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47 outstanding looks from Best Buddies’ Royal Ascot–themed derby event

47 outstanding looks from Best Buddies’ Royal Ascot–themed derby event

Britain’s Royal Ascot is one of the biggest social functions of the year for the U.K.’s society set, which is why when we...

Rob Ford returns to his old nemesis: the land transfer tax

Rob Ford returns to his old nemesis: the land transfer tax

Sounding like he was re-using his 2010 election campaign notes, Rob Ford told the Toronto Real Estate Board on Friday that he’d...

Gallery: our 10 favourite Photoshopped pics of the Union Station flooding

Gallery: our 10 favourite Photoshopped pics of the Union Station flooding

We are beyond tickled to live in a city where a subway station flooded with water and sewage during rush hour sparks not only the...

Dear Urban Diplomat: are restaurants allowed to refuse us a doggy bag?

Dear Urban Diplomat: are restaurants allowed to refuse us a doggy bag?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My wife and I recently ate at Acadia, a new restaurant on Clinton Street. The meal was great, but when we...

Dear Urban Diplomat: I wasn’t even tipsy, yet my friend insisted I was too drunk to drive. Who should apologize?

Dear Urban Diplomat: I wasn’t even tipsy, yet my friend insisted I was too drunk to drive. Who should apologize?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I went to a friend’s dinner party last weekend and drank two beers over four hours. When I got up to...

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.

43 cuddly and cute pups from this weekend’s Doggy High Tea at the King Edward Hotel

43 cuddly and cute pups from this weekend’s Doggy High Tea at the King Edward Hotel

Yesterday afternoon at the King Edward Hotel, Woofstock launched with a Doggy High Tea celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee...

Dear Urban Diplomat: What can we do about our semi-detached neighbours poor taste in exterior paint?

Dear Urban Diplomat: What can we do about our semi-detached neighbours poor taste in exterior paint?

Dear Urban Diplomat, An eccentric couple just moved in to the other half of our semi. All was fine until they started to paint...

Police make an arrest in the Eaton Centre shooting, while the city (and its media) reels

Police make an arrest in the Eaton Centre shooting, while the city (and its media) reels

Almost two days after the Eaton Centre shooting that killed 24-year-old Ahmed Hassan and injured six others, Toronto police...

Flooding (and a little sewage) shuts down Yonge subway from Osgoode to Bloor

Flooding (and a little sewage) shuts down Yonge subway from Osgoode to Bloor

Dramatic flooding at Union Station has shut down the Yonge Street subway from Osgoode to Bloor stations. Apparently, the mixture...

TRCA kills Rob Ford’s dream of buying up parkland by his house to build a big fence

TRCA kills Rob Ford’s dream of buying up parkland by his house to build a big fence

As expected, the executive committee of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority has decided to follow its staff’s...

Is the Four Seasons being stingy when it comes to severance pay?

Is the Four Seasons being stingy when it comes to severance pay?

The storied Four Seasons Hotel in Yorkville is going condo, but not without a snag or two: several laid-off banquet servers are...

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...

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...

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