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Spotlight: Sarah Gadon is a model of restraint in David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method

Cinderella stories are among Hollywood’s most clichéd and hollow myths. Yet they keep happening, both onscreen and off. Sarah...

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National Post: stop comparing Rob Ford to Hitler, start charging for stuff

The Post’ s Chris Selley would really appreciate it if everyone lay off the comparisons between Mayor Rob Ford and Adolf...

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VIDEO: Toronto comedy duo Kyle Humphrey and Graydon Sheppard make a short with Juliette Lewis

Listen, listen, listen... local filmmakers-comedians-writers Kyle Humphrey and Graydon Sheppard released a YouTube video today...

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Reaction roundup: What the city’s sports (and business) writers are saying about the MLSE deal

Sure, the fact that Bell Canada and Rogers have teamed up to purchase Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment is old news now, but...

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It would seem that Ryan Gosling is now famous because he was once unattractive and uncool

A recent interview with Us Weekly reveals that director of The Notebook, Nick Cassavetes, cast the immensely successful Ryan...

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.

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Watch Rob Ford make his ballet debut in The Nutcracker and totally nails his part

Mayor Rob Ford , by now a veteran of the theatre, made his hotly anticipated debut in the National Ballet’s production of The...

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Apparently, Mike Del Grande is searching under the couch cushions for money to save school nutrition programs

Have no fear, hungry children: Mike Del Grande is working to save your food programs (and so too is Doug Ford) . The Globe and...

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Public transit is now going to be more crowded, less serviced and (likely) more expensive

With TTC vehicles about to get a little more crowded (or, you know, “friendlier”), Peter Milczyn is suggesting that a 15-cent...

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Rogers and Bell buy MLSE (and now own every Canadian sports team, stadium and channel ever)

Less than two weeks after the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan announced it was taking its majority share of Maple Leaf Sports and...

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City politicians could raise taxes, and citizens might actually be okay with it (no, really)

That’s right, this week deputants at city hall asked politicians to make them pay more taxes. It turns out some Torontonians...

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A New Mexico company schools RIM in a modern-day tale of David and (significantly weakened) Goliath

Maintaining your company’s brand and trademarks is a vital part of running a business, especially when that business has...

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The Conversation: The Book of Awesome author Neil Pasricha laughs it up with Jessica Holmes

The place: Tequila Bookworm at Queen and Portland. The people: Neil Pasricha and Jessica Holmes. The subject: Surviving the...

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The List: Ten things Blue Rodeo frontman and Canadian rock icon Jim Cuddy can’t live without

1| My skates I play a lot of hockey. It’s amazing that at my age I still get thrilled about skates, but I do. These ones are by...

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A member of the notorious new breed of young poker pros who are winning—and losing—millions

Matt Marafioti is a mouthy, high-rolling university dropout who plays 1,000 hands of online poker a night This past September’s...

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Muslim Canadian Congress Founder Tarek Fatah on being both a cancer patient and a survivor

In my life, I’d been run over by a car and survived two jail terms as a political prisoner. If cancer was going to kill me, I was at least going to have the last laugh

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Nifty map reveals low-income neighbourhoods will be hit hardest by looming budget cuts

Marathon committee meetings are pretty much a hallmark of the Rob Ford era now, with not one but two sleepovers and the ongoing...

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Quoted: Mike Del Grande on Playboy, public libraries and (imaginary) men in trench coats

That’s silver-tongued budget chief Mike Del Grande on the Toronto Public Library’s Playboy magazines and books (and those...

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Generous (and apparently oblivious) Doug Ford offers his own money to save a school nutrition program

After a particularly touching deputation on a public school nutrition program at city hall yesterday, Doug Ford surprised the...

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Sun columnist calls city hall deputants “whiners,” then creates silly nicknames for council’s left

Sue-Ann Levy broke out a remarkably uncreative list of nicknames for her favourite lefty councillors in the Toronto Sun today...

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Sole-sourced contracts uncovered behind that Ford Ferris wheel

A report by Patrick White of the Globe and Mail has revealed that the city-owned Toronto Port Lands Company spent over $50,000 on...

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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”

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This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“Groceries are our biggest monthly expense after rent”

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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

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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

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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”

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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”

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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

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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...

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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?

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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?

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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

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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?

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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

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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?

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Spotlight: Sarah Gadon is a model of restraint in David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method

National Post: stop comparing Rob Ford to Hitler, start charging for stuff

VIDEO: Toronto comedy duo Kyle Humphrey and Graydon Sheppard make a short with Juliette Lewis

Reaction roundup: What the city’s sports (and business) writers are saying about the MLSE deal

It would seem that Ryan Gosling is now famous because he was once unattractive and uncool

Watch Rob Ford make his ballet debut in The Nutcracker and totally nails his part

Apparently, Mike Del Grande is searching under the couch cushions for money to save school nutrition programs

Public transit is now going to be more crowded, less serviced and (likely) more expensive

Rogers and Bell buy MLSE (and now own every Canadian sports team, stadium and channel ever)

City politicians could raise taxes, and citizens might actually be okay with it (no, really)

A New Mexico company schools RIM in a modern-day tale of David and (significantly weakened) Goliath

The Conversation: The Book of Awesome author Neil Pasricha laughs it up with Jessica Holmes

The List: Ten things Blue Rodeo frontman and Canadian rock icon Jim Cuddy can’t live without

A member of the notorious new breed of young poker pros who are winning—and losing—millions

Muslim Canadian Congress Founder Tarek Fatah on being both a cancer patient and a survivor

Two questions: What does Toronto want? How can it be a better city?

Date of Rob Ford’s cameo in The Nutcracker revealed

Graffiti Wars II: The Empire Strikes Back

A New Jersey boy asks Justin Bieber to the prom—not as a date, as a friend

Nifty map reveals low-income neighbourhoods will be hit hardest by looming budget cuts

Quoted: Mike Del Grande on Playboy, public libraries and (imaginary) men in trench coats

Generous (and apparently oblivious) Doug Ford offers his own money to save a school nutrition program

Sun columnist calls city hall deputants “whiners,” then creates silly nicknames for council’s left

Sole-sourced contracts uncovered behind that Ford Ferris wheel

This 22-year-old venture capitalist is on track to make $180,000 this year. How does he spend it?

This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This Doctors Without Borders marketer earns $100,000 a year. How does she spend it?

How a Gen Z finance enthusiast in Forest Hill spends her money

This policy analyst and stand-up comedian makes $83,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it?

How an actor, influencer and amateur investor managed to earn a six-figure salary

Dear Urban Diplomat: What’s the etiquette for EV charging?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband thinks I’m a hoarder, but I’m a collector

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo building has zero tolerance for the slightest noise

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 brother is lying online about Dry January

Dear Urban Diplomat: My co-workers have forgotten how to behave in an office

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends are getting into sober raves, and I just can’t see the appeal