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Party Pages: Jason Priestley searches for poutine at Canadian Stage’s Theatre Ball: Happy 25!

Party Pages: Jason Priestley searches for poutine at Canadian Stage’s Theatre Ball: Happy 25!

March 7, The Carlu. “If there’s poutine, I’m in,” intimated the former Beverly Hills 90210 star as he weaved around...

Battle of the baby polar bears: does Toronto or Buffalo have the cutest cub?

Battle of the baby polar bears: does Toronto or Buffalo have the cutest cub?

Toronto got a lot less adorable in January, when the Toronto Zoo’s young polar bear Hudson left for the Assiniboine Park Zoo in...

Mayor In Waiting: an inside look at Olivia Chow’s political ambitions

Mayor In Waiting: an inside look at Olivia Chow’s political ambitions

Olivia Chow’s public mourning after Jack Layton’s death cast her in a new light: dignified, likeable and, well, mayoral. Toronto wants her to run, but does she want Toronto?

High Rollers: we break down five different billion-dollar plans for a casino in downtown Toronto

High Rollers: we break down five different billion-dollar plans for a casino in downtown Toronto

City councillors could vote on whether to allow a downtown casino as soon as next month, and they, along with the rest of...

Former mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson alleges Rob Ford touched her inappropriately

Sarah Thomson says that Rob Ford made a lewd comment at a function at the Arcadian Court last night. She posted an image on...

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.

The Argument: Musical visionary Tod Machover crowd-sourced a symphony for Toronto—now other cities want one too

The Argument: Musical visionary Tod Machover crowd-sourced a symphony for Toronto—now other cities want one too

In early 2011, Peter Oundjian, the music director for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, enlisted Tod Machover to compose a piece for...

Memoir: Michael Redhill on becoming a full-blown hockey dad

Memoir: Michael Redhill on becoming a full-blown hockey dad

As a kid, I never got into organized sport. Today, I’m schlepping my sons through pre-dawn blizzards to far-flung corners of...

1,765 people in Toronto are worth more than $30 million

This just in from the latest in the never-ending series of city rankings : Toronto has 1,765 “high-net-worth individuals,”...

Rob Ford is facing another integrity complaint over his letters to lobbyists

Rob Ford is facing another integrity complaint over his letters to lobbyists

Even after nearly being booted from office for it, Rob Ford continues to send out fundraising letters to registered lobbyists...

Toronto surpasses Chicago to become the fourth-largest city in North America

Toronto surpasses Chicago to become the fourth-largest city in North America

Big news: Toronto pulled ahead of Chicago to become North America’s fourth-largest city behind Mexico City, New York and Los...

Get summer started at the Spring Cottage Life Show

Get summer started at the Spring Cottage Life Show

Kick off cottage season with a visit to the 20th annual Spring Cottage Life Show. Visit our 500+ exhibitors to find...

What Rob Ford would be like as a Shakespearean king

Like Shakespeare’s greatest plays, Toronto politics is rife with tragically flawed leaders, sudden betrayals and grasping...

Reaction Roundup: Rob Ford is still asking lobbyists for donations

Reaction Roundup: Rob Ford is still asking lobbyists for donations

The Toronto Star has officially ruined any chance of Rob Ford returning from his vacation in Disney World with his ethical...

Q&A: doc filmmaker Rob Stewart, of Sharkwater fame, on his plan to save the world

Q&A: doc filmmaker Rob Stewart, of Sharkwater fame, on his plan to save the world

In Revolution , the globe-trotting, shirt-doffing filmmaker behind the save-the-fish documentary Sharkwater, turns his attention...

Current Obsession: painter Peter Harris stalks the city in his eerie portraits of Toronto after dark

Current Obsession: painter Peter Harris stalks the city in his eerie portraits of Toronto after dark

Peter Harris loves the Gardiner. And the city’s gas stations. And the boxy ’70s rec centres most Torontonians try to...

Memoir: when my husband and I defected from North Korea, we made the biggest sacrifice of all

Memoir: when my husband and I defected from North Korea, we made the biggest sacrifice of all

I met my husband, Oh-jooyean, in 1996, while working in a market near my hometown of Yonan, North Korea. I was 22 years old; he...

Conrad Black, Party Hopper: the baron’s packed social calendar and famous friends

Conrad Black, Party Hopper: the baron’s packed social calendar and famous friends

It was an audacious move, swapping his Canadian citizenship for a British peerage. It didn’t go as planned. In London, he was...

Toronto Sex Poll: the titillating results of our peek into the city’s bedrooms

Toronto Sex Poll: the titillating results of our peek into the city’s bedrooms

We were curious about a few things. How often Torontonians are having sex, with whom they’re having it, and how satisfied they...

Mayor May Not: we rundown Rob Ford’s recent (and lucky) close calls in court

Mayor May Not: we rundown Rob Ford’s recent (and lucky) close calls in court

Between a libel suit, a conflict-of-interest case and an election audit, Rob Ford is spending more time in court than Lindsay...

Slideshow: awesome Toronto landmarks made of Lego at the Legoland Discovery Centre

Slideshow: awesome Toronto landmarks made of Lego at the Legoland Discovery Centre

The Legoland Discovery Centre inside Vaughan Mills Shopping Centre opens Friday, providing a condensed, indoor version of a...

Philip Preville: A sober assessment of Rob Ford’s shining achievements

Philip Preville: A sober assessment of Rob Ford’s shining achievements

Ignore, for a moment, all the sideshow antics that have hijacked his mayoralty. Rob Ford has made some big changes at city hall...

GALLERY: 10 endearingly awkward photos of Rob Ford

GALLERY: 10 endearingly awkward photos of Rob Ford

Vice published a mock-scathing indictment of Rob Ford’ s Facebook photos yesterday, and the collection of terrible pics drove...

Hazel McCallion gets territorial over the welcome sign at Pearson Airport

Hazel McCallion gets territorial over the welcome sign at Pearson Airport

Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion’ s anti-Toronto streak resurfaced in January, when she complained about Toronto’s share of...

My Doomed Marriage: Leah McLaren on why divorce runs in the family

My Doomed Marriage: Leah McLaren on why divorce runs in the family

The kids of divorce are far more likely to get divorced themselves. How I tried and failed to beat the odds

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