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A city landmark is being renamed in honour of Jack Layton

A city landmark is being renamed in honour of Jack Layton

The Toronto Island Ferry Terminal is set to be renamed the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, which we think is a fitting tribute to the...

Etobicoke has fallen out of love with Rob Ford since his reporter-chasing hijinks

Etobicoke has fallen out of love with Rob Ford since his reporter-chasing hijinks

Funnily enough (or sadly enough, from the perspective of civic engagement), the ridiculous Daniel Dale incident seems to have...

Drake is humbled by a mega-billionaire

Drake is humbled by a mega-billionaire

T. Boone Pickens, the billionaire oil tycoon, isn’t the kind of guy you’d expect to see on Twitter, let alone retweet...

TTC supports Metrolinx’s Eglinton plans—but wants you to know who’s responsible if things go wrong

Despite ongoing reports of a TTC versus Metrolinx power struggle, TTC brass have grudgingly come out in support of Metrolinx’s...

Rob Ford needs more time for contemplation, according to Psychology Today

Rob Ford needs more time for contemplation, according to Psychology Today

A lot of people had a lot to say about Rob Ford’s apathetic attitude toward his weight-loss challenge, but none offered much...

Inside the Latest Issue

The June issue of Toronto Life features the best new restaurants of 2026. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

City-bound: Markham has finally outgrown its “town” status

City-bound: Markham has finally outgrown its “town” status

A shout-out to the Town of Markham, which will finally become a city on July 1. (Since Markham has about 310,000 residents, the...

The gravy search moves to the Sony Centre and other city-owned theatres

The city has been working for months to off-load one or more of its three theatres—the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, the...

Roundup: the latest sad tales about Research in Motion (and more sale rumours)

Roundup: the latest sad tales about Research in Motion (and more sale rumours)

Research in Motion hasn’t been the topic of happy headlines in a while , but the past few days have been especially bad for the...

Camera: Jerry Seinfeld regales the city’s well-heeled at a fundraiser for Toronto East General Hospital

Camera: Jerry Seinfeld regales the city’s well-heeled at a fundraiser for Toronto East General Hospital

April 12. The begowned and tuxedoed set could barely keep their composure in the presence of Jerry Seinfeld during Laughter Is the...

Editor’s Letter (June 2012): Sarah Fulford on the reasons to love Toronto

Editor’s Letter (June 2012): Sarah Fulford on the reasons to love Toronto

Last winter, on a week-long escape to Florida, I noticed something surprising: TD and Royal Bank signs along the highway near...

Hate sitting in Starbucks surrounded by squealing kids? Stay downtown

The 2011 census confirms what most city-watchers have suspected all along: Toronto is a working adult’s town. For instance, in...

Memoir: Aruna Papp reflects on the abuse she suffered at the hands of men

Memoir: Aruna Papp reflects on the abuse she suffered at the hands of men

I never questioned the abuse I suffered from my father and husband, nor did I have any reason to think life had treated me...

TTC versus Metrolinx: can the Eglinton Crosstown be finished by 2020?

TTC versus Metrolinx: can the Eglinton Crosstown be finished by 2020?

The ongoing power struggle between the TTC and Metrolinx is ramping up over the construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. Backed...

Gus Cusimano still wants Ward 9, nearly two years after the election

Gus Cusimano still wants Ward 9, nearly two years after the election

Though the 2010 civic election feels like a distant memory, Gus Cusimano is still fighting Maria Augimeri for the York Centre...

Romantic and desperate woman posters Leslieville seeking soulmate

Romantic and desperate woman posters Leslieville seeking soulmate

We live in the age of Craigslist Missed Connections, but that isn’t stopping one Toronto resident from landing her man the...

Postmedia hopes cutting jobs and Sunday editions can save journalism

In another sign of print journalism’s bleak future (and bleak present as well), Toronto-based newspaper publisher Postmedia...

Gallery: Conrad Black and Peter Mansbridge reunite at the National Business Book Award luncheon

Gallery: Conrad Black and Peter Mansbridge reunite at the National Business Book Award luncheon

Trust business types to figure out how to cram an entire awards gala into the length of a standard business lunch. Yesterday at...

The sky is falling! (Or just bits of airplane and glass)

The sky is falling! (Or just bits of airplane and glass)

GTA-residents had a couple more reasons to fear the heavens yesterday (in addition to the concrete chunks of highway and condo...

Toronto has a massive operating surplus. Again.

In what feels like incredibly familiar news, the city’s budget committee says the city has a $70.3-million operating surplus for...

Rob Ford’s still trying to get thin—just not in the presence of “piranha” reporters

Rob Ford’s still trying to get thin—just not in the presence of “piranha” reporters

After quitting the “Cut the Waist” challenge on his radio show this weekend, Rob Ford took to the radio again to clarify that...

The Jake Watch continues: Gyllenhaal hits College Street

The Jake Watch continues: Gyllenhaal hits College Street

Jake Gyllenhaal is all over town, which means everyone is getting a glimpse at the bearded babe. Yesterday, the Jake Watch...

The TTC hopes to increase service by summertime (fingers crossed)

Despite cutting service last fall, the TTC is now looking to expand a few lines thanks to the likelihood that lots more people...

GALLERY: some of our favourite signs, outfits and marchers at the second annual SlutWalk

GALLERY: some of our favourite signs, outfits and marchers at the second annual SlutWalk

Hundreds of marchers—in outfits ranging from jeans and tees to bondage gear to not much of anything—cheered, chanted and...

Justin Bieber allegedly hurt a grown man with his mighty fists of fury

Manhood: what better way of achieving it than being a suspect in a criminal battery case? Despite rumours of a breakup, Justin...

Cost of Living

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”

How an actor, influencer and amateur investor managed to earn a six-figure salary

How an actor, influencer and amateur investor managed to earn a six-figure salary

“My family taught me to invest. It’s probably the wisest advice they’ve ever given me”

Urban Diplomat

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

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends are getting into sober raves, and I just can't see the appeal

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends are getting into sober raves, and I just can’t see the appeal

How does one cut loose in a well-lit room while the sun is shining and no one is even a little intoxicated?