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Editor’s Letter (May 2013): is Rob Ford a folk hero or an international embarrassment?

Editor’s Letter (May 2013): is Rob Ford a folk hero or an international embarrassment?

Rob Ford has many fans. According to a poll conducted by Forum Research a couple of days after Sarah Thomson accused Ford of...

Bixi Toronto is having major financial problems

Bixi Toronto is having major financial problems

Despite attracting thousands of subscribers, Bixi Toronto is still having trouble covering its operating costs two years in. The...

Video: Jimmy Kimmel pokes fun at Rob Ford for walking into a TV camera

Rob Ford had yet another bizarre run-in at city hall on Monday, when, rushing out of an executive committee meeting, he was smoked...

Five things to know about Porter Airlines’ high-stakes plans for expansion

Five things to know about Porter Airlines’ high-stakes plans for expansion

Porter Airlines revealed some big plans yesterday: the airline wants to add 15 new routes to its repertoire, eight Bombardier jets...

Strombo is getting his own show on CNN this summer

Strombo is getting his own show on CNN this summer

George Stroumboulopoulos sure has come a long way from his days as the cooler-than-thou host of The New Music on...

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.

The definitive guide to the supporters and opponents of a Toronto casino

The definitive guide to the supporters and opponents of a Toronto casino

After more than a year of debate, Toronto’s still-hypothetical casino will soon face a crucial test. A long-awaited city staff...

An inside look at Coca-Cola’s brand new King Street East headquarters

What: Coca-Cola Canada’s new headquarters Where: An addition to the top of the Toronto Sun building on King Street East How Big:...

Current Obsession: Marimekko’s enduring pop art appeal

Current Obsession: Marimekko’s enduring pop art appeal

Marimekko floral prints and bold designs defined casual cool for five decades. Here, a visual primer on the company that fills...

Great Offices: Google’s envy-inducing home base at Bay and Richmond

Great Offices: Google’s envy-inducing home base at Bay and Richmond

What: Google’s Canadian sales and marketing headquarters Where: A 1955 modernist building at Bay and Richmond How Big: 58,000...

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I tell my best friend that his on-court tantrums won’t fly at my tennis club?

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I tell my best friend that his on-court tantrums won’t fly at my tennis club?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I’m the head of my tennis club’s membership committee, and my best friend is angling to get...

Memoir: after five years as a labourer, I learned how hard it is to climb into the middle class

Memoir: after five years as a labourer, I learned how hard it is to climb into the middle class

I was born in communist Poland and arrived in Canada when I was 12 years old. My parents came for the opportunities, the hope that...

Great Offices: an ad agency’s quirky John Street headquarters, complete with slide

Great Offices: an ad agency’s quirky John Street headquarters, complete with slide

What: Grip Ltd., an ad agency with clients like Honda, Bell, Budweiser, Samsung, Labatt and Kokanee, among others Where: A brick...

Great Offices: Sid Lee’s lofty space inside a Distillery District landmark

Great Offices: Sid Lee’s lofty space inside a Distillery District landmark

What: Sid Lee, a multidisciplinary creative shop that specializes in architecture, design, advertising and marketing Where: The...

Toronto GIF Showdown: Rob Ford puking versus a crazed Blue Jays fan

Toronto GIF Showdown: Rob Ford puking versus a crazed Blue Jays fan

Yesterday saw the birth of two new GIFs that are sure to take their places in the Toronto GIF Hall of Fame next to classics like...

Spotlight: former teen heartthrob Jason Priestley stars in David Mamet’s theatrical scorcher Race

Spotlight: former teen heartthrob Jason Priestley stars in David Mamet’s theatrical scorcher Race

Jason Priestley spent the ’90s playing the unimpeachably noble high schooler Brandon Walsh on the ur–teen drama Beverly...

The List: 10 things singer-songwriter Sarah Slean can’t live without

The List: 10 things singer-songwriter Sarah Slean can’t live without

1 | My mini paints I got these when I was on tour in Stockholm in 2004. They’re the perfect size for travelling. I like to do a...

The Blue Jays—along with the rest of Toronto—are pumped for the season ahead

The Blue Jays—along with the rest of Toronto—are pumped for the season ahead

Toronto’s baseball fans and sportswriters engage in a ritual burst of optimism about the Blue Jays’ chances every April...

See, Hear, Read: April’s best movie, music and book release

See, Hear, Read: April’s best movie, music and book release

In Chile’s first-ever Oscar nominee for best foreign language film, Mexican hunk Gael García Bernal stars as a hotshot...

Great Offices: a digital design agency’s ultra-playful King West digs

Great Offices: a digital design agency’s ultra-playful King West digs

What: OneMethod, a digital design agency whose portfolio includes Wrigley, Moosehead, Nokia, Quiznos and Nestlé Where: The early...

Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbour roots through my recycling bin. Can I ask her to stop?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbour roots through my recycling bin. Can I ask her to stop?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My neighbour is a total eco-Nazi. She leads an enviro group and hosts a regular Skype chat on carbon...

Great Offices: Torys’ gallery-like headquarters at Wellington and York

Great Offices: Torys’ gallery-like headquarters at Wellington and York

What: Famed corporate law firm Torys’ Toronto headquarters Where: The soaring steel and glass Toronto-Dominion Centre at...

Sunshine List: how much Rob Ford, Paul Godfrey and Chris Spence earned in 2012

Sunshine List: how much Rob Ford, Paul Godfrey and Chris Spence earned in 2012

Each year, Queen’s Park releases the sunshine list, a catalogue of all the Ontario public servants who made $100,000 or...

Jesse Brown: How to get a university education without paying tuition—or changing out of your PJs

Jesse Brown: How to get a university education without paying tuition—or changing out of your PJs

The proliferation of online courses means anyone can get a world-class education for free. It’s all about upending the fusty old...

Reaction Roundup: city hall insiders respond to allegations that Rob Ford has a drinking problem

Reaction Roundup: city hall insiders respond to allegations that Rob Ford has a drinking problem

The Toronto Star created a city-wide firestorm when its story about Rob Ford’ s alleged drinking problem hit newsstands...

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?