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QUOTED: Doug Holyday on what Toronto can expect from Rob Ford for the next two years

QUOTED: Doug Holyday on what Toronto can expect from Rob Ford for the next two years

—Deputy mayor Doug Holyday’ s preview of Rob Ford’ s agenda for the next two and a half years can be summarized thusly: who...

RIM embraces its square-ness and provides software for other, cooler smartphones

RIM embraces its square-ness and provides software for other, cooler smartphones

After trying too hard to seem cool (the Bold Team superheroes appealed to absolutely no one, and an attempt to get in on the...

Strike watch is officially over: part-time recreation workers take Rob Ford’s deal

Just as mayor and labour oracle Rob Ford predicted, the 8,600 part-time city workers who run Toronto’s recreation programs have...

Ryan Gosling saves a woman’s life in New York City—yep, he’s sexy and Batman

Ryan Gosling saves a woman’s life in New York City—yep, he’s sexy and Batman

Apparently, it’s not enough that Ryan Gosling is preternaturally handsome and makes movies that cause us to weep...

High (finance) drama between Royal Bank and a U.S. regulator

High (finance) drama between Royal Bank and a U.S. regulator

A lawsuit filed yesterday against Royal Bank of Canada could make for major scandal: a U.S. regulator is accusing Canada’s...

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.

Toronto has more sugar daddies (a.k.a. creepy rich guys) than anywhere else in Canada

Toronto has more sugar daddies (a.k.a. creepy rich guys) than anywhere else in Canada

Toronto has the dubious honour of being the sugar daddy capital of Canada, according to a dating website that specializes in...

Memoir: I’m usually loyal to a fault—so why do I always betray my hairdressers?

Memoir: I’m usually loyal to a fault—so why do I always betray my hairdressers?

It’s time I faced the truth about my philandering ways Janet opens the door to her house, already wearing her powdery white...

A “tanned and relaxed” Mark Ferguson may run for city council in 2014

The hypothetical slate of candidates recruited by Rob Ford better watch out, because CUPE Local 416 president Mark Ferguson may...

York University refuses to take $30 million from Jim Balsillie

York University refuses to take $30 million from Jim Balsillie

After eight months of foot stamping and posturing, York University has backed out of a deal to use a big chunk of Jim Balsillie’...

Spotlight: theatrical virtuoso Daniel MacIvor exposes a bitterly funny slice of life in Was Spring

Spotlight: theatrical virtuoso Daniel MacIvor exposes a bitterly funny slice of life in Was Spring

In Toronto’s occasionally precious theatre scene, Daniel MacIvor is like a pit bull in a Japanese paper shop, joyfully shredding...

Rob Ford’s weight loss campaign is officially a downer

Rob Ford’s weight loss campaign is officially a downer

Because most diets involve plateaus and a bit of backsliding, making one’s weight loss public—very, very public —often ends...

Former premier Mike Harris ends his stint as a Magna International power broker

Two years ago, Magna International’ s lead director (and Ontario’s former premier) Mike Harris presided over a controversial...

Ryan Gosling allegedly dumps Eva Mendes (for a German model)

Ryan Gosling allegedly dumps Eva Mendes (for a German model)

Ryan Gosling has allegedly broken up with Eva Mendes and is said to have told her he needs “time to think.” Hold your sighs of...

Watch Barbara Amiel at home, re-enacting Must Love Dogs

We were excited to hear that Barbara Amiel had given Maclean’s a one-on-one, on-camera interview, her first in years. That...

The 2012 Juno Awards best and worst dressed

The 2012 Juno Awards best and worst dressed

A sampling of famous Canadians walked down a red carpet at last night’s Juno Awards, but in typical Canadian awards show...

Even gridlock-plagued Los Angeles is kicking Toronto’s butt in transit development

Even gridlock-plagued Los Angeles is kicking Toronto’s butt in transit development

If Rob Ford is right about light rail transit, then Los Angeles must be teetering on the brink of certain doom. Since 2008, the...

The theatre community (and its wealthy patrons) prove they can party hard at Canadian Stage’s Theatre Ball

The theatre community (and its wealthy patrons) prove they can party hard at Canadian Stage’s Theatre Ball

The city’s flossiest shelled out $7,500 to $10,000 per table at the sold-out 25th annual Canadian Stage Theatre Ball Thursday...

Rob Ford learns that charming female colleagues takes more than roses

Rob Ford learns that charming female colleagues takes more than roses

With conservative councillor Jaye Robinson planning to quit the mayor’s executive committee at the end of this year, the Globe...

Joe Mihevc thinks a magic report would get everyone to shut up about the St. Clair right-of-way

Joe Mihevc is tired of people talking smack about his neighbourhood, and he wants the TTC to commission a study of the avenue’s...

Reaction Roundup: Jim Balsillie’s out, execs are getting fired…what the heck is going on at RIM?

Reaction Roundup: Jim Balsillie’s out, execs are getting fired…what the heck is going on at RIM?

After a few weeks of relative quiet from Research in Motion, the company dropped a big pile of news on the world yesterday: the...

VIDEO: Oafish, bespectacled Trailer Park Boy Bubbles wants to be sent to space

Although we are certain his poor vision will serve as an obstacle during space training, Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys has taken...

CBC bids adieu to longtime traffic guy Jim Curran, sending tipsters into mourning

CBC bids adieu to longtime traffic guy Jim Curran, sending tipsters into mourning

After serving as the CBC’s traffic guy since 1972, Jim Curran rides into a gridlocked sunset today. Curran’s retirement...

Tim Hudak pretends that silly Sheppard council meeting never happened

Tim Hudak pretends that silly Sheppard council meeting never happened

Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak took some time this week to catch up on his correspondence, sending out 100,000...

Dear Urban Diplomat: don’t I have the right to use the washroom at a Maple Leafs game as often as I need to?

Dear Urban Diplomat: don’t I have the right to use the washroom at a Maple Leafs game as often as I need to?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I went to a Leafs game recently and, after downing a litre-sized beer, found I had go to the bathroom a few...

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