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Wanted: 10 sand tiger sharks for the Ripley’s Aquarium at the CN Tower

Wanted: 10 sand tiger sharks for the Ripley’s Aquarium at the CN Tower

Now that construction is well underway on the Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada at the base of the CN Tower, it’s time for step two:...

Should Rob Ford tell the public about any medical issues?

Should Rob Ford tell the public about any medical issues?

With city council on hiatus for the summer, last week’s big news was a mini mayoral health scare ( Rob Ford spent two nights in...

Coming soon to Toronto: bendy buses

Coming soon to Toronto: bendy buses

By 2014, Torontonians should be able to enjoy their commutes from the comfort of an extra-long articulated bus. The TTC just...

Rob Ford turns down $5,000 (and Doug Ford follows suit)

Rob Ford turns down $5,000 (and Doug Ford follows suit)

Rob Ford continued his sometimes serious, sometimes ridiculous crusade against city spending this week by turning down an...

IBM may be interested in buying a large piece of RIM

Even though Samsung doesn’t seem interested in partnering up with Research in Motion, that doesn’t mean RIM is a total...

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: C. S. Richardson’s new novel crowns him the new king of the highbrow Harlequin

The Argument: C. S. Richardson’s new novel crowns him the new king of the highbrow Harlequin

C. S. Richardson is living a double life. As creative director at Random House of Canada, he spends his days fussing over...

Buyers beware: several schools near condo towers have no room for new students

Buyers beware: several schools near condo towers have no room for new students

Living in a condo building with kids can be tough: there’s less space for playtime, more insults from deputy mayor Doug Holyday...

Rumours circulate (yet again) that Samsung could buy RIM

Rumours circulate (yet again) that Samsung could buy RIM

A rumour runs through the tech world every few months that handset maker Samsung is thinking of licensing Research in Motion...

Rob Ford is going to Chicago to meet Rahm Emanuel and watch a Cubs game

Rob Ford is going to Chicago to meet Rahm Emanuel and watch a Cubs game

Rob Ford isn’t fond of business trips—he thinks they cost too much —but he will be heading south next month to meet former...

Toronto is the “biggest opportunity in the world right now” for casino companies

Toronto is the “biggest opportunity in the world right now” for casino companies

The Toronto Star recently took a close look at the competition for the GTA casino, squeezing details out of insiders at MGM...

Spotlight: Patrick J. Adams gets his breakout role as a bogus lawyer on the hit series Suits

Spotlight: Patrick J. Adams gets his breakout role as a bogus lawyer on the hit series Suits

Before Suits debuted last year on the tiny USA Network, it sounded like every other legal dramedy with impossibly good-looking...

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...

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...

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