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Updated: TDSB director Chris Spence has plagiarized his way out of his job

Updated: TDSB director Chris Spence has plagiarized his way out of his job

The scandal over plagiarized passages in Chris Spence’ s latest Toronto Star op-ed escalated today, when the National Post...

What Toronto Maple Leafs brass, players and hockey insiders are saying about Brian Burke’s firing

What Toronto Maple Leafs brass, players and hockey insiders are saying about Brian Burke’s firing

The reactions to the shocking end of Brian Burke’ s tenure as the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs —and the slightly...

Adam Vaughan Vs: Paul Godfrey’s hypocritical stance on casino locations

Adam Vaughan Vs: Paul Godfrey’s hypocritical stance on casino locations

Councillor Adam Vaughan is a staunch downtowner, a vocal casino opponent and a master of the well-timed zinger, all reasons why...

Glen Murray hopes his killer lasagna will make him Ontario’s premier

Glen Murray hopes his killer lasagna will make him Ontario’s premier

The backroom politicking ahead of this month’s Liberal leadership convention is now feverishly underway, with rival candidates...

Spotlight: Kristen Thomson depicts a marriage gone pear-shaped in her powerful new play Someone Else

Spotlight: Kristen Thomson depicts a marriage gone pear-shaped in her powerful new play Someone Else

Over a decade ago, Kristen Thomson collaborated with director Chris Abraham to create I, Claudia, the now-classic work about a...

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.

QUOTED: Rob Ford, on whether he thinks he will win his appeal hearing

QUOTED: Rob Ford, on whether he thinks he will win his appeal hearing

—mayor-for-now Rob Ford, on his optimism that a three-judge panel at the Court of Appeal will overturn Justice Charles...

The Profile: Calum de Hartog, the Toronto cop behind CBC’s new police drama Cracked

Calum de Hartog has seen some scary things in his job as a frontline Toronto cop. Now, as the co-creator of the new CBC drama...

Memoir: when I moved away from my overprotective parents at age 17, I was primed for trouble

Memoir: when I moved away from my overprotective parents at age 17, I was primed for trouble

I grew up in sleepy, suburban Calgary. My parents are conservative, first-generation immigrants from...

The Moment: the Bill 115 dust-up has been as mature as a cafeteria food fight

The Moment: the Bill 115 dust-up has been as mature as a cafeteria food fight

When a relationship goes sour, both sides tend to behave badly. McGuinty, the self-styled Education Premier, went first: his...

Jose Canseco for Toronto mayor? The pros and cons of the ex-slugger running city hall

Jose Canseco for Toronto mayor? The pros and cons of the ex-slugger running city hall

Toronto city politics hit a new level of crazy at just after one o’clock this morning, when legendary home run hitter and...

Pay Check: the salaries and bonuses of Toronto’s five highest-paid CEOs

Pay Check: the salaries and bonuses of Toronto’s five highest-paid CEOs

While most rankings of the super-wealthy focus on net worth, it’s hard not to also be curious about how much the...

See, Hear, Read: our experts pick January’s best movie, music and book release

See, Hear, Read: our experts pick January’s best movie, music and book release

They love it. We want it. Three red-hot releases “ Downton Abbey is a soapy period drama that pays as much attention to history...

Year in Review: Read all of Toronto Life’s cover stories from the past 12 months

Year in Review: Read all of Toronto Life’s cover stories from the past 12 months

In the past year, Toronto Life rated the city’s best new restaurants, talked to Rob Ford’ s inner circle and examined...

Year in Review: our favourite culture stories of 2012

Year in Review: our favourite culture stories of 2012

As we approach the cultural dry spell that lingers in the wake of the big holiday shows, it’s good to be reminded of just how...

Dear Urban Diplomat: Should I be embarrassed that my husband stockpiles free food from the airport lounge?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Should I be embarrassed that my husband stockpiles free food from the airport lounge?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My husband and I recently bought a chalet at Mont-Tremblant and have been flying Porter back and forth. He is...

Send in the Clowns: behind the desk with SportsCentre’s Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole

Send in the Clowns: behind the desk with SportsCentre’s Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole

Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole can’t stop laughing—at fumbling athletes, at ranting coaches and especially at their own jokes

The List: 10 things Les Misérables star Colm Wilkinson can’t live without

The List: 10 things Les Misérables star Colm Wilkinson can’t live without

Everyone’s favourite Jean Valjean stars (as the Bishop this time) in the new Les Misérables movie, and is currently touring a...

Reason to Love Toronto: because the Next LeBron James is from Thornhill

Reason to Love Toronto: because the Next LeBron James is from Thornhill

When 17-year-old Andrew Wiggins leapt into the air and reared back a tomahawk dunk this past summer at the prestigious LeBron...

Bell stakes its claim for downtown Toronto condo owners with big-time cable discounts

Bell stakes its claim for downtown Toronto condo owners with big-time cable discounts

A high-stakes turf war is heating up between Rogers and Bell over the chance to provide television to Toronto’s ever-growing...

Dear Urban Diplomat: I find the skateboarder memorial outside my building upsetting. What can I do?

Dear Urban Diplomat: I find the skateboarder memorial outside my building upsetting. What can I do?

Dear Urban Diplomat, A skateboarder was killed by a cab outside my building, and six months later, the sidewalk memorial is still...

The Argument: Marion Cotillard, Hollywood’s favourite French actress, gets unleashed in Rust and Bone

The Argument: Marion Cotillard, Hollywood’s favourite French actress, gets unleashed in Rust and Bone

The first time I saw Marion Cotillard in the flesh was at this year’s TIFF. The jaw-droppingly gorgeous French actress was...

Fetal Position: inside the world of Lia Mills, the 16-year-old leader of a new generation of anti-abortion activists

Fetal Position: inside the world of Lia Mills, the 16-year-old leader of a new generation of anti-abortion activists

Lia Mills didn’t start Grade 7 with a plan to become famous. The year was 2009, and she was enrolled in a gifted class at Gordon...

Dear Urban Diplomat: What should I do when my neighbour throws an obnoxiously loud house party?

Dear Urban Diplomat: What should I do when my neighbour throws an obnoxiously loud house party?

Dear Urban Diplomat, A new couple on my block dropped by recently to introduce themselves. They said they were planning a...

Air Canada’s new low-cost airline has cheaper fares, more crowded seating and lower-paid staff

Air Canada’s new low-cost airline has cheaper fares, more crowded seating and lower-paid staff

Air Canada has finally made good on its promise to open a discount airline, commencing ticket sales for its new low-cost...

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