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Is Adam Vaughan slowly morphing into Rob Ford?

Is Adam Vaughan slowly morphing into Rob Ford?

Right-wing mayor Rob Ford and leftist councillor Adam Vaughan don’t agree on much. But the mayor’s former press secretary...

RIM’s grim financial problems may save it from its grim legal problems

After Research in Motion announced BlackBerry 10 would be delayed until 2013, some analysts cried death spiral, and CEO Thorsten...

The Argument: In Take This Waltz, Sarah Polley transforms Toronto into a brightly coloured urban fantasy

The Argument: In Take This Waltz, Sarah Polley transforms Toronto into a brightly coloured urban fantasy

In the middle of directing Take This Waltz, recently released in theatres, Sarah Polley hit a snag. She desperately wanted to get...

Rob Ford’s chief of staff quits—and there are plenty of rumours about why

Rob Ford’s chief of staff quits—and there are plenty of rumours about why

Rob Ford is losing a key aide (no, Doug Ford is not making the leap to provincial politics—yet). Amir Remtulla, the mayor’s...

SPOTTED: Jake Gyllenhaal supports the Blue Jays (and enjoys ice cream with Sarah Gadon)

SPOTTED: Jake Gyllenhaal supports the Blue Jays (and enjoys ice cream with Sarah Gadon)

Friday was a scorcher, and Jake Gyllenhaal (sporting a Toronto Blue Jays cap ) and Sarah Gadon beat the heat by taking to the...

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.

A new gadget turns your iPhone into a BlackBerry (sort of)

Seattle-based tech company SoloMatrix has created a physical, fold-away keyboard for the iPhone and is more than halfway to its...

QUOTED: a police traffic spokesperson on the “carmageddon” at Queen and Spadina

—a Toronto Police Traffic Services spokesperson, on how closing the intersection of Spadina and Queen will make for an...

Five things we learned about Alison Pill, including how she owns a headshot of Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin’ s The Newsroom was recently picked up for a second season, and Vulture sat down with Toronto-bred actress Alison...

Camera: Leonard Cohen at the Glenn Gould Award Gala (and Fran’s Restaurant)

Camera: Leonard Cohen at the Glenn Gould Award Gala (and Fran’s Restaurant)

May 14, Fran’s Restaurant. By the time the VIP after-party rolled around, few attendees expected the man of the hour to...

Editor’s Letter (July 2012): the good, the bad and the ugly sides of Toronto’s condo boom

Editor’s Letter (July 2012): the good, the bad and the ugly sides of Toronto’s condo boom

Back in 2004, when I was in my late 20s, my husband and I bought a condo in Toronto for all the reasons young people typically buy...

QUOTED: Conrad Black writes a love letter to colonialism

QUOTED: Conrad Black writes a love letter to colonialism

—Former newspaper tycoon, member of the British House of Lords, convicted felon and, apparently, colonialism super-fan Conrad...

Party Pages: Toronto’s high society attends a Flo Rida concert

Party Pages: Toronto’s high society attends a Flo Rida concert

Last night at the Liberty Grand, Flo Rida and Mia Martina performed at a truly bumping party for the Bay Street Grand Prix, a...

Karen Stintz meets with Rob Ford’s staff and brings OneCity back from the brink

Karen Stintz meets with Rob Ford’s staff and brings OneCity back from the brink

Another day, another twist in the OneCity saga. On Wednesday, TTC chair Karen Stintz publicly mused that she didn’t have the...

Pan Am Games organizers litter Toronto with...pianos?

The three-year countdown to Toronto’s 2015 Pan Am Games has started and, though the budget and athletic venues are still the...

Rob Ford’s allies fight Adam Vaughan in an epic battle of words, tweets and blurry photos

Rob Ford’s allies fight Adam Vaughan in an epic battle of words, tweets and blurry photos

Rob Ford supporters clashed with Councillor (and likely 2014 mayoral candidate ) Adam Vaughan yesterday, in an...

Police find three crystal meth labs in a Scarborough condo tower

Add meth-producing neighbours to the list of condo owners’ worries—police discovered three crystal meth labs in a Scarborough...

Karen Stintz wishes she hadn’t been so secretive about OneCity

Karen Stintz wishes she hadn’t been so secretive about OneCity

OneCity may have launched a thousand op-eds and fired up Torontonians, but the ambitious transit plan is losing momentum after...

Toronto has another new car app—and this one summons regular-fare taxis

Toronto has another new car app—and this one summons regular-fare taxis

Toronto has yet another new smart phone app to help stranded urbanites find a ride. Tap’n Ride, the brainchild of Rosedale...

The Toronto Zoo figured out that people like baby animals

The Toronto Zoo figured out that people like baby animals

The Toronto Zoo has done really, really well this year by capitalizing on the near-universal soft spot for cuddly baby...

Toronto is the world’s eighth most livable city (if you don’t count Vancouver)

As the news cycle slows for the summer, reporters are leaning heavily on a pair of old standbys: polls and lists (a close cousin...

How does rock legend Neil Young maintain his street cred? By relentlessly undermining his every success

How does rock legend Neil Young maintain his street cred? By relentlessly undermining his every success

Ever since Neil Young’s days playing Yorkville clubs and coffee houses in the 1960s, the iconic singer-songwriter with the...

Rob Granatstein: Toronto hydro rates are skyrocketing and politics are to blame

Rob Granatstein: Toronto hydro rates are skyrocketing and politics are to blame

Toronto has a dearth of power plants and an aging grid. By the end of 2013, we’ll have the highest hydro rates on the...

Current Obsession: Larry Towell’s haunting photographs from the ruins of Afghanistan

Current Obsession: Larry Towell’s haunting photographs from the ruins of Afghanistan

The Canadian photographer’s images capture the human side of an unwinnable war Larry Towell was in New York for a meeting when...

Rob Ford says a TTC driver “accosted” him for doing something perfectly legal

Rob Ford says a TTC driver “accosted” him for doing something perfectly legal

Rob Ford’ s dislike of streetcars had until now mostly been limited to speechifying and pamphlets on LRT crashes, but now he’s...

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