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Reaction Roundup: what protestors, police and pundits are saying about Sammy Yatim’s death

Reaction Roundup: what protestors, police and pundits are saying about Sammy Yatim’s death

Early Saturday morning, 18-year-old Sammy Yatim brandished a knife on the Dundas West streetcar, ordering everyone to get off. A...

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do we tell our neighbour that we can hear him watching porn?

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do we tell our neighbour that we can hear him watching porn?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My husband and I live in a semi, and every night around midnight our neighbour, a single guy in his...

Toronto according to Drake: in which we assess the hip-hop star’s hometown obsession

Toronto according to Drake: in which we assess the hip-hop star’s hometown obsession

Drake likes Toronto. A lot. He raps about it. Talks about it. Etches its landmarks into his flesh. That’s mostly a good thing:...

Five things we learned about cocky new MLSE boss Tim Leiweke and his plans to overhaul Toronto’s sports teams

Five things we learned about cocky new MLSE boss Tim Leiweke and his plans to overhaul Toronto’s sports teams

MLSE’ s new president and CEO Tim Leiweke is an accomplished sports exec who lives at the Ritz-Carlton and can out-ego Brian...

High times at Appleby College: inside a bitter legal dispute over discipline at the posh private school

High times at Appleby College: inside a bitter legal dispute over discipline at the posh private school

When the prestigious private school expelled a 12th grader named Gautam Setia for lighting a bong in his dorm on the night before...

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.

Five things you didn’t know about Douglas Coupland, who has a cool new exhibition and a novel on the way

Five things you didn’t know about Douglas Coupland, who has a cool new exhibition and a novel on the way

1 | He’s not a morning person “I sleep in every single day until 11. As long as I sleep in, I will be creative. If I get up...

Toronto Public Health takes a stand against Jenny McCarthy

Toronto Public Health takes a stand against Jenny McCarthy

Toronto’s public health department is all riled up over The View's decision to hire former Playmate and anti-vaccination...

The King of Spooky: Linwood Barclay’s rise from suburban dad to Canada’s biggest fiction export

The King of Spooky: Linwood Barclay’s rise from suburban dad to Canada’s biggest fiction export

Linwood Barclay’s thrillers have been translated into 40 languages and published in 30 countries, making him a...

Gawker gives up on buying the Rob Ford crack video

Gawker gives up on buying the Rob Ford crack video

Gawker has officially called off its quest for the infamous Rob Ford crack video—which doesn’t come as a big surprise since...

Philip Preville: Ford Nation is not who you think it is

Philip Preville: Ford Nation is not who you think it is

Crackgate revealed that the city’s crippling political divide isn’t between downtowners and suburbanites—it’s between the...

Q&A: Robyn Doolittle, the Star’s Ford-stalking, video-watching, hate mail–receiving journalist du jour

Q&A: Robyn Doolittle, the Star’s Ford-stalking, video-watching, hate mail–receiving journalist du jour

You were a little-known reporter covering the municipal beat. Then the mayor does crack—or not—you watch a video and you’re...

Editor's Letter (August 2013): the party pooping Parkdale restaurant moratorium

Editor’s Letter (August 2013): the party pooping Parkdale restaurant moratorium

Parkdale on a hot summer night is an exceedingly fun place to be. If you’re lucky enough to snag a seat at Grand Electric, the...

Loblaw is buying Shoppers Drug Mart for $12.4 billion

Loblaw is buying Shoppers Drug Mart for $12.4 billion

Loblaw Companies announced this morning that it’s buying Shoppers Drug Mart, a high-stakes move that should help it compete with...

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do you start a conversation without asking “What do you do?”

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do you start a conversation without asking “What do you do?”

Dear Urban Diplomat, I’m a graphic designer, and my husband is a lawyer. He recently made partner at his firm, and we’ve been...

The List: 10 things Indy hotshot James Hinchcliffe can’t live without

The List: 10 things Indy hotshot James Hinchcliffe can’t live without

1. My lighters I’ve been collecting lighters since I was a kid. I have about 80 of them now (just to look at—I don’t...

Dear Urban Diplomat: Should I rat out parents who abuse the tennis club child care service?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Should I rat out parents who abuse the tennis club child care service?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I’m a member at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, where they offer a child care service called Kids Klub, the...

Memoir: I thought my husband’s alcoholism was behind us—until he and our marriage spiralled out of control

Memoir: I thought my husband’s alcoholism was behind us—until he and our marriage spiralled out of control

When Andrew and I met five years ago in Yellowknife, we clashed immediately: I thought he was an obnoxious party boy; he thought I...

Dear Urban Diplomat: Are stores allowed to ban customers from taking photos?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Are stores allowed to ban customers from taking photos?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I was recently at a high-end industrial design store in the Distillery District and snapped a pic of a funky...

Q&A: Ripley’s shark wrangler Andy Dehart on staring down a great white

Q&A: Ripley’s shark wrangler Andy Dehart on staring down a great white

You’re the director of husbandry at Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, which opens this summer at the foot of the CN Tower. What...

An Etobicoke-based, conservative, Rob Ford ally named Doug is running for a provincial seat

An Etobicoke-based, conservative, Rob Ford ally named Doug is running for a provincial seat

No, not that Doug. Toronto deputy mayor Doug Holyday thrilled Progressive Conservatives yesterday by signing on to run in this...

The Rogers Centre has mysteriously become baseball’s home run capital

The Rogers Centre has mysteriously become baseball’s home run capital

Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista’ s sudden fondness for pitcher R.A. Dickey’ s pants is only the second weirdest thing to...

Reason to Love Toronto: because Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista plays his best ball in R.A. Dickey’s pants

Reason to Love Toronto: because Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista plays his best ball in R.A. Dickey’s pants

Baseball players are a weirdly superstitious lot: Jason Giambi slipped into a golden thong when he struggled at the plate; Wade...

Love and War in the House of McCain: inside the divorce that exposed the famous family’s deepest secrets

Love and War in the House of McCain: inside the divorce that exposed the famous family’s deepest secrets

Two years ago, on a family vacation in Mustique, Christine McCain told her husband that she wanted out of their marriage. Michael...

Trumped: the multi-million-dollar lawsuit over Toronto’s most controversial new condo-hotel

Trumped: the multi-million-dollar lawsuit over Toronto’s most controversial new condo-hotel

In the city’s new five-star hotel landscape, the Ritz represents elegant European classicism, the Shangri-La cool, Asian...

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