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PHOTO: a midcentury fighter jet travels the streets of Toronto

PHOTO: a midcentury fighter jet travels the streets of Toronto

Early this morning, an 85-foot-long replica of the Avro Arrow was moved from its former home at Downsview Park to the...

PHOTO: A woman drives her car into wet cement on Queen’s Quay

PHOTO: A woman drives her car into wet cement on Queen’s Quay

Empirical proof that someone is having a worse day than you. [@jm_mcgrath]

Talk of mass layoffs at Blackberry completely upstage the company’s massive new phone

Talk of mass layoffs at Blackberry completely upstage the company’s massive new phone

Dear Urban Diplomat: Someone posted an embarrassing video of me on YouTube. Can I ask them to remove it?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Someone posted an embarrassing video of me on YouTube. Can I ask them to remove it?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I wore my Boston Bruins jersey to a Jays game recently and some drunk guy threw a hot dog at me. I freaked...

Could Toronto have free public Wi-Fi by the end of next year?

Could Toronto have free public Wi-Fi by the end of next year?

Something Milan and Taipei—and even Fredericton and Moose Jaw—have in common: free Internet hotspots in parks, squares and...

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.

Toronto’s three lady elephants are moving to California in a month (for real this time)

Toronto’s three lady elephants are moving to California in a month (for real this time)

Finally, after years of bickering and delays , Toronto’s prolonged pachyderm saga is drawing to a close. Shortly after...

Justin Trudeau turns his attention to the journalist vs. journalist showdown in Toronto Centre

Justin Trudeau turns his attention to the journalist vs. journalist showdown in Toronto Centre

For the first time in a long time, the rest of Canada might just care about downtown Toronto. The by-election fight for Bob Rae’...

Kensington’s indie shop owners versus the big bad capitalists: a blow-by-blow breakdown

Kensington’s indie shop owners versus the big bad capitalists: a blow-by-blow breakdown

There’s a gentrification war brewing in the market. On one side are the landlords, many represented by commercial real estate...

Dear Urban Diplomat: Neighbourhood dogs love peeing on my front lawn. Is it rude to complain?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Neighbourhood dogs love peeing on my front lawn. Is it rude to complain?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My house is on a corner lot that’s very popular with dogs. Thankfully, most owners pick up number twos, but...

Medieval Times is on the hunt for a new king

Medieval Times is on the hunt for a new king

Attention Game of Thrones fans: Medieval Times, the kitschy, themed dinner show, is looking for a new king. An online job ad lists...

UPDATED: George Smitherman’s husband found alive near Landsdowne and Dupont

UPDATED: George Smitherman’s husband found alive near Landsdowne and Dupont

Well, this is troubling: Christopher Peloso, the husband of former health minister and mayoral candidate George Smitherman , has...

Glass falls from the Shangri-La onto a man’s head

Glass falls from the Shangri-La onto a man’s head

Although glass regularly falls from downtown’s towers, it’s rare for someone to actually get clocked (the most-frequent...

Get the facts about Billy Bishop Airport

As the only commercial airport within Toronto’s city boundaries, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport provides unprecedented...

TWEETED: police nab a metre-long snake in a Scarborough school yard

Constable Stephane St. George tweeted this snapshot of a metre-long bull constrictor, which was found coiled on a bench at...

Quoted: Rob Ford finally admits to doing drugs

—Mayor Rob Ford, confessing to reporters yesterday that he’s used marijuana in the past. It wasn’t a particularly risky...

Q&A: U of T’s cyber-espionage savant on surveillance, anarchists and Facebook hacking

Q&A: U of T’s cyber-espionage savant on surveillance, anarchists and Facebook hacking

U of T’s Internet vigilante-in-residence, Ron Deibert, stalks the world’s most dangerous cybercriminals As the director of the...

Dear Urban Diplomat: Is it weird to hit a nude beach without going naked?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Is it weird to hit a nude beach without going naked?

Dear Urban Diplomat, Some of my U of T law classmates invited me to Hanlan’s Point on the Island for some European-style...

Better than Weed: the latest drug craze is a fake version of pot that might even be legal

Better than Weed: the latest drug craze is a fake version of pot that might even be legal

Last January 19, around 10:15 p.m., a man walked into the Love Shop, an erotica store in downtown Hamilton. He approached the...

Five things you didn’t know about Margaret Atwood, whose apocalyptic new novel is out August 27

Five things you didn’t know about Margaret Atwood, whose apocalyptic new novel is out August 27

1 | She eats bugs “My dad was an entomologist, so I have nothing against eating insects. Giant locusts are delicious toasted.”...

Billionaire octogenarian Frank Stronach tries to win over Austrian voters by showing off his body

Billionaire octogenarian Frank Stronach tries to win over Austrian voters by showing off his body

A month away from the general election in his native Austria, auto-parts billionaire turned political leader Frank Stronach is...

The Real World: How Toronto is cashing in on the reality TV boom

The Real World: How Toronto is cashing in on the reality TV boom

Reality television is booming in Toronto; nearly 100 shows are made here every year—some of them drawing more viewers than (gasp) hockey. Call it an affront to good taste or appointment TV, it’s the future of Canadian entertainment

Police, columnists and Sammy Yatim’s family respond to the murder charge against officer James Forcillo

Police, columnists and Sammy Yatim’s family respond to the murder charge against officer James Forcillo

Constable James Forcillo, the officer involved in the shooting death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim, has been charged with...

The list of Rob Ford’s sketchy friends keeps growing

The list of Rob Ford’s sketchy friends keeps growing

The Star published a lengthy investigative piece over the weekend alleging police are investigating the efforts of Rob Ford’ s...

Editor’s Letter (September 2013): what makes a great neighbourhood?

Editor’s Letter (September 2013): what makes a great neighbourhood?

Almost two years ago, one of my neighbours proposed we have a block party. We’d close the road to traffic and all hang out...

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?