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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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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.

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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

School board joins the fight against Rob Ford’s so-called “war on children”

Quoted: a tech analyst on Rodney Dangerfield, RIM and how the two are pretty much the same thing

Transit funding 101: no money, mo’ problems

Quoted: Mike Del Grande on the vulnerable, and how they’re getting in the way of a balanced budget

Ryan Gosling portrays the Invisible Man for the New York Times

Apparently, city hall is looking to recoup lost revenue on the backs of Toronto children

Rob Ford’s old website is hacked—but sadly, not by the Toronto Star

Rob Ford looks to contract out more city jobs; Doug Holyday finds out from the newspaper

Head of Indonesia RIM a suspect in BlackBerry brawl

Ryerson journalism professor to the Star: Fight the power (quietly)

Jonathan Black (son of Conrad) is under house arrest in Toronto

Quoted: Mike Layton might have a freak-out

Conrad Black Book Club: A Matter of Principle, Chapter 10 (wherein Peter C. Newman’s imagination is ghoulishly prurient)

These North York points enthusiasts earn $370,000 a year. How do they spend it?

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?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My family takes Mother’s Day more seriously than Father’s Day

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