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Group wants to close 10 kilometres of Bloor Street for a giant "Open Streets" festival

Group wants to close 10 kilometres of Bloor Street for a giant “Open Streets” festival

Toronto has countless street festivals each year, and most of them are pretty much the same: midway games, Tiny Tom donuts, and a...

QUOTED: Rob Ford, on reports that Toronto police are after his cellphone records

QUOTED: Rob Ford, on reports that Toronto police are after his cellphone records

— Rob Ford to Toronto Sun columnist Joe Warmington on Tuesday night. The mayor had just been tipped off that Toronto police...

Reaction Roundup: the nine top responses to Rob Ford’s refusal to attend Toronto’s World Pride event

Reaction Roundup: the nine top responses to Rob Ford’s refusal to attend Toronto’s World Pride event

“I’m not going to go to the Pride parade. I’ve never gone to a Pride parade. So I’m not going to change the way I am.”...

The Star ’s Robyn Doolittle has had a crazy week

The Star’s Robyn Doolittle has had a crazy week

The Toronto Star ’s Robyn Doolittle won the race to publish a comprehensive treatment of Rob Ford ’s crack scandal with the...

Watch a Toronto Zoo panda tumble in the snow

What good is having pandas if you can't watch security footage of them somersaulting through snowbanks? No good at all, that's...

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.

Rob Ford has declared today Bob Marley Day

Rob Ford has declared today Bob Marley Day

A lot of people seem to be enjoying the fact that Rob Ford officially declared today , and admittedly it is kind of funny. This is...

PHOTO: Rob Ford hands out a giant novelty cheque

PHOTO: Rob Ford hands out a giant novelty cheque

Rob Ford ’s mayoralty has been disappointingly short on giant novelty cheques. It seems like someone so fixated on money matters...

Rob Ford won’t attend Toronto’s international World Pride event, just because

Rob Ford won’t attend Toronto’s international World Pride event, just because

In past years, Rob Ford has used his family's annual Canada Day trip to Muskoka as an excuse for skipping the Pride Parade , but...

The city is leaning towards tearing down part of the Gardiner Expressway

The city is leaning towards tearing down part of the Gardiner Expressway

The city has been trying to figure out what to do with the Gardiner Expressway for 30 years , but now, with the prospect of "...

QUOTED: U of T student Wongene Daniel Kim, on why he went to the Human Rights Tribunal to avoid going to class with women

QUOTED: U of T student Wongene Daniel Kim, on why he went to the Human Rights Tribunal to avoid going to class with women

Last month, York University came under criticism for its attempts to accommodate a student who asked to be excused, on religious...

Toronto police have GPS data for Rob Ford’s car and are seeking more mayor-related warrants

Toronto police have GPS data for Rob Ford’s car and are seeking more mayor-related warrants

Rob Ford 's crack scandal may be a book now, but the material for a Crazy Town sequel is already in the works. The Toronto Star...

Conrad Black’s letter to governor general David Johnston, translated

Conrad Black’s letter to governor general David Johnston, translated

Conrad Black was stripped of his Order of Canada status last week, but, about six weeks before that, he wrote governor general...

UPDATED: federal Conservatives quash proposal to lower ATM fees to 50 cents

UPDATED: federal Conservatives quash proposal to lower ATM fees to 50 cents

Anyone who has wasted precious minutes scouring downtown streets for a friendly, no-added-charge cash dispenser knows the pain of...

Union Station could be renamed "John A. Macdonald Station"

Union Station could be renamed “John A. Macdonald Station”

When Torontonians think of the city’s main railway hub, they think Union Station —a landmark that has retained its name since...

Doug Ford is too famous to serve on any juries, says Doug Ford

Doug Ford is too famous to serve on any juries, says Doug Ford

Doug Ford asked for (and was denied) an exemption from jury duty on Monday. Why? Here's what he told the Sun : "The only person...

The List: 10 things newly minted MP Chrystia Freeland can't live without

The List: 10 things newly minted MP Chrystia Freeland can’t live without

1 | My camel carpet In the mid-’90s, I was Moscow bureau chief for the Financial Times. There wasn’t a lot to do in the...

QUOTED: Doug Ford on Crazy Town, Robyn Doolittle’s book about his family

QUOTED: Doug Ford on Crazy Town, Robyn Doolittle’s book about his family

—The mayor's brother, councillor Doug Ford , sharing his reaction to Star reporter Robyn Dolittle ’s Crazy Town . The...

Conrad Black didn't want his Order of Canada membership, anyway

Conrad Black didn’t want his Order of Canada membership, anyway

Conrad Black was stripped of his Order of Canada membership late last week, but he doesn't care, because he technically resigned...

The Baby-Making Business: on the front lines of Toronto’s booming, semi-legal surrogacy market

The Baby-Making Business: on the front lines of Toronto’s booming, semi-legal surrogacy market

Toronto’s surrogacy industry is booming and lucrative and at least partly illegal. Prospective parents, desperate to start a...

Seven crazy things we learned from Crazy Town, Robyn Doolittle’s new book about Rob Ford

Seven crazy things we learned from Crazy Town, Robyn Doolittle’s new book about Rob Ford

Today is the day the public can finally buy Crazy Town , the much-anticipated book-length treatment of Rob Ford ’s mayoralty, as...

How Sherry Cooper, former chief economist of BMO Financial Group, would spend a perfect Saturday in the Financial District

How Sherry Cooper, former chief economist of BMO Financial Group, would spend a perfect Saturday in the Financial District

“I’m a morning person. I’m usually up exercising as early as 6 a.m. at the gym at The Ritz-Carlton ( 181 Wellington...

Sarah Palin would beat Rob Ford in a race for the U.S. presidency, says weird poll

Sarah Palin would beat Rob Ford in a race for the U.S. presidency, says weird poll

Wondering whether Rob Ford could win the American presidency against an equally divisive candidate is sort of like wondering...

Now running for mayor: Norm Gardner, yet another guy with weird allegations in his past

Now running for mayor: Norm Gardner, yet another guy with weird allegations in his past

Toronto voters might not be ready to quit Rob Ford cold turkey. Maybe what this city needs is a Nicorette candidate—someone who...

Toronto Star reporter Robyn Doolittle will appear on The Daily Show

Toronto Star reporter Robyn Doolittle will appear on The Daily Show

It's been a little while since The Daily Show has seen fit to mock our mayor, but next week Jon Stewart will be delving into 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