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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...

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.

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...

Real estate advice: the latest tips on buying, selling, staging and design from local experts

Real estate advice: the latest tips on buying, selling, staging and design from local experts

Olympics coverage showdown: CTV is trumping NBC in viewer satisfaction

Olympics coverage showdown: CTV is trumping NBC in viewer satisfaction

An Ottawa-based media monitoring company combed through 50,000 tweets to gauge how Canada’s television coverage stacks up...

QUOTED: Rob Ford tells two Hollywood stars how he got elected

QUOTED: Rob Ford tells two Hollywood stars how he got elected

—Mayor Rob Ford, outlining his election playbook for actors Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell yesterday afternoon. The funnymen...

GALLERY: Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell meet Rob Ford at the Hockey Hall of Fame

GALLERY: Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell meet Rob Ford at the Hockey Hall of Fame

Yesterday afternoon, Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell arrived at the Hockey Hall of Fame to promote their upcoming film The...

SPOTTED: Drake ditches his friends after a cup of mango sorbet

SPOTTED: Drake ditches his friends after a cup of mango sorbet

Last night in Yorkville, rapper (and singer) Drake was spotted at Summer’s Sweet Memories Ice Cream with two pals (one appeared...

Las Vegas Sands joins the competition for Toronto’s (still hypothetical) casino

Las Vegas Sands joins the competition for Toronto’s (still hypothetical) casino

Despite the fact that city council is a very long way from approving a casino in the city (the first staff report on the idea...

Gone in 60 Minutes: how to get from the office desk to the cottage dock in about an hour

Gone in 60 Minutes: how to get from the office desk to the cottage dock in about an hour

Top down and open road used to be the best way to get to the cottage, but that was before highways became parking lots, crammed...

The city is going after rogue garage sale vendors

Although gang activity has dominated the news of late, the city is cracking down on another type of criminal this...

Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell will meet Rob Ford at 4 p.m. today

Funnymen Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell are in town promoting their film The Campaign, and the two will be at the Hockey Hall...

Two hairy-nosed, bucktoothed Australians are moving to Toronto (they’re wombats)

Two hairy-nosed, bucktoothed Australians are moving to Toronto (they’re wombats)

The Toronto Zoo will soon receive two orphaned, 14-month-old southern hairy-nosed wombats (unfortunately, yes, that is the actual...

QUOTED: Drake deems himself the first person to successfully rap and sing

—The ever-modest Drake, explaining to London’s The Jewish Chronicle that although some people have done a little rapping and...

Rob Ford does some dodgy math and cuts up his CNE tickets on camera

Rob Ford does some dodgy math and cuts up his CNE tickets on camera

Over the weekend, the Toronto Sun posted a video of Rob Ford railing against the organizers of the CNE, who had the nerve to send...

QUOTED: a pair of Toronto Olympians describe what it’s like at the 2012 Summer Games opening ceremony

QUOTED: a pair of Toronto Olympians describe what it’s like at the 2012 Summer Games opening ceremony

—Beach volleyballer and native Torontonian Josh Binstock, on how he felt about the very English, sometimes odd and often comical...

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