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How Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverden would spend a perfect Saturday in Trinity-Bellwoods

How Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverden would spend a perfect Saturday in Trinity-Bellwoods

“At around 7 a.m., I’ll hop on my bike and ride along Bathurst to Thor Coffee ( 35 Bathurst St., 416-451-8736 ). Patrick, the...

BlackBerry is suing Ryan Seacrest

BlackBerry is suing Ryan Seacrest

Having broken up with one celebrity, BlackBerry is now suing another. The Canadian Press reports that the Waterloo-based...

The TTC says today’s rush hour is going to be a mess for streetcar riders

The TTC says today’s rush hour is going to be a mess for streetcar riders

The TTC has just announced that it’s going to be short about 50 streetcars during this evening’s commute (there are normally...

Cyclists, prepare to dodge some scooters: the city wants to start allowing e-bikes in bike lanes

Cyclists, prepare to dodge some scooters: the city wants to start allowing e-bikes in bike lanes

In a move that seems guaranteed to invite backlash from cyclists, a newly released city staff report recommends that the city make...

Cold Snaps: 15 pictures of Toronto coping with its New Year deep freeze

Cold Snaps: 15 pictures of Toronto coping with its New Year deep freeze

The Christmas ice storm and the New Year’s deep freeze have been a brutal one-two punch for Torontonians. The city—which is...

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.

Grocery gift cards for storm victims have gone from feel-good story to political liability

Grocery gift cards for storm victims have gone from feel-good story to political liability

The provincial government’s grocery gift cards for ice-storm victims should have been a feel-good story. Government and private...

Toronto’s cold-weather cred on the line as Norm Kelly considers calling in the army

Toronto’s cold-weather cred on the line as Norm Kelly considers calling in the army

Almost 15 years ago, then-mayor Mel Lastman decided to call in the army for help coping with some unusually heavy snowfall, and...

BlackBerry’s latest setback: no more Alicia Keys

BlackBerry’s latest setback: no more Alicia Keys

So much for that branding exercise. About a year ago, when it was getting ready to launch its new line of phones, BlackBerry...

Memoir: I was once a high-powered TV producer. Now, I live below the poverty line in a 50-square-foot apartment

Memoir: I was once a high-powered TV producer. Now, I live below the poverty line in a 50-square-foot apartment

In the early ’90s, at the height of my career in sports journalism, I produced television coverage for Formula One motor racing...

Four lies Rob Ford told within minutes of officially launching his mayoral campaign

Four lies Rob Ford told within minutes of officially launching his mayoral campaign

Rob Ford's 2014 mayoral campaign got off to an official start this morning, and things seem to be progressing quickly. It took the...

Eight curious candidates who are running for municipal office in 2014, including Dimitri the Lover

Today is the day people can start registering to run for office in the 2014 municipal election. Most of the favourites have yet to...

QUOTED: Karen Stintz on Rob Ford’s performance during the ice storm

QUOTED: Karen Stintz on Rob Ford’s performance during the ice storm

—TTC chair and mayoral hopeful Karen Stintz , speaking to reporters about Rob Ford ’s crisis-management technique. It’s true...

Rob Ford gets back to campaigning literally as soon as he can—and has the floor to himself

Rob Ford gets back to campaigning literally as soon as he can—and has the floor to himself

Rob Ford has a reputation for keeping his city hall workload relatively light , and he’s notorious for being late to his own...

The ultimate Toronto neighbourhood rankings

The ultimate Toronto neighbourhood rankings

Our (mostly) scientific survey of 140 Toronto 'hoods. Plus: pick what matters to you, and we'll show you what your favourite and least favourite neighbourhoods should be. Let the turf wars begin

Reminder: it's New Year's Eve, and the TTC is free to ride

Reminder: it’s New Year’s Eve, and the TTC is free to ride

TTC fares may be going up tomorrow, but New Year’s partiers won't need to worry about any of that tonight. That's because the...

Justin Bieber’s wild night in Toronto: Leafs, laughs and maybe an assault

Justin Bieber’s wild night in Toronto: Leafs, laughs and maybe an assault

Justin Bieber took a personal day in Toronto this past Sunday, and from what we can tell, it included some of his favourite...

Incandescent light bulbs become a thing of the past, starting tomorrow

Incandescent light bulbs become a thing of the past, starting tomorrow

This has been a long time coming, but the day is finally here. On New Year's Day, it officially becomes illegal for manufacturers...

Ezra Levant thinks George Smitherman’s personal tragedy is somehow unfair to Rob Ford

Ezra Levant thinks George Smitherman’s personal tragedy is somehow unfair to Rob Ford

On Monday, Christopher Peloso , husband of one-time mayoral candidate and former deputy premier George Smitherman , was found dead...

QUOTED: Mayoral candidate David Soknacki on 2014’s TTC fare hike

QUOTED: Mayoral candidate David Soknacki on 2014’s TTC fare hike

—Declared mayoral candidate and former city budget chief David Soknacki , in a blog post about 2014’s TTC fare...

The Toronto Raptors are considering changing their team colours to black and gold

The Toronto Raptors are considering changing their team colours to black and gold

The Toronto Raptors ’ ongoing rebranding efforts haven’t succeeded in doing much more than putting Drake and Rob Ford on a...

Rob Ford wants money from Queen's Park now that the ice storm crisis is essentially over

Rob Ford wants money from Queen’s Park now that the ice storm crisis is essentially over

Last week's ice storm put Rob Ford in an awkward position. He lost most of his emergency-management powers in November, when city...

George Smitherman's husband, Christopher Peloso, found dead

George Smitherman’s husband, Christopher Peloso, found dead

Christopher Peloso , husband of one-time mayoral candidate and former deputy premier George Smitherman , has been found...

Year in Review: what you cared about in 2013 (or, the 50 most-read stories of the year)

Year in Review: what you cared about in 2013 (or, the 50 most-read stories of the year)

2013 was a hell of a year. Looking through our list of the most popular 50 articles Toronto Life 's website has published since...

Year in Review: All the best Rob Ford songs, videos, artwork and jokes of 2013

Year in Review: All the best Rob Ford songs, videos, artwork and jokes of 2013

This was the year Rob Ford became more than just a local celebrity. For good or ill, the mayor is now a Toronto icon on the scale...

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?