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Rob Ford Crack Scandal: The top 10 Rob Ford-related revelations from the police document on Alessandro Lisi (so far)

Rob Ford Crack Scandal: The top 10 Rob Ford-related revelations from the police document on Alessandro Lisi (so far)

1. There were more than 100 meetings between mayor Rob Ford and alleged drug dealer Alessandro Lisi over the course of this...

SPOTTED: Rob Ford secretly meeting alleged drug dealer Alexander Lisi

SPOTTED: Rob Ford secretly meeting alleged drug dealer Alexander Lisi

A large portion of a police document about the investigation of Rob Ford’ s friend and alleged drug dealer Sandro Lisi has now...

The Raptors kick off their season—minus their epic mascot

The Raptors kick off their season—minus their epic mascot

At tonight’s Raptors home opener, the team will be down its biggest star. The Raptor, the NBA’s most undeniably awesome...

Coming soon to a newspaper near you: police documents that may contain dirt on Rob Ford

Coming soon to a newspaper near you: police documents that may contain dirt on Rob Ford

Good news for Rob Ford scandal watchers: a group of media lawyers has scored a victory in their court battle to obtain a 500-page...

Jerseys vs. Suits: Tim Leiweke’s plan to get real Maple Leafs fans into the rink-side Platinum Club seats

Jerseys vs. Suits: Tim Leiweke’s plan to get real Maple Leafs fans into the rink-side Platinum Club seats

It’s one of Maple Leafs fans’ biggest gripes. Corporate season ticket-holders have a lock on the ACC’s most expensive...

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.

Q&A: MLSE boss Tim Leiweke on expensive Leafs tickets, his new Yorkville pad and Canadian winters

Q&A: MLSE boss Tim Leiweke on expensive Leafs tickets, his new Yorkville pad and Canadian winters

As the new president and CEO of MLSE, you’re about to become the city’s primary object of adoration or derision, depending on...

PHOTO: Rob Ford completely freaks out reporters with his haunted house tour (but not in a good way)

PHOTO: Rob Ford completely freaks out reporters with his haunted house tour (but not in a good way)

Rob Ford is taking Halloween really seriously this year. The holiday is still two days off and he has already transformed his...

POLL: Who is your dream candidate for mayor?

POLL: Who is your dream candidate for mayor?

Rob Ford says the 2014 mayoral election is going to be a “bloodbath” (which he, apparently, sees as a good thing ). The...

This 70-something male escort may have the best website in the world

This 70-something male escort may have the best website in the world

Mesdames, meet Vincent. For a mere $300, the part-time Toronto resident and full-time “Straight Male Escort and Ladies’...

MAYOR OR MAY NOT: Karen Stintz and Rob Ford kick off a year of pre-election bickering

MAYOR OR MAY NOT: Karen Stintz and Rob Ford kick off a year of pre-election bickering

And they're off! This weekend, mayor Rob Ford and his ally-turned-nemesis Karen Stintz gave Toronto its first taste of the...

Five things you didn’t know about Will Arnett, including his favourite thing to do in Toronto

Five things you didn’t know about Will Arnett, including his favourite thing to do in Toronto

1 | He was Lakefield College School’s resident badass “I used to get caught smoking in the woods, and they would make me stay...

How fashion designer Arthur Mendonça would spend a perfect Saturday on the Danforth

How fashion designer Arthur Mendonça would spend a perfect Saturday on the Danforth

“When you live off the Danforth, you get all the family-friendly charms of suburbia, but without the commute. It’s a fine...

Bizarrely, someone donated a 1933 edition of Mein Kampf to the Trinity College book sale

Bizarrely, someone donated a 1933 edition of Mein Kampf to the Trinity College book sale

Alongside the secondhand Lee Child thrillers and Can-lit classics at this weekend’s Trinity College book sale is a copy of...

Quoted: a sharpy funny fake Rob Ford Twitter account commemorates the mayor’s election win

Quoted: a sharpy funny fake Rob Ford Twitter account commemorates the mayor’s election win

—Mock Rob Ford Twitter account @TOMayorFrod, on an unlikely achievement: the rule breaching, reporter menacing, (alleged) crack...

Police watched Gawker editor John Cook watch the Rob Ford crack video

Police watched Gawker editor John Cook watch the Rob Ford crack video

Here’s a comforting bit of news for Gawker editor John Cook: as he sat in a car outside a Dixon Road housing development last...

PHOTO: Drake’s Toronto-centric birthday cake

PHOTO: Drake’s Toronto-centric birthday cake

The hip hop star celebrated his 27th birthday with a confectionery ode to Toronto. Naturally, the cake highlights the CN...

VIDEO: Relive Joe Carter’s World Series-winning homer which was, unbelievably, 20 years ago this week

This has not been a good year for Toronto baseball. Not only did all the offseason hope and optimism fade almost immediately, but...

No money? No problem. How more and more Torontonians are capitalizing on the barter economy

No money? No problem. How more and more Torontonians are capitalizing on the barter economy

A growing movement of Torontonians barter for dinner, a haircut, a night at a hotel, you name it. They aren’t necessarily...

Why it could soon be more difficult to hail a taxi—and more expensive once you do

Why it could soon be more difficult to hail a taxi—and more expensive once you do

Exactly nobody is happy with Toronto’s screwed-up taxi system. Riders find the $4.25 starting fare exorbitant, while the current...

PHOTO: How Bloor-Yonge station will look if the TTC renames its subway lines

PHOTO: How Bloor-Yonge station will look if the TTC renames its subway lines

TTC spokesman Brad Ross posted a pair of images last night showing the Bloor-Yonge station’s current signage (top), and a spiffy...

Celebrittorney Clayton Ruby’s best media-baiting manoeuvres

Celebrittorney Clayton Ruby’s best media-baiting manoeuvres

Clayton Ruby may not be the winningest lawyer in Toronto, but he gets more ink than a tattoo junkie on a bender. It’s all in his...

Party Pages: Steven Page performs and David Miller makes friends with a bear at WWF Canada’s annual gala

Party Pages: Steven Page performs and David Miller makes friends with a bear at WWF Canada’s annual gala

While no actual furry animals attended the World Wildlife Fund’s Panda Ball at the Four Seasons on Friday night, there was a...

Quoted: Rob Ford’s profanity-littered phone tirade at a Toronto Sun columnist

Quoted: Rob Ford’s profanity-littered phone tirade at a Toronto Sun columnist

— Rob Ford, losing it on the Toronto Sun’ s Joe Warmington after the columnist—and frequent Ford defender— slammed the...

Dear Urban Diplomat: I’m really, really sick of Bob Marley. Can I ask my neighbours to make a new playlist?

Dear Urban Diplomat: I’m really, really sick of Bob Marley. Can I ask my neighbours to make a new playlist?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I live in Kensington Market, so I’ve seen and heard it all. For months, the establishment below my...

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?