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Sign of the Apocalypse #3: Centers for Disease Control release primer on how to survive a zombie apocalypse

Sign of the Apocalypse #3: Centers for Disease Control release primer on how to survive a zombie apocalypse

If our readers watched season one of The Walking Dead , they'll recognize how futile it is, but the Centers for Disease Control...

The war on fun takes aim at a new target: city patios

The war on fun takes aim at a new target: city patios

City council was busy junking 2010’s harmonization of city zoning bylaws yesterday—but as the Toronto Star points out , that...

Sign of the Apocalypse #2: Justin Bieber named third most influential celebrity in the world

Sign of the Apocalypse #2: Justin Bieber named third most influential celebrity in the world

Justin Bieber has made three-year-olds cry , headlined a sold-out world tour and starred in a top-grossing 3-D movie based on his...

The Star discovers non-motorists’ lives come cheap in Ontario

The Star discovers non-motorists’ lives come cheap in Ontario

A lot of cyclists already knew that the price drivers pay for killing a pedestrian in Ontario is absurdly low—but we’re happy...

Sign of the Apocalypse #1: the sun shines on Toronto

Sign of the Apocalypse #1: the sun shines on Toronto

Apparently, the earth is coming to an end pretty damn soon— on Saturday , to be exact. In honour of this auspicious...

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.

Local media anoints Jose Bautista the greatest slugger in Blue Jays history

Local media anoints Jose Bautista the greatest slugger in Blue Jays history

Jose Bautista ’s sizzling start to the 2011 season has Toronto Blue Jays fans practically foaming at the mouth, and with good...

Cabinet shuffle: Toronto gets a seat in Harper’s new government—and it’s not even a token

Cabinet shuffle: Toronto gets a seat in Harper’s new government—and it’s not even a token

Good news, Toronto: Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced his new cabinet this morning and, for the first time since 2006, the...

Council votes to start the trash privatization process—but is the mayor already losing his magic touch?

Council votes to start the trash privatization process—but is the mayor already losing his magic touch?

Yesterday’s council debate started, fittingly, with a little trash talk. Rob Ford unleashed his inner loudmouth (which is...

Bruce Power won’t be shipping radioactive waste through the Great Lakes—for now

Bruce Power won’t be shipping radioactive waste through the Great Lakes—for now

Bruce Power’ s proposal to dispose of old steam boilers from the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station by shipping them to a...

Three possible scenarios for the Raptors at tonight’s draft lotto

Three possible scenarios for the Raptors at tonight’s draft lotto

After 16 NBA seasons and 11 losing campaigns, we’re pretty sure the Toronto Raptors are familiar with the draft lottery. Tonight...

City hall storms Casa Loma’s gates! (Well, sort of)

City hall storms Casa Loma’s gates! (Well, sort of)

While the rest of the city has managed to go about its business without really noticing, there's a long-running feud taking place...

Greta Constantine’s Stephen Wong and Kirk Pickersgill launch Skin, their collaboration with Danier

Greta Constantine’s Stephen Wong and Kirk Pickersgill launch Skin, their collaboration with Danier

Last night, Toronto’s glossiest glamourpusses—well, at least the ones willing to trek to Queen Street West and Brock Avenue on...

School librarians are an endangered species outside of Toronto—but should we care?

School librarians are an endangered species outside of Toronto—but should we care?

The number of librarians across Ontario is on the decline. According to a new study by People for Education , 80 per cent of the...

Rob Ford’s financial woes march one step closer to serious trouble

For once it’s not the City of Toronto that’s in bookkeeping trouble. When news about Rob Ford’s campaign finance shenanigans...

Get ready for something ugly, angry and mostly pointless—get ready for the Ward 9 by-election

Get ready for something ugly, angry and mostly pointless—get ready for the Ward 9 by-election

The news broke Friday afternoon that City Clerk Ulli Watkiss had decided not to go forward with an appeal of the Ontario Superior...

Surging loonie is hurting Toronto athletes’ wallets—but Blue Jays’ Bautista pays it no mind

Surging loonie is hurting Toronto athletes’ wallets—but Blue Jays’ Bautista pays it no mind

With the value of the Canadian dollar hitting new heights , Toronto athletes that chose to be paid out in the U.S. greenback in...

G20 Aftermath: Byron Sonne gets bail after 11 months in the slammer

G20 Aftermath: Byron Sonne gets bail after 11 months in the slammer

Arrested in the pressure cooker days before last summer’s G20 summit, Byron Sonne has been waiting almost a year while...

Critics cry foul after Ford spams supporters

In anticipation of the cuts to be made by the Rob Ford administration, the city is undertaking a review of its services. Because...

CBC reporter Mellissa Fung was abducted, stabbed and held captive in the Afghan desert for 28 days—and she wants to go back

CBC reporter Mellissa Fung was abducted, stabbed and held captive in the Afghan desert for 28 days—and she wants to go back

In your new book, Under an Afghan Sky, you describe being taken hostage by Taliban sympathizers. Tell us about the abduction. I...

Bob Barker gets his wish: Toronto Zoo sends pachyderms packing

Bob Barker gets his wish: Toronto Zoo sends pachyderms packing

On Thursday, the board of directors of the Toronto Zoo voted to send three elephants south after former Price is Right host Bob...

New York takes cues from T.O. by using the Interwebs to retrieve stolen stuff

New York takes cues from T.O. by using the Interwebs to retrieve stolen stuff

Ever since a Toronto woman arranged a sting to get her bike back in the summer of 2009—a feel-good story that made it all the...

What the heck is happening on Finch?

Finch Avenue West is one of the lingering casualties of Rob Ford’s war on Transit City. One of the busiest bus routes in...

The Scene: Nicole Richie helps TNT launch their newly renovated Yorkville location

The Scene: Nicole Richie helps TNT launch their newly renovated Yorkville location

The offer of free alcohol used to be enough to lure Toronto’s social butterflies away from their at-home pasta binges and...

Apparently, Queen’s Park doesn’t hold a grudge—Joe Pantalone lands a spot at Waterfront Toronto

Apparently, Queen’s Park doesn’t hold a grudge—Joe Pantalone lands a spot at Waterfront Toronto

Turns out it isn’t necessary to run for a seat under Dalton McGuinty ’ s banner to wash away the bad taste left over from the...

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