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The Scene: Power Ball 13, a party where people drink a lot and eat meat in designer clothes

The Scene: Power Ball 13, a party where people drink a lot and eat meat in designer clothes

Forget the fashion—Power Ball 13, 2011’s edition of the annual Power Plant fundraiser, was all about the meat. Think a pig on...

Does RIM just not get the gadget market?

Does RIM just not get the gadget market?

Research in Motion took another beating on the markets this morning, plunging 21 per cent after another disappointing earnings...

Google launches “new” reverse-image search engine—three years after a Toronto tech company did it first

Google launches “new” reverse-image search engine—three years after a Toronto tech company did it first

Three years ago, Leila Boujnane’s Idée Inc. developed an oh-so-cool reverse-image search engine called TinEye. At the...

Councillor loses his piggy, prompting city council to make jokes that were actually kind of funny

Councillor loses his piggy, prompting city council to make jokes that were actually kind of funny

In an attempt to remind people of the seriousness of the city’s dire fiscal straits, Toronto budget chief Mike Del Grande has...

Is council’s vote to sell off 22 TCHC assets the beginning of a Toronto social housing fire sale?

Is council’s vote to sell off 22 TCHC assets the beginning of a Toronto social housing fire sale?

A day after Mayor Rob Ford mused about selling Casa Loma , he and a large majority of councillors voted to divest city hall of a...

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.

Dalton McGuinty is urging a refund if GO trains are delayed—provided commuters (read: voters) like the idea

Dalton McGuinty is urging a refund if GO trains are delayed—provided commuters (read: voters) like the idea

Apparently, Dalton McGuinty is proposing to run the government like a pizza delivery van (at least, so says the Toronto Star) : 20...

Air Canada and Canada Post on strike, locked out and about to get the TTC treatment

Air Canada and Canada Post on strike, locked out and about to get the TTC treatment

When the Interwebs received word that Canada Post workers were ready to start rotating strikes, the jokes were both predictable...

David Miller lands a teaching gig at NYU, proving (once again) that he really, really loves New York

David Miller lands a teaching gig at NYU, proving (once again) that he really, really loves New York

The last time we heard from David Miller, we couldn’t help but notice that New York is quite clearly the (ahem) apple of his...

Apparently the Mastercard Centre for Hockey Excellence is a financial sinkhole

Apparently the Mastercard Centre for Hockey Excellence is a financial sinkhole

Hockey seems to be the topic of the day. First, the Vancouver Canucks get thumped by the Boston Bruins in game six of the Stanley...

Does the city really need to start a letter-writing campaign in support of a second Toronto hockey team?

Does the city really need to start a letter-writing campaign in support of a second Toronto hockey team?

Last week, Josh Colle presented a motion to Toronto council urging the city to pursue bringing a second National Hockey League...

Five things we learned about Doug Ford from Saturday’s Globe and Mail

Five things we learned about Doug Ford from Saturday’s Globe and Mail

Doug Ford is a toughie for Toronto press corps to write about. Officially, he’s just another councillor, and a really green one...

Jay who doesn’t usually play—let alone pitch—chucks a flawless ninth

Jay who doesn’t usually play—let alone pitch—chucks a flawless ninth

The Toronto Blue Jays’ arms have struggled a lot recently. Case in point: the Jays’ pitching corps coughed up an embarrassing...

Another front-page treatment on the Star, another officer charged with G20 offenses

Another front-page treatment on the Star, another officer charged with G20 offenses

The Toronto Star continued to do the investigative work the Toronto police would prefer it didn’t, managing once more to splash...

The Scene: 30 shameless photos of the cutest and snuggliest puppies from a Woofstock fashion show

The Scene: 30 shameless photos of the cutest and snuggliest puppies from a Woofstock fashion show

On Saturday afternoon at Berczy Park, Woofstock held its annual doggy fashion show, and in attendance were poodles, beagles, pugs...

Why the proposed “merger” between the TMX and the London Stock Exchange is bad news for Bay Street

Why the proposed “merger” between the TMX and the London Stock Exchange is bad news for Bay Street

One morning in late January, 1998, the Bank of Montreal CEO Matthew Barrett and Royal Bank chief John Cleghorn paid a visit to the...

Four things we learned from the auditor general’s report on the G20

Four things we learned from the auditor general’s report on the G20

Back in the dim mists of time— about six weeks ago , during that whole election thingy—we took a moment’s pause from the...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 50, Milos Raonic’s slam is grand

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 50, Milos Raonic’s slam is grand

When you live in a city of perpetual sports losers, the appearance of a winner is disconcerting. It’s like a warm spell in...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 48, A Queen West company is developing mind-control computing

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 48, A Queen West company is developing mind-control computing

Much more conveniently located than a galaxy far, far away, a small tech company called InteraXon on Queen West is developing...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No.47, Freeing the Human Spirit teaches yoga in prisons

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No.47, Freeing the Human Spirit teaches yoga in prisons

Sister Elaine MacInnes is an 87-year-old Roman Catholic nun who is also a practising Zen master. While working in the Philippines...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: Nos. 45-46, RBC’s compassion and 3-D movies

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: Nos. 45-46, RBC’s compassion and 3-D movies

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 44, The Lightbox serves Milk Duds

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 44, The Lightbox serves Milk Duds

The assets of the Lightbox, the new home of the Toronto International Film Festival, are many: the intelligent movie...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 43, Energy Innovation is replacing dirty oil with flaxseed biodiesel

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 43, Energy Innovation is replacing dirty oil with flaxseed biodiesel

When Jon Dwyer, the 27-year-old CEO of Energy Innovation, was shopping around for a place to house his first industrial-scale...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No.42, John O’Regan is bringing glam rock back

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No.42, John O’Regan is bringing glam rock back

John O’Regan, the 25-year-old bespectacled frontman of the post-punk band the D’Urbervilles, enjoyed some modest success among...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: Nos. 40-41, Wild beasts roam wild in the city’s ravines

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: Nos. 40-41, Wild beasts roam wild in the city’s ravines

Toronto’s ravines have long been a hospitable home for wildlife. Now we’re seeing all manner of strange beast roaming our...

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?