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Watch Hitler react to the death of the Sheppard subway extension

In the end, the death of Mayor Ford 's subway promise was both fast and inevitable. So too was its adaptation into the Downfall...

Council votes for LRT on Sheppard Avenue, Rob Ford stalks off to his office to sulk

Council votes for LRT on Sheppard Avenue, Rob Ford stalks off to his office to sulk

After months of debate and some memorable hissy fits from Rob Ford, city council has voted 24-19 in favour of an LRT line on...

QUOTED: Doug Ford engages in a little monkey business during the Sheppard subway debate

QUOTED: Doug Ford engages in a little monkey business during the Sheppard subway debate

—The reliably voluble Doug Ford earlier today, expressing frustration with his fellow councillors as the Sheppard Avenue transit...

Friends sell art to save author Derek McCormack’s life

Friends sell art to save author Derek McCormack’s life

Novelist Derek McCormack was diagnosed with a rare cancer of the appendix last fall, and on April 10, a group of writers, artists...

Nazim Gillani of the Jaffer-Guergis scandal is in trouble again (no busty hookers this time, though)

Toronto businessman Nazim Gillani , famous for bragging about his connections in the prime minister’s office —and his supposed...

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.

Staring defeat in the face, Rob Ford does the honorable thing and stalls, stalls, stalls

Staring defeat in the face, Rob Ford does the honorable thing and stalls, stalls, stalls

Some last-minute stalling by Rob Ford and company yesterday meant council broke for the evening before voting on transit for...

Want to drive like Justin Bieber? Now you can for $102,000

Want to drive like Justin Bieber? Now you can for $102,000

It wasn’t too long ago that Justin Bieber turned 18 and received a Fisker Karma on Ellen, and now it has been announced that...

The Toronto Star heads to St. Clair disaster zone and finds condos and trendy restaurants

The Toronto Star heads to St. Clair disaster zone and finds condos and trendy restaurants

For months, Rob Ford has been characterizing LRTs as streetcars and characterizing streetcars—like the one on St. Clair—as...

Inside workers union says it won’t strike—but if it does, it’s the city’s fault

Inside workers union says it won’t strike—but if it does, it’s the city’s fault

Showing some PR smarts, CUPE Local 79 is proclaiming that its 23,000 members won’t strike this weekend —unless the city makes...

Allah in the Cafeteria: Inside the school prayer scandal at Valley Park Middle School

Allah in the Cafeteria: Inside the school prayer scandal at Valley Park Middle School

When the principal at Valley Park Middle School allowed 400 Muslim students to pray in the lunchroom, he thought he was being...

Rob Ford’s allies go rogue just ahead of the Sheppard transit vote

Rob Ford’s allies go rogue just ahead of the Sheppard transit vote

As city council heads into the big Sheppard transit vote, we bring you some final evidence that Rob Ford has lost control of his...

The Conversation: authors Linden MacIntyre and Kyo Maclear on relationships, family and deception

The Conversation: authors Linden MacIntyre and Kyo Maclear on relationships, family and deception

The place: The Rooster Coffee House on Broadview | The people: authors Linden MacIntyre and Kyo Maclear | The subject:...

Why Roger Martin believes the corporate world needs to be overhauled—starting with excessive CEO compensation

Why Roger Martin believes the corporate world needs to be overhauled—starting with excessive CEO compensation

The head of Toronto’s most prestigious business school has a seditious idea, and it might save us from financial catastrophe...

Does Rob Ford have secret plans to fire half of Toronto’s librarians? Probably not

Librarians may be bad at chanting, but they’re pretty good with alarmist rhetoric, according to the Globe and Mail’ s Marcus...

The Argument: the only Shrek with any life is the rampaging anti-hero of the brilliantly nasty book that started it all

The Argument: the only Shrek with any life is the rampaging anti-hero of the brilliantly nasty book that started it all

Shrek has lost his mojo. He has become a shadow of his formerly fearsome self, forced to bare his lopsided grin in a series of...

NDP holds on to Jack Layton's former seat (despite all of Justin Trudeau's efforts)

NDP holds on to Jack Layton’s former seat (despite all of Justin Trudeau’s efforts)

Not even Justin Trudeau’ s impassioned video plea for the Liberals could stop the NDP from cruising to an easy win in...

Stephen Marche: an unflinching assessment of Jack Layton’s dubious legacy

Stephen Marche: an unflinching assessment of Jack Layton’s dubious legacy

The next NDP leader will be obligated to adopt Jack Layton’s Toronto-born brand of socialism—childlike, sentimental, and...

QUOTED: Josh Colle wonders about Rob Ford's subway funding plans (and gives a thumbs-up to pie charts)

QUOTED: Josh Colle wonders about Rob Ford’s subway funding plans (and gives a thumbs-up to pie charts)

–Councillor Josh Colle, describing the kind of subway funding information he’d like from Rob Ford before tomorrow’s council...

The Hunger Games red carpet draws celebrities and hyperventilating teens

The Hunger Games red carpet draws celebrities and hyperventilating teens

Yesterday afternoon, at the Scotiabank Theatre, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson and Alexander Ludwig walked the red carpet for the...

Rob Ford may not have subway financing plans, but he does have photos of LRT crashes

Rob Ford may not have subway financing plans, but he does have photos of LRT crashes

Only a day until the meeting that will determine Sheppard Avenue’s transit future, and councillors with crucial swing votes are...

Rob Ford–themed art show is billed as non-partisan (but features a portrait of Ford as a pig)

Rob Ford–themed art show is billed as non-partisan (but features a portrait of Ford as a pig)

Rob Ford isn’t known for supporting the arts, but he sure gets his fair share of portraits (and operas!). Anyone who's looking...

Rob Ford pledges to block LRT construction—even if council votes for it

Rob Ford pledges to block LRT construction—even if council votes for it

Fed up with know-it-all panels with their “data” and “facts,” Rob Ford has pledged to block the construction of an LRT on...

Reason to Love Toronto: yoga classes at the Art Gallery of Ontario

Reason to Love Toronto: yoga classes at the Art Gallery of Ontario

Of all the developments during Toronto’s oughties-era flurry of new architecture, Frank Gehry–redesigned Art Gallery of...

Fittingly, the first strike of Rob Ford’s administration affects libraries

Citing threats to job security (and perhaps still stinging from that whole Tim Hortons thing), 2,300 library workers have walked...

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?