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SlutWalk continues to inspire a global movement, this time on the streets of New Delhi

SlutWalk continues to inspire a global movement, this time on the streets of New Delhi

The story of SlutWalk is one that we find pleasantly surprising. In case anybody missed it, the narrative went like this: cop says...

The List: 10 things restaurateur and Top Chef Canada judge Shereen Arazm can’t live without

The List: 10 things restaurateur and Top Chef Canada judge Shereen Arazm can’t live without

My ciccio fix Terroni founder Cosimo Mammoliti invented the ciccio, the world’s best sandwich: prosciutto, bocconcini and...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 37, The TDSB is teaching students to i-Think

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 37, The TDSB is teaching students to i-Think

The TDSB knows something about complex problems—it’s facing more than a few, including a budget deficit, declining enrolments...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: Nos. 34-36, David Cronenberg’s new film, 500 hidden love poems and Ryerson’s new student centre

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: Nos. 34-36, David Cronenberg’s new film, 500 hidden love poems and Ryerson’s new student centre

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 33, SickKids is closer to curing autism

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 33, SickKids is closer to curing autism

Autism has been blamed on satanic possession, vaccines and frosty moms, but scientists have known since the 1980s that genetics...

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.

With big-time budget problems, Toronto can’t afford another big-time tax giveaway (imagine that)

With big-time budget problems, Toronto can’t afford another big-time tax giveaway (imagine that)

In his mayoral campaign, Rob Ford promised that he would scrap both the vehicle registration tax and the land transfer tax , those...

Waterfront Toronto unveils new high-speed network, no thanks to Bell or Rogers

Waterfront Toronto unveils new high-speed network, no thanks to Bell or Rogers

In its latest effort to sell new developments in the old industrial heart of the city, Waterfront Toronto unveiled its latest...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 29, The ROM’s rock, gem, fossil and meteorite clinic

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 29, The ROM’s rock, gem, fossil and meteorite clinic

There’s always a queue at the ROM’s bimonthly rock, mineral, gem, fossil and meteorite identification clinic. Last March, the...

Does John Baird secretly love Toronto? Evidence from Question Period suggests yes

Does John Baird secretly love Toronto? Evidence from Question Period suggests yes

We were waiting to announce the big surprise, but John Baird let the cat out of the bag a little early. In order to survive the...

What does a dress made of toilet paper look like? See 15 preliminary sketches from Philip Sparks and more

What does a dress made of toilet paper look like? See 15 preliminary sketches from Philip Sparks and more

Slotted for fall 2011, the Cashmere runway show asks 15 Canadian designers to construct a dress and accessories out of toilet...

Ottawa drops its “new” budget with few changes from March—only more deficit anxiety

Ottawa drops its “new” budget with few changes from March—only more deficit anxiety

The federal election may have changed Parliament’s political makeup, but it seems to have changed relatively little in the minds...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 26, Kobo is taking on the Kindle

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 26, Kobo is taking on the Kindle

When Heather Reisman, the founder of Indigo Books and Music, began selling e-books in 2009, she made a choice that seemed...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 25, Bike-riding pinkos have a sense of humour

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 25, Bike-riding pinkos have a sense of humour

Last December, when Don Cherry stepped up to the mike at Rob Ford’s mayoral investiture dressed in a signature...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 24, Rob Stewart is the new Jacques Cousteau

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 24, Rob Stewart is the new Jacques Cousteau

Nine years ago, Rob Stewart, then a 22-year-old Toronto biologist, boarded a plane to Ecuador with his brand new underwater video...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 23, 68-year-old Tom Butscher rowed across the Atlantic Ocean

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 23, 68-year-old Tom Butscher rowed across the Atlantic Ocean

Tom Butscher, a 68-year-old resident of Ward’s Island, has an impressive athletic resumé of speed skating championships and a...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 20, A Star story prompted 30 grand for Haiti relief

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 20, A Star story prompted 30 grand for Haiti relief

When the Haitian earthquake hit late on a Tuesday afternoon in January 2010, two-year-old Lovely Avelus was watching cartoons. Six...

Doug Ford wants charity events off city streets and, well, put somewhere else

Doug Ford wants charity events off city streets and, well, put somewhere else

In the final months leading up to the election, Rob Ford said he’d prefer to move marathons off city streets —apparently, the...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: Nos. 18 and 19, Tourist town and solar schools

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: Nos. 18 and 19, Tourist town and solar schools

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 17, Malin Akerman is the city’s girl next door

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 17, Malin Akerman is the city’s girl next door

If you don’t know her name, that’s because she’s not desperately shoving it down your throat. She doesn’t spend her...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 16, A leg-powered, flapping-wing aircraft took flight

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 16, A leg-powered, flapping-wing aircraft took flight

The ancient Greeks hypothesized about human-powered flight. Leonardo da Vinci sketched it. R. Kelly wrote a song about it. Last...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 15, Everyone wants to live here

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 15, Everyone wants to live here

Last February, the most expensive house on the Toronto market sold for $17.5 million. The Hogg’s Hollow estate, at 174...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 14, Jose Bautista is baseball’s best hitter

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 14, Jose Bautista is baseball’s best hitter

Jose Bautista is 195 pounds of flexed calves, sturdy hips, mighty shoulders and cocked wrists. The Blue Jays’ 30-year-old star...

The hilarious hijinks of the hash brown hoax hack

The hilarious hijinks of the hash brown hoax hack

Canadians can rest easy this morning knowing that the political party currently governing their country has the same awesome level...

50 Reasons To Love Toronto: No. 13, Sherbourne Common is changing the waterfront

50 Reasons To Love Toronto: No. 13, Sherbourne Common is changing the waterfront

For years, Toronto’s eastern waterfront has been a bit like Amy Winehouse—full of potential but deeply troubled and rife with...

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?