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Party Pages: the Picasso Gala played host to Kim Cattrall, an Eaton, some Jackmans and a Weston

Party Pages: the Picasso Gala played host to Kim Cattrall, an Eaton, some Jackmans and a Weston

The AGO celebrated its upcoming Picasso exhibit, featuring more than 150 pieces from the Musée National Picasso in Paris, with a...

Toronto has $138 million more than it thought (but they’re “savings,” not a surplus)

Toronto has $138 million more than it thought (but they’re “savings,” not a surplus)

Turns out Toronto’s 2011 budget surplus, estimated at $154 million in January, was actually $138 million more than...

Professors hate Jim Balsillie’s think tank enough to boycott two Ontario universities

Professors hate Jim Balsillie’s think tank enough to boycott two Ontario universities

Canadian professors triumphed over former Research in Motion exec Jim Balsillie earlier in the month when they got York University...

Editor’s Letter (May 2012): the city is in the midst of a cultural renaissance—except at city hall

Editor’s Letter (May 2012): the city is in the midst of a cultural renaissance—except at city hall

The spectacle at city hall has become a common obsession, even among people who never before cared much about municipal...

Conrad Black’s getting out of jail, but he may not be able to move back to Toronto

Conrad Black’s getting out of jail, but he may not be able to move back to Toronto

America’s haughtiest jailbird, Conrad Black , is getting out of the slammer this weekend—and thinking longingly of...

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.

A leaked letter from Rob Ford proves he has a plan after all: don’t raise taxes

A leaked letter from Rob Ford proves he has a plan after all: don’t raise taxes

The Globe and Mail got hold of an unfinished and confidential draft of Rob Ford’ s budget guidance letter to city manager Joe...

QUOTED: Rob Ford on what he’d like to do with road tolls

QUOTED: Rob Ford on what he’d like to do with road tolls

— Rob Ford, on how he’d respond to Josh Matlow’ s contentious proposal to use road tolls to fund transit projects. Speaking...

Andy Byford writes an icy memo to TTC employees

The TTC has had a few customer service embarrassments over the last few years (workers texting on the road, leaving their routes...

QUOTED: Billionaire Prem Watsa on why the media—and everyone else—shouldn’t write off RIM

—Billionaire investor and Research in Motion shareholder Prem Watsa, chastising a group of BlackBerry-toting journalists for the...

Markham will build a massive arena (which, of course, has nothing to do with getting an NHL team)

Markham will build a massive arena (which, of course, has nothing to do with getting an NHL team)

Late last night, Markham council decided to move ahead with plans for a colossal arena in a meeting with several digs aimed...

The Mighty Middle needs a few more meetings to figure things out

The Mighty Middle needs a few more meetings to figure things out

The “mighty middle” alliance garnered rather a lot of media attention before their meeting even happened, so we were anxious...

A federal government appeal jeopardizes Toronto’s bawdy house plans

A federal government appeal jeopardizes Toronto’s bawdy house plans

All the talk about where to put brothels in the city (and how to make money off them) may have been a tad premature—the federal...

Justin Bieber is officially milking this whole Mariah Yeater thing

Justin Bieber is officially milking this whole Mariah Yeater thing

Justin Bieber knows how to beat a dead horse. By now, we all know that Mariah Yeater lied about mothering the Biebz’s baby...

Party Pages: Members of the TSO play a private show at a Distillery District warehouse

Party Pages: Members of the TSO play a private show at a Distillery District warehouse

On Tuesday night we popped into Airship 37’s Hangar Space in the Distillery District to take in an intimate and exclusive...

Reaction Roundup: what the revival of Transit City could mean for Toronto (and Rob Ford)

Reaction Roundup: what the revival of Transit City could mean for Toronto (and Rob Ford)

The whole "war on cars" talking point feels so 2009 (and 2010… and 2011), but now that Metrolinx and city council have pushed...

QUOTED: Josh Matlow on Doug Ford’s fairy-tale approach to transit funding

QUOTED: Josh Matlow on Doug Ford’s fairy-tale approach to transit funding

— Councillor Josh Matlow, comparing the likelihood of building a subway without a transit expansion fund to that of gifting kids...

Major service delays (and angry commuters) on west GO Train lines

Major service delays (and angry commuters) on west GO Train lines

Thanks to a computer malfunction, passengers on the Lakeshore West, Kitchener and Milton GO Train lines are experiencing “major...

The Scene: Fashion Cares 25 launches without Elton John and Jeanne Beker

The Scene: Fashion Cares 25 launches without Elton John and Jeanne Beker

Last night at Charles Khabouth’ s La Société, Fashion Cares event co-chair Michael King and artistic director Philip Ing...

Frank Stronach ripped for real estate deals and not showing at board meetings

The corporate governance problems at Magna International continue—and now there’s a possibility billionaire Frank Stronach...

The 2014 election (or Doug Ford’s election to Queen’s Park) could kill Transit City again

The 2014 election (or Doug Ford’s election to Queen’s Park) could kill Transit City again

Rob Ford has been silent since Metrolinx resurrected the LRT-based transit plan he cancelled on his first day in office, but the...

Giorgio Mammoliti and Mark Ferguson trade insults—over a community environment day

Giorgio Mammoliti and Mark Ferguson trade insults—over a community environment day

Giorgio Mammoliti has canceled his ward’s environment day tomorrow, and he says it’s CUPE Local 416’ s fault. The councillor...

The Argument: Hot Docs’ takeover of the Bloor Cinema proves the once humble doc is the new crowd-pleaser

The Argument: Hot Docs’ takeover of the Bloor Cinema proves the once humble doc is the new crowd-pleaser

Like an old ham of an actor, the Bloor Cinema has veered in and out of respectability in its hundred-odd years of...

Insurance brokers vs. banks: insurers call foul on RBC and BMO

Canada’s biggest banks seem to be the subject of a strange amount of scandal of late. This month alone, a massive lawsuit was...

Metrolinx’s proposed timeline for building LRTs is inconvenient for Rob Ford

In a hotly anticipated report that will go to the Metrolinx board tomorrow, Metrolinx staff gives a thumbs-up to city council’s...

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?