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Rob Ford’s demand for 10 per cent budget cuts in all city departments is looking more and more arbitrary

Rob Ford’s demand for 10 per cent budget cuts in all city departments is looking more and more arbitrary

With all the talk of Rob Ford’ s business cards, it’s easy to forget that city hall is in the midst of a nasty budget...

How Deadmau5—a.k.a. DJ Joel Zimmerman—came to make $100,000 a show and have four million Facebook fans

How Deadmau5—a.k.a. DJ Joel Zimmerman—came to make $100,000 a show and have four million Facebook fans

A steady August downpour drenched Chicago’s Grant Park on the final night of the Lollapalooza music festival. The rain and the...

Rob Ford giving city money to a family-owned business is apparently a victory for taxpayers

Somehow Rob Ford seems to be transforming a story about how he funnelled city money into his family-owned business into yet...

The List: 10 things Kevin O’Leary, the professional Dragon and author of Cold Hard Truth, can’t live without

The List: 10 things Kevin O’Leary, the professional Dragon and author of Cold Hard Truth, can’t live without

1| Fine wine I have a cellar of wine from Burgundy and Bordeaux. Château Latour ’90 is my current favourite. I bought a couple...

The Conrad Black Book Club: A Matter of Principle, Chapter 5 (wherein Black is poor and sends his own faxes)

The Conrad Black Book Club: A Matter of Principle, Chapter 5 (wherein Black is poor and sends his own faxes)

The press comes down hard on Black as news of his unceremonious ousting from Hollinger becomes public. Blackguard Rupert Murdoch...

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.

Under new executive director, Pride is fiscally responsible (also, fabulous)

Will Rob Ford attend any Pride events in 2012? The mayor might have been a party pooper and missed out on last year’s...

TMX board backs Maple Group takeover bid after four months of negotiations

The TMX board has come around to the once-hostile $3.8-million takeover bid by Maple Group, a consortium of 13 Canadian...

Proposed cuts from the library board hint at a crazy contingent

The city may have rejected the proposal to close library branches, but that hasn’t stemmed the flow of controversial suggestions...

All aboard the gravy train! Next stop: Deco Labels and Tags

All aboard the gravy train! Next stop: Deco Labels and Tags

Bloated councillor expense budgets? Gravy. Flashy business cards paid for by taxpayers and provided by a Ford family company? Not...

Toronto Star continues to air police force’s dirty laundry (specifically, its dry cleaning)

The Toronto Star’ s editorial board is using Rob Ford’ s own rhetoric against him. The paper recently reported that the 2012...

Bill Blair comes to Rob Ford’s rescue over disputed 911 call

Bill Blair hasn’t exactly been Rob Ford’ s staunchest supporter of late. But at the end of last week, the police chief came to...

Suzanne Rogers will give up $25,000 of her own money to a young, hardworking designer

Suzanne Rogers will give up $25,000 of her own money to a young, hardworking designer

Every year, the Toronto Fashion Incubator holds its New Labels competition, pitting three young designers against each other in...

Rob Ford gets over a bad case of the nerves to make his international debut at the Pan Am Games in Mexico

Rob Ford’ s first international excursion acting in his capacity as Toronto mayor went pretty smoothly. Ford was in...

Five things we learned from The Grid’s feature on the legendary Toronto party venue The Mad Hatter

Five things we learned from The Grid’s feature on the legendary Toronto party venue The Mad Hatter

The Grid’ s current cover story might be a more disturbing piece of journalism than any investigative reporting or hidden-camera...

Cute puppy models walked the runway for the annual Paws for the Cause gala and fashion show

Cute puppy models walked the runway for the annual Paws for the Cause gala and fashion show

In support of the Ontario Veterinary College’s Pet Trust Fund (a charity not for snooty Forest Hill trust-fund puppies, but...

Porter Airlines to service Timmins, Ontario (and all of its 200 residents)

Porter Airlines to service Timmins, Ontario (and all of its 200 residents)

Beloved airline and free alcohol dispensary Porter Airlines celebrated its fifth birthday this month by expanding service to...

Rob Ford crushes Glenn Beck to claim Keith Olbermann’s Worst Person in the World award

The left-wing media recently took a break from its attacks on Mayor Rob Ford to present him with an award: that of, um, the Worst...

Weekend Reading List: top stories from our sister sites, from runway panache to butternut squash

Weekend Reading List: top stories from our sister sites, from runway panache to butternut squash

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

Video: Mary Walsh calls Rob Ford a “big, loud-mouthed, bombastic buffoon,” then tells him to “chillax”

In an interview with Zoomer Media today, This Hour Has 22 Minutes Mary Walsh offers her thoughts—and a lot of zingers—on Rob...

Rob Ford–versus–22 Minutes fracas is now officially a tempest in a gravy boat

Rob Ford–versus–22 Minutes fracas is now officially a tempest in a gravy boat

With all the conflicting and disputed accounts swirling around regarding what actually happened on that fateful Monday morning...

Toronto Sun and Doug Holyday leading the charge to oust Occupy Toronto protesters from St. James Park

Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday has heard from people—both local residents and people who work in the area (oh my!)—who want Occupy...

Six Toronto Halloween costumes, from Ryan Gosling’s Driver to Krista Ford

Six Toronto Halloween costumes, from Ryan Gosling’s Driver to Krista Ford

Rachel McAdams at Occupy Toronto What you’ll need: McAdams’ hair has gone from brunette to pink-striped over the years, but...

Police reduce dry cleaning costs, media dutifully report on most boring gravy ever

Turns out Bill Blair can be cooperative after all. Although Toronto media have largely focused on Rob Ford bending to Blair’s...

Quick cash grabs to pad city coffers seem to be the new pattern for the Rob Ford regime

A report that will soon go before mayor Rob Ford’ s executive committee recommends the city sell off 10 per cent of Toronto...

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