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In quintessentially Canadian fashion, city staff prepare for looming lockout by learning to maintain hockey arenas

One sure sign things are going poorly at city hall: management types are learning to drive Zambonis. The Globe and Mail reports...

Doug Holyday basically says firefighting is safe and easy; meanwhile, Nick Kouvalis is up to his old tricks

We already knew that the man behind Rob Ford’ s gravy train campaign is now working for the opposite side by running a PR...

The Loaded List: we catalogue the astronomical salaries of Toronto’s ruling class

The Loaded List: we catalogue the astronomical salaries of Toronto’s ruling class

It’s not particularly polite to ask rich people what they earn. But tact is overrated, and we wanted to know, so we asked...

Apparently, the Sheppard subway extension is now going to open one station at a time

Apparently, the Sheppard subway extension is now going to open one station at a time

Turns out financing a subway extension is tough. Like, really, really tough. The Toronto Star reports that Gordon Chong, who Rob...

Would Coach Rob Ford make a different decision on daycare than Mayor Rob Ford?

Yesterday, we wondered if Mayor Rob Ford’ s success as a football coach and philanthropist in an underprivileged part of the...

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.

Alleged G20 attack plotter Byron Sonne is finally on trial

After a year and a half, “The Anarchist of Forest Hill,” Byron Sonne, is going to trial. Sonne is accused of planning an...

Did Justin Bieber really get a 20-year-old California woman pregnant? Probably not.

Did Justin Bieber really get a 20-year-old California woman pregnant? Probably not.

After days of ignoring the problem, Justin Bieber has agreed to take a paternity test to disprove his baby-daddy status. Mariah...

The Conrad Black Book Club: A Matter of Principle, Chapter 6 (wherein Conrad loses the Telegraph)

The Conrad Black Book Club: A Matter of Principle, Chapter 6 (wherein Conrad loses the Telegraph)

Going on the word of Conrad Black alone (and his long, obscure words are the only ones we have), the Lord has basically become the...

VIDEO: “I Heart Rob Ford,” Tasha James and Fast Ford Nation Dancers’ bizarre tribute to the mayor

We’re not sure what this video is trying to say about Rob Ford. Man may never know. But we imagine this is what the mayor sees...

The Q&A: Why the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs Janice Gross Stein won’t be our friend on Facebook

The Q&A: Why the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs Janice Gross Stein won’t be our friend on Facebook

One of the essays in your new book argues that privacy has become an endangered species. Can you explain? Threats to our privacy...

Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Market actually aren’t that hard to hold

Apparently, Kensington Market’s monthly Pedestrian Sundays are a success (surprise, surprise). In fact, they’ve been so...

Cost of digging a tunnel for the Eglinton crosstown could pose a problem for Rob Ford’s transit plan

Cost of digging a tunnel for the Eglinton crosstown could pose a problem for Rob Ford’s transit plan

From annals of things that shouldn’t be surprising but somehow are at city hall: digging a tunnel for the Eglinton LRT—one...

Destination Munkistan: A look at Peter Munk’s new Adriatic playground for the super-rich

Destination Munkistan: A look at Peter Munk’s new Adriatic playground for the super-rich

The latest project of the gold magnate Peter Munk is a seaside resort and tax haven for fellow billionaires in the post-Soviet...

Conrad Black offers (incomprehensible) advice to the Occupy movement

Conrad Black rarely misses an opportunity to share his opinion or flex his sesquipedalian loquaciousness, so when Corporate...

If only Rob Ford, Mayor, could be as good as his job as Rob Ford, Football Coach

Mayor Rob Ford loves the gridiron, where he can steamroll his opponents without pesky nuisances like voting and committee...

Reason to Love Toronto: because our geeks are gaming gods

Reason to Love Toronto: because our geeks are gaming gods

Video gamers are often maligned as dweebs with vitamin D deficiencies and a dearth of flesh-and-blood friends, but that probably...

Weekend Reading List: top stories from our sister sites, from the best chocolate maker to a shimmering satyr

Weekend Reading List: top stories from our sister sites, from the best chocolate maker to a shimmering satyr

Every weekend we round up the highlights from the other websites in the St. Joseph Media family. Check them out, after the...

VIA Rail reveals just what a $923-million investment will buy you

Earlier this week VIA Rail announced its plan for a slew of service upgrades, the result of the biggest government investments in...

Daycare: another reason that Rob Ford’s adversarial relationship with the premier is bad news

More bad news for anyone relying on daycare, courtesy of the Toronto Star: provincial cash might be the only thing that could...

How private garbage contractors turned state-of-the-art showers into gravy

It’s starting to look like the world of privatized garbage collection isn’t as gravy-free as the mayor and his friends would...

Norm Kelly having trouble grappling with Occupy Toronto

With the protesters camped out in St. James Park bracing for winter—and doing a pretty good job of it— Rob Ford said earlier...

Does a new naming rights policy mean Toronto has a revenue problem after all?

Mayor Rob Ford and his pals on the executive committee recently approved a policy for naming rights in the city, one that will...

More horror stories from the G20 detention centre means more searching for closure for the city

More horror stories from the G20 detention centre means more searching for closure for the city

The long-simmering anger over the Toronto G20 was revived this week after the Toronto Star released surveillance footage from the...

VIDEO: Watch two hot, sculpted Toronto men having a sword fight

VIDEO: Watch two hot, sculpted Toronto men having a sword fight

More and more, the National Ballet of Canada knows its marketing. They have just released a video of two of the company's...

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?