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This is what Ontario Place's new public park could look like

This is what Ontario Place’s new public park could look like

There's nothing much happening at Ontario Place at the moment, but if Queen's Park has its way we'll soon be spending lazy...

John Tory is definitely maybe entering the mayoral race

John Tory is definitely maybe entering the mayoral race

In a column published late Wednesday, the Star ’s Bob Hepburn claims to have the answer to a question that has been confounding...

Ford brothers set new speed record for completing their cycle of denial

Ford brothers set new speed record for completing their cycle of denial

Anyone who follows Rob Ford’ s tribulations knows that the way the mayor handles allegations is always more or less the...

Reaction Round-up: 16 essential quotes about Rob Ford’s rant in Jamaican patois

Reaction Round-up: 16 essential quotes about Rob Ford’s rant in Jamaican patois

Tuesday's video of Rob Ford , inebriated at Steak Queen and rambling incoherently in Jamaican patois, has caused renewed outrage...

Q&A: Pyotr Verzilov, political activist and husband of an imprisoned Pussy Riot member

Q&A: Pyotr Verzilov, political activist and husband of an imprisoned Pussy Riot member

As the Sochi Games near, Pyotr Verzilov, a political activist and the husband of a Pussy Riot member who spent two years in a...

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.

Second Rob Ford video of the day shows mayor meeting with Sandro Lisi

Monday night was a busy time for amateur videographers at Etobicoke’s Steak Queen restaurant. A shaky mobile-phone video was...

Conrad Black owes a bunch of back taxes

Conrad Black owes a bunch of back taxes

What's the world coming to when a former media baron can't evade taxes in peace? A judge has ruled that Conrad Black owes...

Bizarre new Rob Ford video appears to show the mayor mumbling incoherently in Jamaican patois

Bizarre new Rob Ford video appears to show the mayor mumbling incoherently in Jamaican patois

The extremely weird video above appeared on YouTube earlier today. Obviously recorded on a cell phone, it appears to show Rob Ford...

Subway ads imagine what life would be like if celebrity mags covered struggling moms

Subway ads imagine what life would be like if celebrity mags covered struggling moms

When Justin Bieber ( allegedly ) gets high on $800-a-bottle, prescription-strength cough syrup, the news is splashed all over the...

BlackBerry is doing slightly less terribly now, thanks to the U.S. Department of Defense

BlackBerry is doing slightly less terribly now, thanks to the U.S. Department of Defense

When last we checked in on BlackBerry , the company was hemorrhaging money and alienating celebrities—but you know what happens...

Four things we learned from Rob Ford’s staffers’ emails

Four things we learned from Rob Ford’s staffers’ emails

On Monday, reporters at a few Toronto news outlets laid hands on something they'd been chasing for months: a stack of emails sent...

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...

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...

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