Subscribe

Proudly Canadian, obsessively Toronto. Subscribe to Toronto Life!

City News

Rogers is (still) considering launching a Netflix rival

Rogers is (still) considering launching a Netflix rival

It looks like Rogers could be getting serious about launching an online streaming package to rival Netflix . According to a report...

Rob Ford asks Queen’s Park for money just days after claiming Toronto has $50 million to spare

Rob Ford asks Queen’s Park for money just days after claiming Toronto has $50 million to spare

It's never easy for a mayor to wrangle funding from Queen's Park, but the process is especially tricky when that same mayor spends...

How does Toronto's cost of living stack up against the rest of the world? Pretty well, actually

How does Toronto’s cost of living stack up against the rest of the world? Pretty well, actually

Toronto may be the most expensive city in Canada, but as for how we stack up against the rest of the world? It's complicated. This...

Mikey Ford probably isn’t running for city council, after all

Mikey Ford probably isn’t running for city council, after all

Earlier this week, Doug Ford hinted at the possibility that his college-aged nephew "Mikey" Ford would run for city council in...

Here are some incredible pencil drawings of historic Toronto buildings

Here are some incredible pencil drawings of historic Toronto buildings

Ellen Fielding , a 26-year-old photographers' assistant, has been keeping a Tumblr called Drawing Toronto for a few months. As the...

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.

Doug Ford actually makes a good point for once

Doug Ford actually makes a good point for once

Wednesday was an extraordinary day, because it's the day Doug Ford complained about his treatment by the media in a way that was...

City Hall saves High Park’s yaks from the poorhouse

City Hall saves High Park’s yaks from the poorhouse

West-end yaks will no longer need to hold out their hooves for spare change, because it looks as though the city is about to...

QUOTED: Rob Ford on whether he watches late-night comedy routines about himself

QUOTED: Rob Ford on whether he watches late-night comedy routines about himself

— Rob Ford , responding to a question about whether he has seen any of the many late-night comedy routines about his crack...

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends' kid damaged my basement wall, but they didn't offer to pay for the repairs. What gives?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends’ kid damaged my basement wall, but they didn’t offer to pay for the repairs. What gives?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My partner and I recently had friends and their two boys over for dinner. While we ate, the kids played in...

Deputy mayor Norm Kelly puts Rob Ford’s low-tax rhetoric to shame

Deputy mayor Norm Kelly puts Rob Ford’s low-tax rhetoric to shame

Rob Ford has spent the past two months complaining loudly about the city's proposed 2.5 per cent hike to property taxes in...

VIDEO: The Toronto Zoo’s polar bear cub takes the most adorable first steps possible

The Toronto Zoo is the city’s greatest source of cute bear images. On Tuesday, we saw a delightful clip of a panda playing in...

Toronto’s childcare situation is about to get less awful to the tune of $21 million

Toronto’s childcare situation is about to get less awful to the tune of $21 million

Raising a kid is never easy, and Toronto’s childcare system is often unhelpful. Parents face wait lists and costs as high as...

Poll shows that Rob Ford could beat Chow and Stintz thanks to the ice storm

Poll shows that Rob Ford could beat Chow and Stintz thanks to the ice storm

Nobody’s sure how much leadership Rob Ford actually displayed during the aftermath of December’s ice storm, but whatever he...

The List: 10 things Leafs winger Joffrey Lupul can't live without

The List: 10 things Leafs winger Joffrey Lupul can’t live without

1 | My Yamaha acoustic I’ve been playing guitar for seven or eight years. It’s a good way to take my mind off work. This...

Here’s a video of a Toronto Zoo panda playing in the snow

There's plenty to hate about the city’s recent bout of extremely cold, snowy weather, but it seems as though the Toronto Zoo...

There will be Toronto players—but no Maple Leafs—on the 2014 men’s Olympic hockey team

There will be Toronto players—but no Maple Leafs—on the 2014 men’s Olympic hockey team

Hockey Canada has just announced the men's hockey roster for the Sochi Olympics, and the news, at least as far as Toronto is...

The Toronto Region Board of Trade wants you to think twice before voting, or not voting, for Rob Ford

The Toronto Region Board of Trade wants you to think twice before voting, or not voting, for Rob Ford

The Toronto Region Board of Trade represents Toronto’s business community, so one might expect its leaders to have some pretty...

“Mikey” Ford, Rob Ford's college-aged nephew, may run for city council—and he could win

“Mikey” Ford, Rob Ford’s college-aged nephew, may run for city council—and he could win

Michael Ford ’s Facebook page lists him as a 2010 high school graduate, an account executive at the Ford family label company...

Auto Correct: four top-notch Toronto car experts

Auto Correct: four top-notch Toronto car experts

Two entrepreneurial York students created a website and app called Washly, which provides same-day cleaning services for your...

Toronto’s first Bitcoin ATM opens to the public in a few days

Toronto’s first Bitcoin ATM opens to the public in a few days

Bitcoin has a reputation as a shady crypto-currency, beloved by internet drug pedlars and high-risk investors looking to cash in...

Toronto Batman “doesn’t have a problem with” Brampton Batman

Toronto Batman “doesn’t have a problem with” Brampton Batman

The GTA now has two Batmans—Batmen? Batpeople?—but it seems unlikely that there will be a bat-on-bat turf war as a...

The Dean Blundell Show has been cancelled

The Dean Blundell Show has been cancelled

After a month-long suspension from the airwaves, Edge 102.1’s Dean Blundell Show is finished. A notice posted to The Edge’s...

Sharon, Lois and Bram to get a Davisville playground named after them

Could any law that prevents Sharon, Lois and Bram from getting their due possibly be a good law? Incredibly enough, this is a...

Former city budget chief David Soknacki officially enters the 2014 mayoral race

Former city budget chief David Soknacki officially enters the 2014 mayoral race

After last week’s initial flood of candidate registrations, today is the day the 2014 mayoral campaign truly begins. That’s...

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?