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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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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