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TTC to add exciting new ways to berate management

The TTC announced a series of measures on Thursday aimed at improving customer service and the overall “rider experience.”...

Giorgio Mammoliti is riled up over plans to raise, ahem, rigid limit on body rub permits

Giorgio Mammoliti is upset over a proposal to raise the limit on the number of body rub parlours in the city, a plan he says was...

Comparisons between the G20 and Occupy Toronto protests are coming a touch too early

Comparisons between the G20 and Occupy Toronto protests are coming a touch too early

This weekend, Toronto demonstrators will launch a protest motivated by the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York...

BlackBerry blackout resolved, RIM’s Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis say they’re really sorry

Media punching bags and RIM co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis confirmed in a 10 a.m. conference call that full, global...

Doug Ford comes out pro-Pepsi and anti–healthy drinks in another acrimonious city hall battle pitting left versus right

Doug Ford comes out pro-Pepsi and anti–healthy drinks in another acrimonious city hall battle pitting left versus right

Depending on whom you ask, Doug Ford is upset because either the city is force-feeding kids healthy drinks or it’s not...

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.

Spanish company eyeballing Toronto Zoo for takeover—but, fear not, it won’t stick a roller coaster out by the ostriches

A Spanish company that owns more than 80 theme parks—including BonBon Land, Waterworld and Dutch Wonderland—is interested in...

Ed Keenan has a plan for Rob Ford—but is the mayor really the reasonable guy Keenan needs him to be?

In this week’s issue of The Grid, Edward Keenan offers a “five-point plan” to help Rob Ford right his crashing and burning...

Urban planner advocates for a new Toronto transit system—i.e. gondolas

Here’s a novel, if not totally insane, idea: urban planner and founder of Creative Urban Projects Steven Dale thinks Toronto...

City hall councillor wants to bring back free food so that he can sit still

James Pasternak has an idea for making things a little more civil during city council meetings: bring back the snacks. Council...

Research in Motion grinds to a halt as Blackberry blackout goes global

Millions of people are feeling CrackBerry withdrawal symptoms as a blackout inhibiting all email, texting and browsing enters its...

Toronto’s gold wars turn hot (again) with news that Jack Berkovits is suing rival Harold Gerstel

Earlier this month, the cash-for-gold skirmish between Jack Berkovits and Harold “the Jewellery Buyer” Gerstel went...

York Regional Police respond to the Star’s allegations, essentially repeating what the paper reported

Earlier this week, the Toronto Star reported that York Regional Police was attempting to finagle its way out of providing...

Tony Keller: How group buying sites have spawned a breed of fickle, bargain-addicted consumers that will never pay full freight again

Tony Keller: How group buying sites have spawned a breed of fickle, bargain-addicted consumers that will never pay full freight again

Late last year , Marlon Pather, owner of a midtown meat shop called The Butchers, embarked on an ambitious plan to sell thousands...

Dear Urban Diplomat: What do I do when my friends pay for dinner but stiff the server on the tip?

Dear Urban Diplomat: What do I do when my friends pay for dinner but stiff the server on the tip?

Dear Urban Diplomat, My wife and I went with another couple to Celestin, where we’re regular patrons. The service was...

Dear Urban Diplomat: How can I approach Erin Karpluk (a.k.a. Erica Strange) and still maintain my cool?

Dear Urban Diplomat: How can I approach Erin Karpluk (a.k.a. Erica Strange) and still maintain my cool?

Dear Urban Diplomat, Being Erica sometimes films in my ’hood, and I have a monster crush on Erin Karpluk, the show’s star. I...

Dear Urban Diplomat: My sister wants my child to sport a Stephen Harper costume for Halloween

Dear Urban Diplomat: My sister wants my child to sport a Stephen Harper costume for Halloween

Dear Urban Diplomat, My sister made my toddler a Stephen Harper costume for Halloween (sweater vest, grey toupée, tiny...

Sue-Ann Levy finds new and creative ways to bash unions, Margaret Atwood

Toronto Sun columnist Sue-Ann Levy believes that Tim Hudak only has himself—and not Rob Ford —to blame for his monumental...

RIM spends $100 million—possibly (hopefully) to be more like Apple

Research in Motion announced Friday that it has agreed to buy Irish developer NewBay for a reported $100 million. The 200-employee...

Cities across North America—including Fargo, N.D., but not including Toronto—are exploring novel ways to raise revenue

Strained municipal budgets across North America mean that cities have a choice to make: according to the Globe and Mail, they can...

The List: 10 things former Governor General and author Adrienne Clarkson can’t live without

The List: 10 things former Governor General and author Adrienne Clarkson can’t live without

1| My Filofax I’ve had it for 26 years, and I’ve never mislaid it. I’ll always keep it, even though I’ve been told I need...

Camera: a who’s who of Canadian cinema gathers at the Lightbox to kick off TIFF’s retrospective of Norman Jewison films

Camera: a who’s who of Canadian cinema gathers at the Lightbox to kick off TIFF’s retrospective of Norman Jewison films

August 11, Malaparte. An air-kissing who’s who of Canadian cinema gathered on the sixth floor of the Lightbox to kick off...

Best of Fall 2011: Ten recommendations for an absolutely satisfying, perfectly proportioned autumn

Best of Fall 2011: Ten recommendations for an absolutely satisfying, perfectly proportioned autumn

The problem with this season is there’s simply too much to do. Too many tortured opera divas. Too many ballerinas with toe...

The Q & A: former Bay Streeter Andrew Galloway sympathizes with the crack addicts he counsels on Intervention Canada—because he used to be one

The Q & A: former Bay Streeter Andrew Galloway sympathizes with the crack addicts he counsels on Intervention Canada—because he used to be one

Now you’re a successful rehab therapist, but 10 years ago, you were working on Bay Street, hooked on booze and crack. How bad...

Getting rid of gravy—i.e., selling off city theatres—is surprisingly complicated

In a story laden with theatre metaphors (natch), the Globe and Mail is reporting that the process of selling off three 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