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Year in Review: seven of Toronto's biggest losers of 2013

Year in Review: seven of Toronto’s biggest losers of 2013

During 2013, some of this city's leaders, sports stars and entertainers suffered setbacks on such an epic scale that their...

Year in Review: Toronto's 10 big winners of 2013

Year in Review: Toronto’s 10 big winners of 2013

Plenty of Toronto's celebrities, politicians, business leaders and sports stars are doing very well for themselves, but each year...

Slideshow: 16 weirdly beautiful pictures from last weekend's ice storm

Slideshow: 16 weirdly beautiful pictures from last weekend’s ice storm

This weekend's ice storm caused widespread power outages and property damage, but there's no denying that it was also, in a...

Dear Urban Diplomat: I cleared my neighbour's snow last year just to be nice. This year, he expects the same again. Am I obliged?

Dear Urban Diplomat: I cleared my neighbour’s snow last year just to be nice. This year, he expects the same again. Am I obliged?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I have a snowblower, so as a favour I did my neighbour’s driveway a few times last year. In the spring, he...

QUOTED: Rob Ford on the devastating toll of this weekend's ice storm

QUOTED: Rob Ford on the devastating toll of this weekend’s ice storm

— Rob Ford , at a press conference earlier this morning , showing his usual knack for summing up a crisis. (See also: "It 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.

QUOTED: Giorgio Mammoliti on today's Supreme Court prostitution ruling

QUOTED: Giorgio Mammoliti on today’s Supreme Court prostitution ruling

-Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti , reacting to today's landmark victory for the human rights of sex workers with a torrent of...

Tim Hudak promises magical tax-free subways

Tim Hudak promises magical tax-free subways

It turns out that years of policy debates about how to fund transit expansion in the GTA with new taxes and fees have all been...

The Supreme Court strikes down Canada’s laws against prostitution

The Supreme Court strikes down Canada’s laws against prostitution

Yup, that's right. The Supreme Court of Canada issued its long-awaited ruling on the constitutionality of Canada's prostitution...

See the TTC's first new bendy bus make its maiden voyage on Bathurst Street

See the TTC’s first new bendy bus make its maiden voyage on Bathurst Street

Bus travel in Toronto entered a more flexible era at Bathurst Station this morning, when the TTC celebrated the maiden voyage of...

Rob Ford is selling 1,000 more bobbleheads of himself

Rob Ford is selling 1,000 more bobbleheads of himself

Rob Ford is about to undo one of his administration's greatest fiscal accomplishments of 2013: the creation of a burgeoning...

WestJet makes a passive-agressive non-bid bid for access to the island airport

WestJet makes a passive-agressive non-bid bid for access to the island airport

The island airport makes some people very, very angry , but for WestJet CEO Gregg Saretsky , the feeling is probably more like...

QUOTED: Canada Post CEO says cancelling home delivery will get seniors exercising

QUOTED: Canada Post CEO says cancelling home delivery will get seniors exercising

-Canada Post CEO Deepak Chopra , telling the House of Commons' transport committee all about the possible health benefits of...

Editor's Letter (January 2014): Porter’s expansion is an enthusiastic embrace of urban life

Editor’s Letter (January 2014): Porter’s expansion is an enthusiastic embrace of urban life

My new favourite spot in the city is the rooftop patio of the Corus Quay building, the headquarters for Corus Entertainment, at...

QUOTED: Rob Ford knows what women like: cash

QUOTED: Rob Ford knows what women like: cash

— Rob Ford , telling the hosts of The Sports Junkies , a Washington D.C. radio talk show, all about his Christmas gift-giving...

Daniel Dale drops his defamation lawsuit against Rob Ford

Daniel Dale drops his defamation lawsuit against Rob Ford

After rejecting Rob Ford 's initial attempt at an apology, Star reporter Daniel Dale says he'll drop his defamation lawsuit...

U.K. soccer star Jermain Defoe is joining Toronto FC because Drake told him to

U.K. soccer star Jermain Defoe is joining Toronto FC because Drake told him to

Here's something to add to Drake 's growing list of accomplishments, along with international stardom and mastery of footwear...

Hockey Night in Canada to become Hockey Weekend in Canada?

Hockey Night in Canada to become Hockey Weekend in Canada?

When Rogers announced that it had bought the rights to all of Canada's NHL broadcasts, it was immediately clear that the prognosis...

RAT APOCALYPSE! Toronto's new home invaders are growing in shocking numbers

RAT APOCALYPSE! Toronto’s new home invaders are growing in shocking numbers

An investigation into how Toronto became a vermin breeding ground

Where the Wild Things Are: five creepy critters on the rise in the GTA

Where the Wild Things Are: five creepy critters on the rise in the GTA

SPECIES Rattus norvegicus HABITAT Nest anywhere food and shelter may be found, including garbage dumps, composters, sewers, open...

Watch Rob Ford dance just moments after apologizing to reporter over pedophile claims

Watch Rob Ford dance just moments after apologizing to reporter over pedophile claims

Just moments after uttering a soon-to-be-rejected apology for suggesting that the Toronto Star 's Daniel Dale was a pedophile...

Daniel Dale rejects Rob Ford’s apology, will proceed with his defamation suit

Daniel Dale rejects Rob Ford’s apology, will proceed with his defamation suit

Earlier today, we wondered if Rob Ford ’s surprise apology to Star reporter Daniel Dale would be enough to head off the...

You'll never believe how ancient the TTC's technology actually is (there's a blacksmith involved)

You’ll never believe how ancient the TTC’s technology actually is (there’s a blacksmith involved)

Fresh off an apology for Monday morning's awful commute, TTC CEO Andy Byford appeared on CBC's Metro Morning today to talk about...

UPDATED: Rob Ford’s day of apologies continues—with an "I’m sorry" to the Star ’s Daniel Dale

UPDATED: Rob Ford’s day of apologies continues—with an “I’m sorry” to the Star’s Daniel Dale

Not long after not-quite apologizing for Monday's comparatively minor slip of the tongue, Rob Ford apologized for something much...

Rob Ford almost apologizes for accusing all councillors except Mammoliti of being corrupt

Rob Ford almost apologizes for accusing all councillors except Mammoliti of being corrupt

Rob Ford has lost much of his political clout, but his sense of outrage is still very much intact. On Monday, he helped bring a...

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?