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Year in Review: our 10 favourite Rob Ford storylines of 2011

Year in Review: our 10 favourite Rob Ford storylines of 2011

Naturally, with someone the likes of Rob Ford at the city helm, it was no easy task to pick only our 10 favourite mayoral...

Year in Review: 2011 was a good year for Biebz, Drizzy, Gadon, McAdams and the Almighty Goz

Year in Review: 2011 was a good year for Biebz, Drizzy, Gadon, McAdams and the Almighty Goz

It has the been the year of abs, boyish haircuts, protesting and Maury Povich–style paternity suits for celebrities we...

Year in Review: our favourite hits and misses from The Scene in 2011

Year in Review: our favourite hits and misses from The Scene in 2011

It will come as no surprise that this year’s fashion parties were (mostly) at one of two places: The Bay and Holt Renfrew. At...

Rob Ford embarks upon the most predictable year-end media blitz ever

Rob Ford embarks upon the most predictable year-end media blitz ever

Rob Ford is wrapping up his year-end interview circuit, having spoken to (most of) the city’s major dailies, along with a few...

Rob Ford’s left-wing opponents are taking him to the cleaners in the office football pool

We suspect this news cut right to the core of Rob Ford’ s heart (in a way that nutrition programs for needy children never...

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.

VIDEO: Ryan Gosling celebrates the holidays drunk and in his P.J.s (so, like many)

Those not familiar with Funnyordie.com’ s Drunk History videos have a lot of catching up to do, but a good place to start is the...

Why three prominent Chinese-Canadian writers launched a $10-million plagiarism suit against Ling Zhang

Why three prominent Chinese-Canadian writers launched a $10-million plagiarism suit against Ling Zhang

A tale of death threats, tarnished reputations and literary jealousy The streets near Scarborough’s Confederation Park curve and...

Maria Augimeri avoids a by-election; Rob Ford avoids the referendum he probably doesn’t want anymore

Thanks to the Superior Court of Ontario, Maria Augimeri avoided the crushing indignity of a by-election. The court ruled last...

Market realities continue to ruin all of Doug Ford’s waterfront fun

Carnival-loving Torontonians probably won't be riding a Ferris wheel anytime soon—at least not until long after we get tired of...

Once again, Rob Ford bends the truth; this time, Marcus Gee politely points out his fibs

Rob Ford has been busy bending the truth in a series of year-end interviews, and Marcus Gee has been busy following along...

Conrad Black Book Club, A Matter of Principle: Chapter 12 (wherein Conrad goes to court)

Conrad Black Book Club, A Matter of Principle: Chapter 12 (wherein Conrad goes to court)

As his trial approaches, Conrad Black is wringing his hands. While his lawyer, Eddie Greenspan, is the finest legal mind in...

Canada’s year on YouTube: the tragicomedy to end all tragicomedies

Canada’s year on YouTube: the tragicomedy to end all tragicomedies

Remember when home videos were so painfully boring, but you were happy to sit through them if doing so made a loved one very...

Editor’s Letter (January 2012): how immigration and repatriation are making Toronto a more interesting city

Editor’s Letter (January 2012): how immigration and repatriation are making Toronto a more interesting city

Cities are often affected by political events outside their borders. In the mid-20th century, North American cities profited...

Jesse Brown: Why smart phones in the classroom equals smarter kids

Jesse Brown: Why smart phones in the classroom equals smarter kids

Fears of cyber-cheating and sexting in school are so last year When Dalton McGuinty suggested in September 2010 that cellphones...

Episode 2 of Shit Girls Say has arrived—without Juliette Lewis

Episode one of Shit Girls Say exploded and has already hit over four million views, and today was the launch of the follow-up. A...

Reaction roundup: analysts on RIM and Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis’s $1 salaries

Reaction roundup: analysts on RIM and Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis’s $1 salaries

Despite its frequent and public thrashings, Research in Motion still had to stand before investors to dish on its dismal third...

Ryan Gosling hates McDonald’s and asks the company to “stop clowning around”

Ryan Gosling hates McDonald’s and asks the company to “stop clowning around”

An undercover video was released in November that documented the cruelty hens face at Sparboe Egg Farms, who, until recently, were...

Rob Ford isn’t asked tough questions, but doesn’t really tell the truth anyway

Rob Ford isn’t asked tough questions, but doesn’t really tell the truth anyway

The Toronto Sun recently sat down for an interview with Rob Ford, which presented a good opportunity for the paper to ask some...

Justin Bieber’s Massey Hall Christmas concert sells out in 30 minutes (prepare to be gouged by scalpers)

Justin Bieber’s Massey Hall Christmas concert sells out in 30 minutes (prepare to be gouged by scalpers)

Do you have $1,999 to spare? That’s the highest price we’ve seen for a single front-row ticket on eBay for Justin Bieber’ s...

Zac Efron gets a Drake tattoo because, let’s face it, he’s an idiot (just kidding, it’s fine)

Zac Efron gets a Drake tattoo because, let’s face it, he’s an idiot (just kidding, it’s fine)

By now, most people are familiar with the Los Angeles woman who stupidly got “DRAKE” tattooed on her forehead (if not, check...

Rob Ford sticks to his anti-labour strategy, quoting, well, himself (twice)

Union president Mark Ferguson is tossing the political hot potato back to Mayor Rob Ford, promising he won’t call for a strike...

Public transit users will officially pay a premium to be stuffed into TTC vehicles like sardines

The TTC has approved a fare hike for 2012, meaning commuters will have to shell out an extra dime for the privilege of being...

See, hear, read: our local experts share the books, music and movies they’re craving this month

See, hear, read: our local experts share the books, music and movies they’re craving this month

They love it. We want it. Three red-hot releases “Ever since the late 1980s, somebody has been embedding tiles displaying...

How bullying became the crisis of a generation

How bullying became the crisis of a generation

Kids are committing suicide, parents are in a panic, and schools that neglect to protect students are lawsuit targets Mitchell...

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?