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Downtown condo + gravity = glass raining down on a limo

Downtown condo + gravity = glass raining down on a limo

The latest downtown tower to shed glass is Boutique Condo, at Simcoe Street near Richmond. Last night, a pane broke off the 25th...

Rob Ford opposes road tolls and sales taxes, but his executive isn’t so sure

Rob Ford opposes road tolls and sales taxes, but his executive isn’t so sure

Josh Matlow hasn’t been shy about wanting to use tolls or taxes to expand Toronto’s lagging transit network, and it looks like...

SPOTTED: Channing Tatum and Joe Manganiello being hottttttt at the Thompson Hotel

SPOTTED: Channing Tatum and Joe Manganiello being hottttttt at the Thompson Hotel

The Thompson Hotel in Toronto is becoming a hotbed of hotties. First, it was rumoured that Jake Gyllenhaal is staying there, and...

Is Woodbine Racetrack doomed without provincial funding?

Is Woodbine Racetrack doomed without provincial funding?

Get your summer afternoons at Woodbine in while you still can—breeders and horse folk are panicking over the Ontario...

The City of Vaughan decides some of its street names are annoying

Vaughan doesn’t want any multi-syllabic, tongue-twisting street names plaguing its citizens. As developers name streets...

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.

QUOTED: Adam Vaughan explains what raccoons have to do with his proposed bullet ban

QUOTED: Adam Vaughan explains what raccoons have to do with his proposed bullet ban

—Councillor Adam Vaughan, on why a bylaw restricting the storage, sale and use of ammunition in Toronto makes perfect sense...

Check out what the TTC would look like in Mario Bros. 3

Check out what the TTC would look like in Mario Bros. 3

Have you ever needed to get from Kipling to York Mills station in 20 minutes and thought, “Damn, I wish I had one of three magic...

Rob Ford invites Dalton McGuinty to hang out—at a community housing building

Rob Ford invites Dalton McGuinty to hang out—at a community housing building

When the province decided to delay the city’s decision to sell 65 Toronto Community Housing homes, Rob Ford first took a formal...

Rob Ford sends a polite but angry letter to Dalton McGuinty

Rob Ford sends a polite but angry letter to Dalton McGuinty

The provincial Liberals annoyed Rob Ford earlier this spring by refusing to override council on the LRT-versus-subway...

Find out which city councillors are Facebook and Twitter junkies

Find out which city councillors are Facebook and Twitter junkies

In the spirit of both June and council report cards, Campaign School, a project from the Academy of the Impossible, evaluated city...

Karen Stintz and Rob Ford get passive-aggressive while celebrating the Spadina subway extension

Karen Stintz and Rob Ford get passive-aggressive while celebrating the Spadina subway extension

Yesterday, transit adversaries Rob Ford and Karen Stintz met up (awkward!) to celebrate the tunnelling of the first section of the...

Spotted: Toronto City Hall makes an appearance in Max Payne 3

Spotted: Toronto City Hall makes an appearance in Max Payne 3

A sharp-eyed Redditer spotted a model of a very familiar-looking building in Max Payne 3, the third title in the game franchise...

Home Free: the advantages of swapping your mortgage for a lease

Home Free: the advantages of swapping your mortgage for a lease

After years of crushing mortgage payments and escalating maintenance costs, one homeowner sold her house and signed a lease on a...

Doug Ford calls Rob Ford’s wife a “Polack”

Doug Ford calls Rob Ford’s wife a “Polack”

On Sunday’s episode of Rob and Doug Ford’ s radio show, the mayor came off as restrained and temperate—compared with his...

Torontonians love Zipcar and Autoshare (and IKEA, too)

Torontonians love Zipcar and Autoshare (and IKEA, too)

Toronto’s short-term car rental market is blowing up, to the delight of companies like Zipcar, which is predicting 20 per cent...

Reaction Roundup: the plastic bag ban and why it’s bad for Rob Ford

Reaction Roundup: the plastic bag ban and why it’s bad for Rob Ford

The abrupt decision to ban plastic bags in Toronto was a surprise to everyone ( even David Shiner, who introduced the motion at...

Spotted: Jake Gyllenhaal hangs out with gay power couple

Spotted: Jake Gyllenhaal hangs out with gay power couple

Jake Gyllenhaal is still in town filming An Enemy, and he spent last night as a VIP at Rufus Wainwright’ s Luminato concert at...

37 reasons Woofstock should be renamed the Cute Overload Festival

37 reasons Woofstock should be renamed the Cute Overload Festival

Puppies and giant dogs alike were on parade this weekend in the St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood for Woofstock, and we spotted...

Rob Ford casts the sole vote to reject free (!) federal money for gang prevention

Rob Ford casts the sole vote to reject free (!) federal money for gang prevention

Rob Ford can’t seem to shake his roots as a contrarian councillor. At last week’s council meeting, he was the sole person to...

Will the 2024 Olympics take place in Toronto? Maybe

Will the 2024 Olympics take place in Toronto? Maybe

It seems as though there’s a case of Olympic fever at city council, since Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong introduced a motion...

The yearly debate over Pride funding ends in a truce, and a condemnation

The yearly debate over Pride funding ends in a truce, and a condemnation

After hemming and hawing (once again) over whether to fund Pride if Queers Against Israeli Apartheid marches, council ultimately...

Nik Wallenda makes walking across Niagara Falls sound like no fun at all

Nik Wallenda makes walking across Niagara Falls sound like no fun at all

Nik Wallenda’ s high-wire act across Niagara Falls is supposed to rake in $120-million for the local economy, but it would seem...

Toronto vs. Chicago: mayors, ballparks and nicknames edition

Toronto vs. Chicago: mayors, ballparks and nicknames edition

Emanuel served as an advisor to both Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, has a Hollywood uber-agent for a brother and won a scholarship...

Memoir: there’s nothing like a shared near-death experience to bring you closer to the neighbours

Memoir: there’s nothing like a shared near-death experience to bring you closer to the neighbours

I work from home, which is a semi-detached Edwardian off Queen West. When my family leaves in the morning, I settle into my office...

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