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Rob Ford’s decision to cancel Transit City now comes with a $65-million price tag

TTC riders forced to pay increased fares for decreased service might be just a little bit perturbed to know what their money is...

Rob Ford could lose another crucial council battle over, um, plastic bags

Apparently bored with actual news, the Toronto Sun conducted a poll of city councillors to see if Rob Ford has the votes necessary...

Drunk, unruly RIM executives were tied up on an Air Canada flight—and then chewed through their restraints

Drunk, unruly RIM executives were tied up on an Air Canada flight—and then chewed through their restraints

The basic story reported two weeks ago was amusing enough—two Research in Motion executives get in a drunken row on a plane to...

Quoted: an eyewitness tells the tale of two RIM executives’ drunken rampage

That was Bernie Lee, a Toronto-based basketball agent who witnessed two wasted Research in Motion executives going berserk on an...

Corporate gossip: MLSE chair Larry Tanenbaum unknowingly foiled the Teachers’ plot to unseat him

Corporate gossip: MLSE chair Larry Tanenbaum unknowingly foiled the Teachers’ plot to unseat him

In striking an agreement with Rogers and Bell to buy the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’ s majority stake in Maple Leaf Sports...

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.

Charlie Sheen tweets real phone number to Justin Bieber (but why?)

Charlie Sheen tweets real phone number to Justin Bieber (but why?)

Charlie Sheen successfully made headlines again for about a minute yesterday when the former Two and a Half Men star and current...

Conrad Black Book Club: A Matter of Principle, Chapter 11 (wherein Black compares himself to Job)

Conrad Black Book Club: A Matter of Principle, Chapter 11 (wherein Black compares himself to Job)

After what seems like a million pages (it’s actually 310), Conrad Black has finally been indicted. Boosted by testimony from...

Sheppard subway needs a quick, cool $10 million to kick-start a private-public partnership

Sheppard subway needs a quick, cool $10 million to kick-start a private-public partnership

Apparently, the city’s (read: Rob Ford’ s) Sheppard subway dream could soon be a reality—just as long as the city is...

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I help my friend get her identity back now that she’s had a baby?

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I help my friend get her identity back now that she’s had a baby?

Dear Urban Diplomat, Since my friend had her baby last year, she’s lost her identity. Her Twitter profile features a picture of...

Dear Urban Diplomat: how can I get my co-workers to stop bashing Rob Ford?

Dear Urban Diplomat: how can I get my co-workers to stop bashing Rob Ford?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I am a Rob Ford supporter, and I work in an office where everyone, including my boss, bashes him. They even...

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I excuse myself from saying grace without offending my boyfriend?

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I excuse myself from saying grace without offending my boyfriend?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I started dating a wonderful man who is Christian. I’m agnostic, but I respect his faith and understand...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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