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Memoir: Jan Wong’s search for the right antidepressant

Memoir: Jan Wong’s search for the right antidepressant

Even with sedatives, I couldn’t sleep. I kept losing weight. I was crying every day. One night, I lost my temper with my son...

The Scotiabank marathon ditches the Gardiner in favour of hitting more downtown neighbourhoods

The Scotiabank marathon ditches the Gardiner in favour of hitting more downtown neighbourhoods

Toronto’s omnipresent anxiety about being a “world class city” has trickled all the way down to the route of the Scotiabank...

A T-shirt emblazoned with Rob Ford flipping the bird sells for $7,100 on eBay

A T-shirt emblazoned with Rob Ford flipping the bird sells for $7,100 on eBay

Last week, we told you about a T-shirt printed with a Rob Ford caricature and signed by Margaret Atwood that was up for sale on...

QUOTED: Jian Ghomeshi identifies the main obstacle standing between him and a mayoral run

QUOTED: Jian Ghomeshi identifies the main obstacle standing between him and a mayoral run

—CBC Radio host and writer Jian Ghomeshi on a major impediment to any hypothetical mayoral aspirations. After Richard Florida...

QUOTED: Richard Florida on where Rob Ford ranks in the history of city mayors

QUOTED: Richard Florida on where Rob Ford ranks in the history of city mayors

— Richard Florida, author, head of U of T’s Martin Prosperity Institute and noted academic rock star, sharing some choice...

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.

Rob Ford took a photo with a neo-Nazi (but he didn’t know he was a neo-Nazi)

Rob Ford took a photo with a neo-Nazi (but he didn’t know he was a neo-Nazi)

Rob Ford’ s pseudo-scandals keep getting stranger and stranger. Apparently, at the 2012 New Year’s Levee, the mayor met and...

QUOTED: the director of the Adult Entertainment Association on recruiting strippers at high schools

QUOTED: the director of the Adult Entertainment Association on recruiting strippers at high schools

— Tim Lambrinos , executive director of the Adult Entertainment Association of Canada, on where clubs will find exotic dancers...

RIM finally releases a movie app for the PlayBook

RIM finally releases a movie app for the PlayBook

Research in Motion launched the Canadian version of its PlayBook video store app yesterday, which means the growing contingent of...

Giorgio Mammoliti thinks he should be Toronto’s anti-gang czar

Giorgio Mammoliti thinks he should be Toronto’s anti-gang czar

Seeing as Giorgio Mammoliti’ s curfew suggestion hasn’t gained much traction, the offbeat councillor has offered up a...

QUOTED: Doug Ford loudly defends the mayor’s right to drive an Escalade

QUOTED: Doug Ford loudly defends the mayor’s right to drive an Escalade

— Doug Ford, lashing out at Canada’s largest daily paper for criticizing the Cadillac Escalade he and brother Randy gave Rob...

Camera: South African golf superstar Ernie Els holds court at the Right to Play gala

Camera: South African golf superstar Ernie Els holds court at the Right to Play gala

July 24, Westin Harbour Castle. Organizers of the Right to Play gala achieved the near impossible: wrangling a slew of A-listers...

The New York Times drops its BlackBerry app

The New York Times drops its BlackBerry app

Anyone who owns a BlackBerry (and, despite Research in Motion’ s recent troubles, there are still many who do) can no longer use...

Spotted: Chris Martin getting sweaty at The Yorkville Club

Spotted: Chris Martin getting sweaty at The Yorkville Club

Fans have no shame when it comes to snagging a pic with their favourite celebrity: Coldplay’ s Chris Martin took the time to...

A lot of parking tickets are bogus

A lot of parking tickets are bogus

At some point, most drivers have wondered whether they really have to pay parking tickets on private property—it turns...

QUOTED: Conrad Black thinks some eye contact could help him keep his Order of Canada

Conrad Black, on why he deserves an oral hearing before an advisory council decides whether to revoke his Order of Canada because...

Rob Ford’s meeting with Dalton McGuinty is a triumph, according to Rob Ford

Rob Ford’s meeting with Dalton McGuinty is a triumph, according to Rob Ford

Rob Ford is claiming victory after Dalton McGuinty pledged $12.5 million to help prevent gun violence across the...

Faulty towers: who’s to blame for condoland’s falling glass, leaky walls and multi-million-dollar lawsuits

Faulty towers: who’s to blame for condoland’s falling glass, leaky walls and multi-million-dollar lawsuits

Jan Gandhi and Omar Jabri share a love of big-city life: the people, the architecture, the fashion, the logarithmic bustle of...

The Metro Toronto Convention Centre is the latest object of casino rumours

The Metro Toronto Convention Centre is the latest object of casino rumours

Ontario Place is off the list of probable sites for a GTA casino, but an even more central downtown waterfront location could now...

One of Canada’s savviest investors is buying tons of RIM shares

One of Canada’s savviest investors is buying tons of RIM shares

Though many now doubt Research in Motion can survive, billionaire Prem Watsa’ s Toronto-based insurance and investment firm...

Rob Ford now drives an Escalade

Rob Ford now drives an Escalade

Today, in not-really-news, Rob Ford has a spiffy new ride—a black Cadillac Escalade to replace his aging, light brown van. But...

Jian Ghomeshi’s Q hits New York City

Jian Ghomeshi has now become big enough for the Big Apple: the New York Times reported this weekend that Ghomeshi’s weekday...

BlackBerry could soon look deep into users’ hearts using technological wizardry

BlackBerry could soon look deep into users’ hearts using technological wizardry

Research in Motion has a patent pending for a feature that would figure out how a user is feeling when they’re texting, and...

For sale: a T-shirt with Rob Ford flipping the finger, signed by Margaret Atwood

For sale: a T-shirt with Rob Ford flipping the finger, signed by Margaret Atwood

Ever dream of sporting a caricature of Rob Ford flipping the bird, autographed by Margaret Atwood ? The opportunity to do just...

GALLERY: Drake buys his Hidden Hills home, complete with a Playboy-style grotto

GALLERY: Drake buys his Hidden Hills home, complete with a Playboy-style grotto

Drake’s making headlines with his purchase of the Hidden Hills, California mansion he has reportedly been renting for the past...

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