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Bixi has filed for bankruptcy (but Toronto’s bike stations should be fine)

Bixi has filed for bankruptcy (but Toronto’s bike stations should be fine)

After years of financial struggles, Bixi has finally gone and done it. The Montreal Gazette reports that the bike-share service's...

QUOTED: Martin Short on Rob Ford’s comedy value

QUOTED: Martin Short on Rob Ford’s comedy value

—Canadian comedy legend Martin Short , telling BlogTO why he and/or Jiminy Glick will never share a stage with Toronto's...

Dear Urban Diplomat: Can Porter Airlines really demand that I pay for food with my credit card instead of cash?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Can Porter Airlines really demand that I pay for food with my credit card instead of cash?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I was flying to Montreal on Porter Airlines recently, and when I went to the terminal snack bar to grab a...

QUOTED: Olivia Chow on whether she’ll run for mayor

QUOTED: Olivia Chow on whether she’ll run for mayor

— Olivia Chow on Thursday, updating reporters on the status of her mayoral ambitions. Her eventual entry into the fray is...

VIDEO: watch a TTC worker’s embittered retirement rant

Most employees keep their work-related frustrations to themselves. Former TTC worker Ron Mitchell is not one of those people. He...

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.

Rob Ford: regular guy, and owner of “like six” condos in Florida

Rob Ford: regular guy, and owner of “like six” condos in Florida

Rob Ford gets a lot of political mileage out of his man-of-the-people image, so one has to wonder what his...

Extreme Vacations: five ways to get out of your comfort zone this winter

Extreme Vacations: five ways to get out of your comfort zone this winter

Lying on a beach is so 2013. The best way to truly escape the daily grind is to get outside your comfort zone. For thrill-chasers...

After being hailed as heroes, Toronto Hydro workers could strike in February

After being hailed as heroes, Toronto Hydro workers could strike in February

Just weeks after becoming electricity-restoring heroes during December's ice storm, Toronto Hydro workers appear ready to test the...

Prepayment, vomit fees: here’s what Toronto’s new taxi regime will mean for you

Prepayment, vomit fees: here’s what Toronto’s new taxi regime will mean for you

In the world of Toronto transit, the TTC gets all the credit for being excessively difficult to improve in any way—but you know...

How weather-driven flight delays feed Pearson Airport's boredom economy

How weather-driven flight delays feed Pearson Airport’s boredom economy

There are few things more boring than waiting at an airport, the sterile doctor's office of the travel industry. Considering their...

Breaking Brian Shin: Portrait of a Bay Street master and suburban drug dealer

Breaking Brian Shin: Portrait of a Bay Street master and suburban drug dealer

Brian Shin seemed like the ideal employee. He worked long hours, dressed sharply and exuded sufficient swagger to fit in on Bay...

Get the facts about Billy Bishop Airport

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport provides travellers unprecedented convenience. Located minutes from the downtown core, more than...

QUOTED: Rob Ford on Toronto’s rising unemployment rate

QUOTED: Rob Ford on Toronto’s rising unemployment rate

- Rob Ford , speaking to reporters on Tuesday. This sunny assessment of Toronto's economic health came amid questions about a new...

Toronto FC’s commercial for Jermain Defoe is strangely hilarious

Toronto FC ’s recent acquisition of U.K. soccer star Jermain Defoe (for which we apparently have Drake to thank) may not help...

Mayoral candidate David Soknacki says he'll reverse the city's course on the Scarborough subway, again

Mayoral candidate David Soknacki says he’ll reverse the city’s course on the Scarborough subway, again

Well, that didn't take long. Two weeks in, the 2014 mayoral election has already produced its first sweeping policy...

The cost of merely thinking about bringing the 2024 Olympics to Toronto? $1 million

The cost of merely thinking about bringing the 2024 Olympics to Toronto? $1 million

Toronto is in the early stages of contemplating yet another attempt at Olympic glory, and there's already an estimated price...

The Guide to Anywhere Fitness

While you’re making new resolutions, make one that’s fun and oh-so-easy to keep. New to the fitness scene, Evolve Functional...

Welcome to Splitsville, population you: a sneak peek at Toronto Life ’s February edition

Welcome to Splitsville, population you: a sneak peek at Toronto Life’s February edition

The 2014 municipal election is now officially underway, and Toronto Life is kicking it off with a subject we hope will inform the...

QUOTED: Karen Stintz, on her powers of invisibility

QUOTED: Karen Stintz, on her powers of invisibility

- Karen Stintz at Monday's city council meeting, defending herself in a heated argument with Rob Ford about leadership during...

A year after Ford’s near-disaster, city councillors still fear conflicts of interest

A year after Ford’s near-disaster, city councillors still fear conflicts of interest

It's a sure bet that Rob Ford would like his first term to be remembered for its fiscal achievements. Instead, it will almost...

The Star figures out how to get Toronto civic leaders to comment on Rob Ford: hold a gun to their heads

The Star figures out how to get Toronto civic leaders to comment on Rob Ford: hold a gun to their heads

Strong opinions on Rob Ford aren't in short supply. The mayor was a polarizing guy to begin with, and his crack scandal has...

See the Toronto Zoo’s new baby gorilla

See the Toronto Zoo’s new baby gorilla

Gorillas are huge primates, which somehow makes the baby versions even cuter than other newborn animals. Case in point is this...

How the weakening loonie is about to make life more expensive

How the weakening loonie is about to make life more expensive

When this sentence was written, the value of the Canadian dollar was hovering around 92 cents U.S. That's the lowest the loonie...

How artist Charles Pachter would spend a perfect Saturday in Chinatown

How artist Charles Pachter would spend a perfect Saturday in Chinatown

“I’ve lived in the neighbourhood since 1978. It feels like a blend of Hong Kong, Le Marais in Paris and Greenwich...

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?