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Q&A: Wind Mobile CEO Anthony Lacavera, the man that’s battling big telecom

Q&A: Wind Mobile CEO Anthony Lacavera, the man that’s battling big telecom

He’s been trading punches with the three big telecom companies for years. He’s just won a huge battle. Here’s what’s in it...

Toronto wants to snag some of New York City’s tourists

Toronto wants to snag some of New York City’s tourists

Councillor Michael Thompson wants to co-promote New York and Toronto in order to get tourists to visit both cities in tandem...

Jan Wong: the simmering class war over basement apartments in Brampton

Jan Wong: the simmering class war over basement apartments in Brampton

I once moved into an illegal basement apartment in Toronto for a newspaper series about working undercover as a maid. At $750 a...

SPOTTED: Snoop Dogg’s alter ego Snoop Lion popped by Toronto

SPOTTED: Snoop Dogg’s alter ego Snoop Lion popped by Toronto

Snoop Lion performed at Osheaga, The Hoxton and at Drake’ s OVO Fest this weekend, and he managed to do all of this without any...

GALLERY: the sights of the 2012 Caribbean Carnival parade

GALLERY: the sights of the 2012 Caribbean Carnival parade

Toronto is rich with street festivals, parades and protest marches, but a top contender for liveliest of the lot has to be the...

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.

Reason to Love Toronto: because MLSE launched a soccer academy

Reason to Love Toronto: because MLSE launched a soccer academy

Why can’t a city full of diehard soccer fans turn out more world-class players? One reason is that until recently our best young...

Toronto now has a park in an underpass (and Rob Ford hopped on a jungle gym to celebrate)

Rob Ford usually makes news for acting belligerent or defensive, so it was nice to see news agencies covering his enthusiastic...

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do we tell our friends that we’re not going to work (for free) on their new home any longer?

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do we tell our friends that we’re not going to work (for free) on their new home any longer?

Dear Urban Diplomat, Our friends bought their first house for $100K over their budget, and it needs a ton of work. My husband is a...

Fashion Cares 25 adds Janelle Monae and the Scissor Sisters to its celebrity roster

Fashion Cares 25 adds Janelle Monae and the Scissor Sisters to its celebrity roster

Most people would be perfectly content if Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish were the only stars at this year’s...

Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbour is a peeper. How do I make him stop?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbour is a peeper. How do I make him stop?

Dear Urban Diplomat, The houses on my street are close together, and my kitchen looks directly into my neighbours’. I regularly...

Dear Urban Diplomat: can I lodge a complaint when fellow restaurant patrons start photographing their food?

Dear Urban Diplomat: can I lodge a complaint when fellow restaurant patrons start photographing their food?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My wife and I were enjoying our 35-year anniversary at Scaramouche, until the young couple at the table next...

Camera: Karl Rove and friends duke it out for the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies

Camera: Karl Rove and friends duke it out for the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies

Allstream Centre, May 29. Some 2,100 guests of the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies gathered for what...

Spotted: a photo of what may be Rob Ford in his pyjamas at Walmart

Spotted: a photo of what may be Rob Ford in his pyjamas at Walmart

We’ve learned that this photo, which purports to be Rob Ford in his jammies in line at Walmart, has been immortalized in a new...

Women accuse G20 police of equating unruly leg hair with unruly behaviour

During the G20 Summit in Toronto, being a lady with hairy legs was enough to attract police attention—that’s what a group of...

A lot of immigration lawyers think the government helped Conrad Black with his residence permit

A lot of immigration lawyers think the government helped Conrad Black with his residence permit

In June, it seemed the rumours that Conrad Black had high-ranking government help with his application for Canadian residency had...

Two GTAers’ Olympic hopes are revived thanks to some shady badminton shenanigans

An Olympic scandal has worked out in Canada’s favour: badminton players Alex Bruce of Toronto and Michele Li of Markham are back...

Current Obsession: Cirque du Soleil CEO Guy Laliberté’s $35-million vacation photos from space

Current Obsession: Cirque du Soleil CEO Guy Laliberté’s $35-million vacation photos from space

In September 2009, Guy Laliberté dropped a reported $35 million to hitch a ride on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft and spend 11 days...

The Cult of Pastor Song: a religious sex scandal in Toronto’s Korean community

The Cult of Pastor Song: a religious sex scandal in Toronto’s Korean community

The sex scandal consuming Toronto’s Korean community began when six international students said they were repeatedly gang-raped...

CBC wins the domestic rights for 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games, saving Canadians from having to watch NBC

CBC wins the domestic rights for 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games, saving Canadians from having to watch NBC

After much uncertainty and several failed bids, CBC has wrangled the TV, radio and Internet rights for the 2014 Winter Games in...

Editor’s Letter (August 2012): digging up the dirt

Editor’s Letter (August 2012): digging up the dirt

Toronto has been growing at a ferocious rate for as long as I can remember. The Greater Toronto Area has six million inhabitants...

“Synchronized regional self-absorption” and other events at the #Torontolympics

“Synchronized regional self-absorption” and other events at the #Torontolympics

The Olympics may be taking place in London, but Torontonians have found plenty of grueling, high-stakes events here at home. The...

Living right on the waterfront can be “very unpleasant,” apparently

Living right on the waterfront can be “very unpleasant,” apparently

In a recent Toronto Sun column, the ever-fiesty Sue-Ann Levy takes up the cause of some homeowners near Woodbine Beach who are...

Air Canada clears a major hurdle to its plans for an international low-cost airline

Over a year ago, Air Canada made noises about getting into the low-cost holiday-package market, but the proposal was stalled due...

Conrad Black hints that he may be getting back into the newspaper biz

Conrad Black hints that he may be getting back into the newspaper biz

In an interview with Rachel Mendleson that ran on Huffington Post Canada yesterday, Conrad Black remarked that he sees investment...

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?