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GALLERY: the liveliest revellers at the 2012 Toronto Pride Parade

GALLERY: the liveliest revellers at the 2012 Toronto Pride Parade

The 2012 Toronto Pride parade brought out a lot of different feelings: confusion (as to why GO Transit was there, and how its bear...

Spotlight: angsty synthpop band Metric has one foot on Ossington and one in Hollywood

Spotlight: angsty synthpop band Metric has one foot on Ossington and one in Hollywood

Synthpop quartet Metric aims for the horizon with a new album and a high-profile gig writing music for David Cronenberg Ever since...

QUOTED: Thorsten Heins thinks RIM is just fine, thank you very much

— Research in Motion CEO Thorsten Heins, on his company’s current predicament. Heins waved off all the talk of death...

Dear Urban Diplomat: I’m staunchly against the wave at Toronto Blue Jays games

Dear Urban Diplomat: I’m staunchly against the wave at Toronto Blue Jays games

Dear Urban Diplomat, I hate it when people do the wave at Jays games. I’m a long-time ticket holder, and this year, a group of...

The province doesn’t like OneCity (but Torontonians really, really do)

The province doesn’t like OneCity (but Torontonians really, really do)

Now that OneCity, the mega-proposal that promises transit for all, has been ceremoniously unveiled, it turns out the province...

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.

VIDEO: Steve Jobs as a drug-dealing murderer (in this news cartoon about RIM)

This animated slap in Research In Motion’ s face comes courtesy of Next Media Animation, the Taiwanese studio also responsible...

Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbours use our back alley for more than just access

Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbours use our back alley for more than just access

Dear Urban Diplomat, I’m sick and tired of my neighbours using the back alley like it’s an extension of their property. Their...

Dear Urban Diplomat: One of my fellow condo-dwellers is putting on a peep show

Dear Urban Diplomat: One of my fellow condo-dwellers is putting on a peep show

Dear Urban Diplomat, I live on the 10th floor of a condo tower that overlooks the Gardiner. I drive out past the building on my...

Forget Canada Day, this weekend is all about the end of the plastic bag fee

Forget Canada Day, this weekend is all about the end of the plastic bag fee

While most Torontonians will be scurrying to the cottage, attending Pride or setting off fireworks in their backyard this Canada...

A house in the Junction partially collapses, in the ultimate renovation nightmare

A house in the Junction partially collapses, in the ultimate renovation nightmare

A lot of things can go wrong for a Toronto homeowner these days, but this really sucks: a house in the Junction partially...

QUOTED: a Toronto tech watcher, on the RIM catastrophe that would flummox even Steve Jobs

QUOTED: a Toronto tech watcher, on the RIM catastrophe that would flummox even Steve Jobs

—Kerry Morrison, of Toronto software developer Endloop Mobile, on the general pessimism about Research in Motion’ s...

The “Lucky Moose Bill” has passed, shepherding in a golden era for vigilante grocers

The “Lucky Moose Bill” has passed, shepherding in a golden era for vigilante grocers

David Chen, better known as Chinatown’s badass “vigilante grocer,” has a new reason to celebrate: an amendment to the...

Reaction roundup: Toronto Maple Leafs legend Mats Sundin is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame

Reaction roundup: Toronto Maple Leafs legend Mats Sundin is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame

In his first year of eligibility, the beloved former captain of the Maple Leafs received the nod to join hockey’s most venerable...

Reaction Roundup: The OneCity proposal sparked lots of chatter and crowned an alternate mayor

Reaction Roundup: The OneCity proposal sparked lots of chatter and crowned an alternate mayor

With cloak-and-dagger plans, alliance building and power shifts, Toronto politics has veered into epic poem territory of...

VIDEOS: our favourite Toronto-made commercials from this year’s Cannes Lions awards

VIDEOS: our favourite Toronto-made commercials from this year’s Cannes Lions awards

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is an annual pat on the back for the advertising and PR...

SPOTTED: Jake Gyllenhaal at Terroni (again!)

SPOTTED: Jake Gyllenhaal at Terroni (again!)

We’re starting to think Jake Gyllenhaal really, really loves his Italian food, and it’s becoming quite clear that his...

A fancy Muskoka resort orders its spa workers to hand over their tips (or get out)

A Marriott resort in cottage country is forcing some of its staff to give nearly half their gratuities to the hotel—if they...

The Argument: Why is quintessentially American writer Richard Ford’s new novel about Canada?

The Argument: Why is quintessentially American writer Richard Ford’s new novel about Canada?

The day after George W. Bush was re-elected president, the American novelist Richard Ford got in his car and drove across the...

SPOTTED: Jake Gyllenhaal in...Scarborough?

SPOTTED: Jake Gyllenhaal in...Scarborough?

That’s right! Jake Gyllenhaal is at University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus today, shooting An Enemy . Jakey G was spotted...

The TCHC still has high executive turnover (but at least it’s voluntary this time)

The TCHC still has high executive turnover (but at least it’s voluntary this time)

Though TTC theatrics are hogging the spotlight today, there’s also some drama to report at the Toronto Community Housing...

Karen Stintz created a game-changing $30-billion transit proposal (without consulting Rob Ford)

Karen Stintz created a game-changing $30-billion transit proposal (without consulting Rob Ford)

Transit rogue Karen Stintz has done it again—after spending the winter annihilating all of Rob Ford’ s transit ideas, the TTC...

TTC fares could go up by another 10 cents next year (so start hoarding tokens)

TTC fares could go up by another 10 cents next year (so start hoarding tokens)

First, some good news for TTC riders: Karen Stintz has promised to maintain current service levels next year, saying there’s...

10 juicy pieces of celebrity gossip (including some blind item reveals) from Lainey Lui’s annual Smut Soirée

10 juicy pieces of celebrity gossip (including some blind item reveals) from Lainey Lui’s annual Smut Soirée

It was a veritable gossip summit last night at the Evergreen Brick Works, where 800 people—almost all female—turned up for The...

Will Canadians be stuck watching NBC during future Olympics?

Will Canadians be stuck watching NBC during future Olympics?

Canadian broadcasters have teamed up to try and buy domestic media rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics, but apparently they still...

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