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The Raptor effect: four former players who found playoff glory somewhere else

Call us self-loathing Toronto sports fans, but this year’s otherwise spectacular NBA playoffs have been marred by the success of...

Could the solution to the city’s taxi trouble be worse than the original problem?

Could the solution to the city’s taxi trouble be worse than the original problem?

Toronto cabbies don’t have it easy—and not just because so many of them are wildly overqualified for their current jobs. While...

Hashtag of the day—careful, it’s odorific

Some days Toronto stinks, and not just a little bit. People on their way to work this morning discovered a funk lingering over the...

Five things we learned from last night’s garbage debate

Five things we learned from last night’s garbage debate

Newbie councillor Josh Matlow has spent the last six months very carefully straddling council’s middle, taking a calculated...

Apparently, Toronto still isn’t in the big leagues. But that may be a good thing

Apparently, Toronto still isn’t in the big leagues. But that may be a good thing

U.S. firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has released a list of the world’s best cities , in which “best” is defined by a high score...

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.

Everybody panic! Huffington Post is coming to Canada and has so far hired one person

Everybody panic! Huffington Post is coming to Canada and has so far hired one person

A bit of inside baseball news about the wild, sometimes incestuous world that is Toronto media: Globeandmail.com editor Kenny Yum...

Gregory Burke pulled the Power Plant out of debt and enhanced its international reputation. Then, he quit.

Gregory Burke pulled the Power Plant out of debt and enhanced its international reputation. Then, he quit.

The Power Plant’s first board meeting of the year was held at noon on Monday, February 7. The gallery, situated on prime...

Five stupid things Geert Wilders said during his stay in Toronto

Five stupid things Geert Wilders said during his stay in Toronto

Last night, Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders visited Toronto, where he spoke to both Sun TV’s Ezra Levant and the...

Toronto hoop prodigies seeking NBA glory

Toronto hoop prodigies seeking NBA glory

Two basketball phenoms are ready to turn their hoop dreams into reality. A pair of former GTA high school stars—Brampton’s...

War on the Car: cars still winning, this time in a battle against a Bixi bike stand

War on the Car: cars still winning, this time in a battle against a Bixi bike stand

We didn't expect to see the clash between the city’s two allegedly warring modes of transportation play out quite so literally...

NHL fans break from playoffs to discuss gay marriage—because, apparently, it’s still 2006

NHL fans break from playoffs to discuss gay marriage—because, apparently, it’s still 2006

Normally, “Canadian athlete supports existing Canadian law” wouldn’t be a big story—but the fact that New York Rangers...

TTC rolls out service cuts, to transit riders’ chagrin

The service cuts the TTC announced earlier this year came into effect across the city on Sunday, meaning many bus routes will be...

If you can’t beat ’em, buy ’em—Canadian Tire acquires Sport Chek

If you can’t beat ’em, buy ’em—Canadian Tire acquires Sport Chek

Big news from the Canadian sporting good retail world today: Canadian Tire struck a deal worth a reported $771 million to buy...

City’s deal with the police union could blow a(nother) huge hole in the budget

City’s deal with the police union could blow a(nother) huge hole in the budget

The Toronto police force’s already bloated budget just ballooned a little bigger. Word is that Toronto Police Service Board and...

Blockbuster death spiral: Canadian stores can’t escape the Netflix effect

Blockbuster death spiral: Canadian stores can’t escape the Netflix effect

Though we've been hearing for months that the Canadian arm of bankrupt U.S. movie rental giant Blockbuster Video has been doing...

Ignatieff resigns from politics and returns to the Ivory Tower

Ignatieff resigns from politics and returns to the Ivory Tower

On Tuesday morning, Michael Ignatieff publicly announced his resignation as the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada . By...

Two of the National Ballet’s étoiles brillantes to leave the company this spring

Two of the National Ballet’s étoiles brillantes to leave the company this spring

Toronto is set to lose one of its hottest dancer couples. National Ballet of Canada principal dancers Bridgett Zehr and Zdenek...

Kissinger versus Ferguson: three things we hope to see at the next Munk Debates

It’s interesting—in the “kind of weird” sense of the term—that an academic debate hosted by the University of Toronto...

Doug Ford’s NFL plans just got (slightly) less crazy

Doug Ford’s NFL plans just got (slightly) less crazy

We’ve been following Doug Ford ’s crusade to bring a professional football team to Toronto (sorry, Argos, you didn’t make...

The List: 10 things celebrated photographer Edward Burtynsky can’t live without

The List: 10 things celebrated photographer Edward Burtynsky can’t live without

Edward Burtynsky, the city’s most celebrated photographer and CONTACT Festival headliner, is showing his series about Oil at the...

Yesterday’s arrest means Parkdale can breathe a little easier—but the treatment of the mentally ill remains an issue

After a disturbing series of assaults that targeted residents with mental illness—some of whom were elderly—in the city’s...

Bixi Toronto launches with limited service, missing keys, rain—and optimism!

Bixi Toronto launches with limited service, missing keys, rain—and optimism!

Bixi finally launched in Toronto yesterday, with much fanfare among latte-sipping cyclists, who can pick up bikes at one of 50...

Citizens demand an audit of Ford’s campaign financing

Citizens demand an audit of Ford’s campaign financing

A pair of concerned Toronto residents is asking the city to audit the books of Rob Ford’s election campaign, alleging that the...

Bell TV and Sun News Network caught in a cat fight. Now, if only there was a way they could both lose

Bell TV and Sun News Network caught in a cat fight. Now, if only there was a way they could both lose

In this conflict, we’re not sure which side to root for. Apparently Bell has pulled the Sun News Network, Canada’s newest...

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