like a lion and go out like lion

We have some bad news for anyone who likes to be warm or happy: at least one meteorologist is saying that Torontonians can pretty...

Toronto Police ask the OPP to oversee the investigation into Rob Ford

Toronto Police ask the OPP to oversee the investigation into Rob Ford

Project Brazen 2, the Toronto Police investigation into Rob Ford' s activities, has always been a little awkward, because the...

Toronto's 2014 Buffalo Bills home game is cancelled; Buffalo fans celebrate

Toronto’s 2014 Buffalo Bills home game is cancelled; Buffalo fans celebrate

The annual Buffalo Bills "home game" at Rogers Centre has been a reliable source of easy money for the team and a treat for...

Rob Ford's friend Sandro Lisi may be an even bigger jerk than previously assumed

Rob Ford’s friend Sandro Lisi may be an even bigger jerk than previously assumed

What little we already knew about Rob Ford ’s friend Sandro Lisi wasn't particularly flattering: late last year he was charged...

Toronto's 30 Best Doctors

Toronto’s 30 Best Doctors

This city is the hub of medical research in Canada, with dozens of state-of-the-art facilities and new labs opening all the...

An open letter to Jimmy Kimmel regarding his time with Rob Ford

An open letter to Jimmy Kimmel regarding his time with Rob Ford

Toronto is still deciding what to think about Rob Ford's Monday-night appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Here, Jon Sufrin writes an...

QUOTED: Avery Edison, on her time in a Toronto men's prison

QUOTED: Avery Edison, on her time in a Toronto men’s prison

—British transgender comedian Avery Edison , in an essay written for Toronto website She Does the City. Edison was in the news...

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