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Where to get Maple Leafs playoff tickets—and the giant piles of money they’re going to cost

Where to get Maple Leafs playoff tickets—and the giant piles of money they’re going to cost

The Toronto Maple Leafs begin their first postseason run in nine years against the Boston Bruins on the road tomorrow night. The...

The Argument: Broadway smash The Book of Mormon makes believers out of musical theatre heathens

The Argument: Broadway smash The Book of Mormon makes believers out of musical theatre heathens

The day tickets for the Toronto run of The Book of Mormon went on sale in February, a lineup formed outside the Princess of Wales...

Brian Burke is suing Internet trolls who say he impregnated Hazel Mae

Brian Burke is suing Internet trolls who say he impregnated Hazel Mae

After MLSE brass booted Brian Burke from the general manager’s office in January, a small but rabid corner of the Internet...

Kirstine Stewart leaves the CBC to run Twitter Canada

Kirstine Stewart leaves the CBC to run Twitter Canada

Two and a half years after Richard Stursberg’ s ouster, the CBC is once again looking to fill a void at the helm of its...

Dear Urban Diplomat: Can I confront parents who bring a wailing newborn to an upscale restaurant?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Can I confront parents who bring a wailing newborn to an upscale restaurant?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My husband and I went to Toca at the Ritz-Carlton for our anniversary dinner. Around 9 p.m., a newborn-toting...

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.

Q&A: Saadi Gadhafi’s bodyguard on his boss’s legendary parties, fast-food habit and escape from Libya

Q&A: Saadi Gadhafi’s bodyguard on his boss’s legendary parties, fast-food habit and escape from Libya

What’s it like to be Saadi Gadhafi’s hired gun? Gary Peters, trusted protector of Libya’s playboy prince, lived to tell...

A timeline of Rob Ford and Kathleen Wynne’s deteriorating relations

A timeline of Rob Ford and Kathleen Wynne’s deteriorating relations

Rob Ford and Dalton McGuinty had trouble playing nice sometimes, and Kathleen Wynne’ s arrival seemed like an opportunity to...

Dear Urban Diplomat: I found $100 in the back of a cab. What should I do with it?

Dear Urban Diplomat: I found $100 in the back of a cab. What should I do with it?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I got into a cab a few days ago outside First Canadian Place and found a $100 bill on the floor. I quickly...

How Toronto Star editor Michael Cooke brought the stodgy newspaper back to life

How Toronto Star editor Michael Cooke brought the stodgy newspaper back to life

Michael Cooke, the Toronto Star’ s tabloid-minded editor, is on a mission to expose the corruption and crookedness of the...

Jan Wong: The province’s shrewd but savage strategy to stick it to Ontario’s teachers

Jan Wong: The province’s shrewd but savage strategy to stick it to Ontario’s teachers

The school year is coming to a close, and not a moment too soon. It’s been an ugly one. Queen’s Park forced new labour...

Toronto Maple Leafs stoke a little playoff excitement with a pair of bad-ass Game of Thrones-style pics

Toronto Maple Leafs stoke a little playoff excitement with a pair of bad-ass Game of Thrones-style pics

As of 9:45 p.m. on Saturday night, it was official: the Toronto Maple Leafs made the playoffs for the first time in nine...

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...

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...

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