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Taxi-hailing app Uber has been charged with operating without a license

Since launching last March, Uber, the best known of Toronto’s taxi- and limo-hailing apps, has seen its share of vocal...

Five things we learned about the ultra-rich Thomson family from the Wall Street Journal

Five things we learned about the ultra-rich Thomson family from the Wall Street Journal

David Thomson, the scion of Canada’s wealthiest family, is known for his extreme love of privacy. But the Thomson Reuters...

Rob Ford will remain mayor, for now

Rob Ford will remain mayor, for now

This morning, an Ontario Superior Court judge deemed that Rob Ford can remain in office until after a judgment is issued in his...

50 Most Influential 2012: nine formidable Toronto power couples

50 Most Influential 2012: nine formidable Toronto power couples

Individually, they’re among Toronto’s biggest bigwigs. Together, they’re unstoppable. Here, a look at the Toronto power...

50 Most Influential 2012: the inaugural class of inductees into the Toronto power players hall of fame

50 Most Influential 2012: the inaugural class of inductees into the Toronto power players hall of fame

For some, being powerful is a chronic condition. These are the long-lived titans who continue to influence the city with their...

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.

50 Most Influential 2012: eight up-and-coming Toronto hot shots ready to take the reins of power

50 Most Influential 2012: eight up-and-coming Toronto hot shots ready to take the reins of power

They’re expert networkers with fast-growing clout. Meet the establishment figures of tomorrow. His year-old west end gallery...

50 Most Influential 2012: the 10 individuals and couples who throw Toronto’s most preeminent power parties

50 Most Influential 2012: the 10 individuals and couples who throw Toronto’s most preeminent power parties

Their parties are the year’s hottest tickets. To be invited is to be welcomed into the inner circles of the city’s most...

Current Obsession: Desmond Heeley spins dollar store dross into gold with his National Ballet costumes

Current Obsession: Desmond Heeley spins dollar store dross into gold with his National Ballet costumes

Desmond Heeley is stage royalty. The 81-year-old designer has created sets and costumes for major theatre, ballet and opera...

50 Most Influential 2012: a ranking of Toronto’s top tycoons, backroom operators and supersize egos

50 Most Influential 2012: a ranking of Toronto’s top tycoons, backroom operators and supersize egos

The people driving the agenda for the city are more likely to come from outside local government than inside. This was the year...

Memoir: when my deadbeat dad had a stroke, I finally learned how to forgive him

Memoir: when my deadbeat dad had a stroke, I finally learned how to forgive him

In the spring of 2006, I sat in a padded metal chair and watched my 63-year-old father wake up from a Demerol sleep. He was lying...

QUOTED: Rob Ford and Adam Vaughan offer a taste of how vicious a mayoral by-election could get

QUOTED: Rob Ford and Adam Vaughan offer a taste of how vicious a mayoral by-election could get

—Mayor-for-now Rob Ford, lambasting Adam Vaughan at council yesterday after the councillor accused Ford of being unavailable to...

The Maple Leafs are valuable and inefficient and have diehard fans, according to Forbes

The Maple Leafs are valuable and inefficient and have diehard fans, according to Forbes

Despite the ongoing, soul-crushing NHL lockout, Forbes magazine still published its annual look at the business of hockey this...

Digital Fortresses: A cheat sheet to Toronto papers’ online paywalls

Digital Fortresses: A cheat sheet to Toronto papers’ online paywalls

The Toronto Sun, home of Sue-Ann Levy, sexy bikini shots and amusing slip-ups, is the latest Toronto daily to try to mitigate...

Spotlight: Stephen Amell stars as a seriously ripped superhero in Arrow

Spotlight: Stephen Amell stars as a seriously ripped superhero in Arrow

In the new action series Arrow, Stephen Amell plays Oliver Queen, a rich, spoiled playboy who gets stranded alone on a remote...

Nokia versus RIM: a patent dispute could result in a BlackBerry sales ban

Nokia versus RIM: a patent dispute could result in a BlackBerry sales ban

Research in Motion is on a roll this month, with a BlackBerry 10 launch date announcement and share price upgrades by several...

Power Moves: six city councillors making early political plays following Rob Ford’s ouster from office

Power Moves: six city councillors making early political plays following Rob Ford’s ouster from office

Since a judge took the unexpected, unprecedented step of kicking Rob Ford out of the mayor’s office on Monday, city hall...

RIM’s stock surges with a vote of confidence from CIBC

CIBC has joined the ranks of companies in the Canadian investment community forecasting a less gloomy future for beleaguered...

Reason to Love Toronto: because the Argos finally gave local fans a hometown victory

Reason to Love Toronto: because the Argos finally gave local fans a hometown victory

Sports fandom in Toronto is tough. The last time the Blue Jays were World Series champs was two decades ago (though next season...

Reaction Roundup: what Rob Ford’s removal means for him—and for Toronto

Reaction Roundup: what Rob Ford’s removal means for him—and for Toronto

This morning, a judge booted Rob Ford out of office, finding that the mayor had breached conflict of interest law in February by...

QUOTED: Rob Ford is kicked out of office

QUOTED: Rob Ford is kicked out of office

— Justice Charles Hackland finds Rob Ford guilty of violating conflict of interest legislation and kicks the mayor out of...

The Poser’s Guide to the Grey Cup: everything you need to know but are too embarrassed to ask

The Poser’s Guide to the Grey Cup: everything you need to know but are too embarrassed to ask

The Toronto Argonauts are playing in the 100th Grey Cup at the Rogers Centre this Sunday, which means plenty of Torontonians are...

Q&A: Amjad Tarsin, U of T’s new Islamic chaplain, on Gaddafi, TIFF and moving to Toronto

Q&A: Amjad Tarsin, U of T’s new Islamic chaplain, on Gaddafi, TIFF and moving to Toronto

Amjad Tarsin, a 28-year-old law school dropout with a fondness for fantasy lit, is the new Islamic chaplain at U of T U of T’s...

The List: 10 things CFL commissioner Mark Cohon can’t live without

The List: 10 things CFL commissioner Mark Cohon can’t live without

1 | My indestructible watch In 1990 I went on an expedition to the Arctic with 30 Soviet and Canadian students. While I was...

QUOTED: Doug Ford sizes up Olivia Chow as a mayoral candidate

QUOTED: Doug Ford sizes up Olivia Chow as a mayoral candidate

—Councillor and confirmed loudmouth Doug Ford, unleashing his best right-wing campaign rhetoric in response to the growing calls...

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?