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Dear Urban Diplomat: should I tell my neighbours I think I may have accidentally killed their cat?

Dear Urban Diplomat: should I tell my neighbours I think I may have accidentally killed their cat?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I accidentally killed a cat with my car. It didn’t having any tags on it, so I scooped up the body and...

Quoted: Joe Mihevc is very, very sure the Sheppard subway is doomed

Quoted: Joe Mihevc is very, very sure the Sheppard subway is doomed

“All signs point to Sheppard being dead—D-E-A-D, dead—and I think the only thing that hasn’t happened is the news becoming...

Dalton “Boring Machine” McGuinty and Rob Ford go on a field trip to see an enormous hole

Yesterday, frenemies Dalton McGuinty and Rob Ford toured the site where crews are beginning to dig the tunnel for the Eglinton...

Apparently, senior citizens (with chronic pain) are lying on beds made of gravy

Apparently, senior citizens (with chronic pain) are lying on beds made of gravy

Having slashed councillor expense budgets, city hall is looking for new ways to save money. One idea is to eliminate the Toronto...

THE SCENE: Holt Renfrew launches Holt’s Muse with the Man Repeller Leandra Medine

THE SCENE: Holt Renfrew launches Holt’s Muse with the Man Repeller Leandra Medine

Tuesday night at Holt Renfrew, fashion fans flocked to the third floor, where the Man Repeller Leandra Medine hosted a party to...

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.

Spotlight: Actress Blythe Wilson brings brassiness and a big voice to Mary Poppins at the Princess of Wales Theatre

Spotlight: Actress Blythe Wilson brings brassiness and a big voice to Mary Poppins at the Princess of Wales Theatre

In a world of instant stars and stunt casting, Blythe Wilson is a throwback to the brassy belters and hoofers of theatre’s...

Memoir: How a 59-year-old neuroscientist and university professor fell prey to opiates—again

Memoir: How a 59-year-old neuroscientist and university professor fell prey to opiates—again

My family and I moved to the Netherlands from Toronto in the summer of 2010. I’d been a psychology professor at the University...

The Toronto Sun joins Rob Ford in creating a new slow-roasted redefinition of the word gravy

There was a time when the word “gravy” referred to swollen expense budgets and perks handed out to politicians that were...

Quoted: Rob Ford says it’s about time the city asked Occupy Toronto to “move on”

Quoted: Rob Ford says it’s about time the city asked Occupy Toronto to “move on”

“They have had a peaceful protest. I think it is time that we ask them to move on.” That was Mayor Rob Ford , speaking to...

City document outlines stringent demands to unions, work stoppage pretty much inevitable

City document outlines stringent demands to unions, work stoppage pretty much inevitable

The Globe and Mail is reporting that the city’s list of demands to unionized workers “amounts to a fundamental overhaul of the...

Japanese giant Rakuten to buy Indigo’s majority stake in Kobo for close to $150 million

Turns out we aren’t the only ones who love Kobo: news broke yesterday that the e-reader company is soon to be scooped up by...

Rob Ford says it’s about time Occupy Toronto protesters moved on—but can the city actually evict them?

Mayor Rob Ford’ s mysterious plan regarding the Occupy Toronto protesters is taking a while to hatch, but we do have some hints...

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...

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...

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