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Editor’s Letter (November 2013): Will stay-at-home dads feel as marginalized as stay-at-home moms once did?

Editor’s Letter (November 2013): Will stay-at-home dads feel as marginalized as stay-at-home moms once did?

Forty years ago, this magazine published provocative, trend-defining pieces about women entering the workforce. The stories...

How National Ballet dancer Heather Ogden would spend a perfect Saturday in Leslieville

How National Ballet dancer Heather Ogden would spend a perfect Saturday in Leslieville

“I’m not one for sleeping in, but I do like lounging in bed. My husband, Guillaume, is a coffee addict. That’s the first...

SLIDESHOW: Boardroom bigshots, gossip gurus and civic leaders at Toronto Life’s bash for the city’s most influential people

SLIDESHOW: Boardroom bigshots, gossip gurus and civic leaders at Toronto Life’s bash for the city’s most influential people

Powerful Torontonians descended on the Ritz-Carlton last night to see Toronto Life unveil its 2013 ranking of the city’s 50 Most...

NewsTalk 1010 has cancelled Doug and Rob Ford's radio talk show

NewsTalk 1010 has cancelled Doug and Rob Ford’s radio talk show

The CBC's Jamie Strashin is reporting that The City has been cancelled by NewsTalk 1010. The Sunday afternoon show—which...

Five things we learned from CP24’s rare interview with Rob Ford’s mother and sister

Five things we learned from CP24’s rare interview with Rob Ford’s mother and sister

When asked about the ever-widening scandal surrounding Rob Ford, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty— a close family friend—choked...

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: Mayor Rob Ford is now considering treatment, says his lawyer

QUOTED: Mayor Rob Ford is now considering treatment, says his lawyer

— Dennis Morris , Rob Ford’ s lawyer and close advisor, after revealing that the mayor “is seriously considering undergoing...

Who Would Play Whom? Dream-casting the inevitable movie version of the Rob Ford Crack Scandal

Who Would Play Whom? Dream-casting the inevitable movie version of the Rob Ford Crack Scandal

Who would play mayor Rob Ford in the movie version of the ongoing crack scandal? Many observers have noted this week that Chris...

Throwback Thursday: Don Cherry’s unwittingly ironic speech at Rob Ford’s inaugural council meeting

—Hockey commentator and sartorial risk-taker Don Cherry at Rob Ford’ s inaugural council meeting back in 2010. As Ford’s...

The shocking new Rob Ford video, in which he says "I need f---ing 10 minutes to make sure he's dead" [UPDATED]

The shocking new Rob Ford video, in which he says “I need f---ing 10 minutes to make sure he’s dead” [UPDATED]

Just after noon, the Toronto Star released this Rob Ford video, in which an enraged, erratic mayor screams threatening and violent...

Memoir: boxing champ George Chuvalo describes his family’s heartbreaking battle with heroin

Memoir: boxing champ George Chuvalo describes his family’s heartbreaking battle with heroin

When I was a heavyweight champ, I was on top of the world. I had no idea my sons were shooting heroin in the basement As a...

PHOTO: The cover of reporter Robyn Doolittle’s upcoming book about Rob Ford

PHOTO: The cover of reporter Robyn Doolittle’s upcoming book about Rob Ford

Robyn Doolittle, one of just three journalists to have seen the Rob Ford crack video, has stayed tight-lipped about the nature of...

QUOTED: Doug Ford reveals that he was completely blindsided by Rob Ford’s confession

QUOTED: Doug Ford reveals that he was completely blindsided by Rob Ford’s confession

—Councillor Doug Ford, who, up until yesterday, seemed to be privy to all of Rob Ford ’s secrets. Speaking to the Toronto Sun...

VIDEOS: Last night’s best Rob Ford jokes from Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brian and more

VIDEOS: Last night’s best Rob Ford jokes from Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brian and more

A crack-smoking mayor is just too good to pass up. For the second night running, America’s late-night wisecrackers turned their...

The 62 questions we still have for mayor Rob Ford

The 62 questions we still have for mayor Rob Ford

Mayor Rob Ford's second press conference on Tuesday saw him read a detailed and repetitive apology for smoking crack, in which he...

Should Rob Ford resign? His council colleagues weigh in

Should Rob Ford resign? His council colleagues weigh in

Rob Ford— a man who generally hates talking to reporters—held not one but two explosive pressers today. The mayor followed up...

Mayor Rob Ford's second bombshell of the day: I am staying on as mayor, despite "embarrassing everyone in the city"

Mayor Rob Ford’s second bombshell of the day: I am staying on as mayor, despite “embarrassing everyone in the city”

Just a few hours after a surprise media scrum in which he admitted to smoking crack, mayor Rob Ford make a second announcement to...

Rob Ford’s office may have hired a hacker to destroy the crack video

Rob Ford’s office may have hired a hacker to destroy the crack video

The revelations into Rob Ford’ s secret life have been coming fast and furious, culminating in the mayor’s shocking admission...

Mayor Rob Ford admits to smoking crack: "Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine"

Mayor Rob Ford admits to smoking crack: “Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine”

It's official . Mayor Rob Ford has admitted to smoking crack "maybe a year ago"—that is, while he was serving Toronto as...

QUOTED: Karen Stintz on what Toronto council should do about Rob Ford

QUOTED: Karen Stintz on what Toronto council should do about Rob Ford

—Councillor and 2014 mayoral hopeful Karen Stintz, advising her council colleagues to give up trying to pressure Rob Ford into...

The top seven Rob Ford jokes on American talk shows, from Jon Stewart to Howard Stern to Jay Leno

The top seven Rob Ford jokes on American talk shows, from Jon Stewart to Howard Stern to Jay Leno

Toronto’s been getting frequent updates on the Rob Ford Crackgate circus since May , but for many joke-makers south of the...

The big BlackBerry buyout is off and its CEO gets the boot

The big BlackBerry buyout is off and its CEO gets the boot

Remember Fairfax Financial’ s ballyhooed $4.7 billion deal to buy (and thereby save) BlackBerry? Well, it’s not happening. The...

Six spot-on Rob Ford parody Twitter accounts (plus one masterful fake Craigslist ad)

Six spot-on Rob Ford parody Twitter accounts (plus one masterful fake Craigslist ad)

Mayor Rob Ford has a distinctively folksy way of speaking, a hot temper, a knack for saying dumb things and now an (alleged) crack...

POLL: What do you think of Rob Ford’s apology?

POLL: What do you think of Rob Ford’s apology?

The most embattled mayor in Toronto’s history has finally said he’s sorry—well, sort of. Yesterday, a sombre-sounding Rob...

QUOTED: Jeremy Irons, Oscar-winning actor, says he can identify with Rob Ford

— Jeremy Irons , while being interviewed on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight . The Oscar-winning actor was in town to discuss...

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