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Reaction Roundup: who’s to blame for the Scarborough shooting and what should be done

Reaction Roundup: who’s to blame for the Scarborough shooting and what should be done

Already unnerved by two brazen public shootings this summer, the city is now grappling with the Scarborough shooting that ended...

Cedarvale residents win their fight to keep public tennis courts open to the public

This spring, we wrote about a neighbourhood battle brewing over restricting access to city-owned tennis courts in Cedarvale Park...

The extreme heat is making the Gardiner crumble again

The extreme heat is making the Gardiner crumble again

This morning a “significant” chunk of concrete fell from the Gardiner Expressway—the fifth time in three months—forcing...

See, Hear, Read: the essential DVDs, albums and books of the summer

See, Hear, Read: the essential DVDs, albums and books of the summer

Even the most vacation-phobic, 80-hour-work-week keener is programmed to let things slide a little when the humidex shoots...

Spotlight: Tanis Rideout’s debut novel is the season’s most buzzed-about book

Spotlight: Tanis Rideout’s debut novel is the season’s most buzzed-about book

Tanis Rideout has been in a kind of knock-wood daze since last fall, when her debut novel, Above All Things, sparked a bidding war...

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.

One Redditor combed Twitter to build a surprisingly vivid account of the Scarborough shooting

This morning, Police Chief Bill Blair briefed the media about last night’s gun fight in Scarborough that killed two and left 21...

Everyone seems to think that Calgary is awesome—and Toronto is not

Everyone seems to think that Calgary is awesome—and Toronto is not

The centre of the universe seems to have shifted westward recently, with a spate of notables, articles and polls suggesting that...

VIDEO: see and hear 20 of the Pan Am pianos that have popped up around the city

Those Pan Am–sponsored pianos we told you about are now in full use at 41 public spaces around Toronto, and last...

Rob Ford finds a temporary chief of staff (who wants to become permanent)

Rob Ford has found someone to fill in as his chief of staff when Amir Remtulla leaves at the end of the week. Earl...

The Blue Jays’ bench coach has phenomenal handwriting

The Blue Jays’ bench coach has phenomenal handwriting

Apparently, Toronto Blue Jays bench coach Don Wakamatsu spends a half-hour on game day writing out the starting lineup in Gothic...

The List: 10 things Juno-winning jazz singer Sophie Milman can’t live without

The List: 10 things Juno-winning jazz singer Sophie Milman can’t live without

1| My childhood toy I grew up in Russia when it was hard to get children’s toys. I had one plastic doll, a couple of blocks and...

The ROM is bringing dinosaurs back to life (through the magic of a smart phone app)

Cultural institutions are really starting to get tech savvy: last week, the AGO launched Express Yourself, an Instagram -like...

The man who raised millions for George Smitherman’s campaign is helping get Rob Ford re-elected

The man who raised millions for George Smitherman’s campaign is helping get Rob Ford re-elected

It’s no secret Rob Ford is thinking ahead to the 2014 election—and now he has landed fundraising veteran Ralph Lean to...

Current Obsession: Lori Nix’s spellbinding post-apocalyptic miniatures

Current Obsession: Lori Nix’s spellbinding post-apocalyptic miniatures

To be a regular at the bar pictured here, you’d have to be no more than an inch tall. The whole scene is only about two feet...

RIM gives away money and booze to get people to try the PlayBook

RIM gives away money and booze to get people to try the PlayBook

Research in Motion is throwing a two-week-long “BlackBerry PlayBook Experience” in New York City’s Chelsea Market to help...

Five things we learned about the workings of Rob Ford’s inner circle from the Globe and Mail

Five things we learned about the workings of Rob Ford’s inner circle from the Globe and Mail

Based on Rob Ford’ s habitual muteness and flights into gaffe territory, sometimes we wonder if his camp has any communications...

Q&A: Levi Bent-Lee, the man behind Bent and the son of super-chef Susur Lee

Q&A: Levi Bent-Lee, the man behind Bent and the son of super-chef Susur Lee

Levi Bent-Lee is opening his first restaurant, Bent, at Dundas and Bathurst. His dad will run the kitchen. Things could get...

Richard Florida thinks Ottawa (along with five other Canadian cities) is more creative than Toronto

Richard Florida thinks Ottawa (along with five other Canadian cities) is more creative than Toronto

In honour of its tenth anniversary, urbanist and adopted Torontonian Richard Florida is releasing a new edition of The Rise of the...

Adam Vaughan votes against further study of his own bullet ban proposal

Adam Vaughan votes against further study of his own bullet ban proposal

Adam Vaughan’ s bullet ban received a lukewarm response from his colleagues at this week’s meeting, the last before the summer...

Stephen Marche: the case for a downtown gambling palace at Ontario Place

Stephen Marche: the case for a downtown gambling palace at Ontario Place

A Toronto casino is inevitable. Will it be an ugly box built where nobody can see it, or a glorious five-star island of fun?...

QUOTED: Doug Holyday would never, ever raise kids downtown—not that there’s anything wrong with that

—Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday, on the type of tragic scenario that results when families dare to raise children in the city’s...

Hudson’s Bay Company entertains the idea of an IPO

Hudson’s Bay Company entertains the idea of an IPO

Rumours are swirling about an initial public offering for Canadian icon Hudson’s Bay Company. Women’s Wear Daily is reporting...

The TTC embraces transparency—and (hopefully) punctuality with new scorecards

The TTC embraces transparency—and (hopefully) punctuality with new scorecards

The TTC has introduced a daily online report card (the next phase in an information blitz that also includes this charmingly...

Canadian Business buries RIM before it’s even dead

Canadian Business buries RIM before it’s even dead

Canadian Business seems pretty convinced that Research in Motion is in a dire state—and it’s certainly not the only...

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?