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The six most outrageous quotes from Garth Drabinsky’s day parole hearing

The six most outrageous quotes from Garth Drabinsky’s day parole hearing

Garth Drabinsky must be a very well-behaved inmate, because the Livent co-founder and convicted fraudster was granted day parole...

Behind the Scenes: The Art of Time Ensemble returns with Orson Welles’ The War of the Worlds

Behind the Scenes: The Art of Time Ensemble returns with Orson Welles’ The War of the Worlds

The ultra-eclectic chamber orchestra known as The Art of Time Ensemble is always looking for ways to break through the stuffiness...

Camera: financial and diplomatic bigwigs hobnob at the Canadian International Council gala

Camera: financial and diplomatic bigwigs hobnob at the Canadian International Council gala

Ritz-Carlton, October 25. Masters of the financial and diplomatic universes took part in the gala for the Canadian International...

Toronto’s glitziest society ladies get blinged out at the second Great Jewellery Heist luncheon

Toronto’s glitziest society ladies get blinged out at the second Great Jewellery Heist luncheon

Bling, baubles and babes dominated Arcadian Court on Tuesday at the second annual Great Jewellery Heist in support of Bridgepoint...

Dear Urban Diplomat: Should I forgive my date for being a litterbug?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Should I forgive my date for being a litterbug?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I recently went on a date with a cute girl. After the movie, she suggested we go to McDonald’s. I avoid...

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.

Dear Urban Diplomat: Are cabbies allowed refuse to drive me because I’m carrying my dog?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Are cabbies allowed refuse to drive me because I’m carrying my dog?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I read in the Sun about a Muslim cabbie who rejected a passenger carrying a pet, and I thought it was a...

Dear Urban Diplomat: Do television crews have the right to stop traffic on my street?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Do television crews have the right to stop traffic on my street?

Dear Urban Diplomat, An episode of Nikita is being filmed outside my condo. Every morning for the last few days, the crew has...

The Moment: Rob Ford’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month

The Moment: Rob Ford’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month

What does it say when your mayor gets humiliated on the stand and it’s not even the most damning moment of his month? In the...

Conrad Black’s best lines from his BBC interview with “a priggish, gullible British fool”

Whether he’s leveling his verbiage at Occupy protesters or hearkening for the good ol’ days of the Empire, Conrad Black always...

More evidence of a new era at the TTC: cellphone service on subway platforms is in; maroon jackets are out

More evidence of a new era at the TTC: cellphone service on subway platforms is in; maroon jackets are out

As soon as Andy Byford took the helm of the TTC in March, the changes began. He opted for a beefed up title—“CEO” rather...

Memoir: an ulcerative colitis sufferer learns that diagnoses, like illnesses, are never straightforward

Memoir: an ulcerative colitis sufferer learns that diagnoses, like illnesses, are never straightforward

It began in 2002 when my partner, Blair, and I were sitting at a booth in a Toronto emergency room, singing a ridiculous song...

THE SCENE: Legendary models and Toronto’s fashion elite at Joe Mimran’s bash at the ROM

THE SCENE: Legendary models and Toronto’s fashion elite at Joe Mimran’s bash at the ROM

Leave it to Joe Mimran to throw the ultimate pre-Fashion Week shindig. A private screening of Versailles ’73 at the ROM on...

What Toronto Needs Now: Richard Florida offers a manifesto for a new model of leadership

What Toronto Needs Now: Richard Florida offers a manifesto for a new model of leadership

The city’s great period of growth won’t continue if we don’t enlist the best and brightest minds from Bay Street, the...

Editor’s Letter (November 2012): Toronto’s glossy new global appeal

Editor’s Letter (November 2012): Toronto’s glossy new global appeal

The U.S. presidential race has been depressing to watch. The portrait of America that has emerged from the conventions and the...

Party Pages: Opera supporters dance to Nelly Furtado and The Arkells at this year’s Operanation gala

Party Pages: Opera supporters dance to Nelly Furtado and The Arkells at this year’s Operanation gala

Operanation, the annual party to benefit the Canadian Opera Company, is always one of the year’s biggest fetes (not least in...

Nine Toronto Halloween costumes, from Kevin O’Leary to a condo tower

Nine Toronto Halloween costumes, from Kevin O’Leary to a condo tower

Since Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year, most of the revelry will be this coming weekend—which means there’s only a few...

Jesse Brown: How fame seekers finally figured out how to make a living on YouTube

Jesse Brown: How fame seekers finally figured out how to make a living on YouTube

Across the GTA, a new breed of entertainer is making a living and playing to audiences in the tens of millions. Welcome to the era...

Hudson’s Bay Company’s U.S.-based owners are taking the company public

Hudson’s Bay Company’s U.S.-based owners are taking the company public

After months of rumours, the American owners of Hudson's Bay Company have officially announced that they're going public with...

Are BlackBerrys embarrassing? The debate continues

Are BlackBerrys embarrassing? The debate continues

The New York Times started an online furor earlier this week with an article on the social shame of carrying a BlackBerry in a...

The Collector: How Ash Prakash became the preeminent art dealer for the country’s wealthiest families

The Collector: How Ash Prakash became the preeminent art dealer for the country’s wealthiest families

A look at the reclusive art collector renowned for his connections, his discretion, and his secret stash of multi-million-dollar masterpieces

The Moment: Dalton McGuinty’s emergency exit

The Moment: Dalton McGuinty’s emergency exit

During his nine years as premier, Dalton McGuinty displayed a magical ability to maintain the squeaky clean persona of Premier...

Reaction Roundup: Premier Dalton McGuinty steps down and adjourns the legislature

Reaction Roundup: Premier Dalton McGuinty steps down and adjourns the legislature

We’ve never really thought of Dalton McGuinty as a big-surprises kind of guy, but Premier Dad shocked the province last night by...

Best of Fall 2012: Guillaume Côté shows off his brilliant ballet moves with three starring roles

Best of Fall 2012: Guillaume Côté shows off his brilliant ballet moves with three starring roles

Guillaume Côté is this city’s biggest ballet star since Karen Kain and Rex Harrington, and the National Ballet is taking every...

Camera: Rob Ford cavorts with the city’s moneyed arts patrons at the Mayor’s Ball for the Arts

Camera: Rob Ford cavorts with the city’s moneyed arts patrons at the Mayor’s Ball for the Arts

Metro Toronto Convention Centre, October 15. The Mayor’s Ball for the Arts, an annual black-tie fundraiser founded by Mel...

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