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With Canada’s coins getting lighter, we geekily measured loonies against other currencies

With Canada’s coins getting lighter, we geekily measured loonies against other currencies

The Royal Canadian Mint has weighed in: Canadian dollar and two-dollar coins need to go on a diet. New coins, with a new metal...

Mint bringing lighter loonies and toonies to Canadian pockets everywhere

Mint bringing lighter loonies and toonies to Canadian pockets everywhere

Do Canadians stagger under the unbearable weight of the coins in their pockets? Do baristas and bartenders struggle to carry home...

Toronto Community Housing CEO booted from her job, but oh-so-many questions remain

Toronto Community Housing CEO booted from her job, but oh-so-many questions remain

In news that was about as inevitable as this morning’s “subways hosed down after St. Patrick’s Day festivities,” Toronto...

Jiggy gets the start in net, but Maple Leafs shut out by highly beatable Panthers

With backup netminder Jean-Sé bastien Giguère getting the start between the pipes, the Toronto Maple Leafs received a 4-0...

Pearson responds to long lines on Wednesday night with radical move of “adding staff”

Wednesday night, the lineups at Pearson International Airport were apparently a bit nutty, even by the standards of Canada’s...

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.

Torpedo Alert: Charlie Sheen is indeed bringing his show to Toronto

Torpedo Alert: Charlie Sheen is indeed bringing his show to Toronto

For the first time since Joe Carter’s walk-off home run in 1993, Torontonians are finally winning : this April, Charlie Sheen is...

Reason to love Toronto: Hollywood movie money is back

Reason to love Toronto: Hollywood movie money is back

Next month, a colossal $150-million remake of the ’90s alien flick Total Recall is set to start filming at the new Pinewood...

Reimer returns to form as the Leafs top the Hurricanes. Cue talk of playoffs (again)

Apparently, the Toronto Maple Leafs have returned to the playoff race. According to the Globe and Mail , the squad is “back on...

New York Times uses Canada as “giant guinea pig” to test-market its new pay wall

New York Times uses Canada as “giant guinea pig” to test-market its new pay wall

Lucky us. Canadians will be the first readers in the world to experience the New York Times ’s new (and much discussed) on-line...

Could a Tea Party–esque movement be good for Toronto?

Could a Tea Party–esque movement be good for Toronto?

With federal and provincial elections looming, there’s a good chance that Torontonians will have conservative leaders all the...

Vancouver Whitecaps new marketing strategy shows TFC what screw-ups really look like

By all accounts, Toronto FC has had a rough off-season. Before the Major League Soccer regular season has even kicked off, the...

In the midst of Japan’s nuclear crisis, demand for iodide pills rises near leaky Pickering plant

In the midst of Japan’s nuclear crisis, demand for iodide pills rises near leaky Pickering plant

With the news that Japan may be on the brink of a serious nuclear crisis, Ontarians living near the Pickering power plant seem to...

Canada’s big-city mayors have a wish list for Ottawa—except for Rob Ford

Canada’s big-city mayors have a wish list for Ottawa—except for Rob Ford

With the budget coming next week from the federal government, one big question is whether, or what, Ottawa will has in store for...

Election Watch 2011: How do the federal parties’ ads stack up so far?

Canada is about 99.9 per cent likely to be heading into an election after next week , so all national parties have started to...

The art of self-defence: the unbearable anxiety of being Ken Finkleman

The art of self-defence: the unbearable anxiety of being Ken Finkleman

His shows are nasty, sophisticated, hilarious—and often dismissed as derivative. The unbearable anxiety of being Ken Finkleman...

What would budget proposals look like if Ottawa made sense? Two think tanks’ adventures in coherence

What would budget proposals look like if Ottawa made sense? Two think tanks’ adventures in coherence

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) today released the Alternative Budget, its annual exercise in...

Longhorns are Toronto’s team for NCAA March Madness

March Madness is upon us. That means 67 high-octane games over 28 days for 68 of the best college basketball teams in the United...

Megan Follows dressed by David Dixon? See it at the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s feel-good fashion show

Megan Follows dressed by David Dixon? See it at the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s feel-good fashion show

Fashion month spawns a series of spectacles, but nothing is as ego-free as the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s “Heart Truth“...

Rob Ford makes his pro theatre debut alongside Thomas the Tank Engine, giving train metaphors new life

If anyone wants to see Mayor Rob Ford on stage—and we mean in an actual theatre, not political theatre—the time and place is...

No-nonsense addition to the TTC brain trust hates ideas from the left and right equally

With Rob Ford ’s plan to expand the TTC’s subway system along the Sheppard line and replace the Scarborough RT with an...

James Reimer: the recent reality check for Leafs’ goalie is no reason to worry about Optimus Reim

In the wake of Monday’s 6-2 drubbing by the Tampa Bay Lightning , Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson admitted that rookie...

The housekeepers revolt: behind the labour dispute at the Royal York Hotel

The housekeepers revolt: behind the labour dispute at the Royal York Hotel

In an era of decline for organized labour, an aggressive hospitality workers’ union is determined to turn menial labour into...

Chris Bosh Watch: former Raptor leads Heat past NBA’s best

Chris Bosh Watch: former Raptor leads Heat past NBA’s best

We’ve been ragging on Chris Bosh a lot this season. We’ve called him out for not living up to the hype he manufactured for...

After Japan’s nuclear disaster, Ontario asks important question: what does it mean for us?

After Japan’s nuclear disaster, Ontario asks important question: what does it mean for us?

The news from Japan today (the most reliable source is from the IAEA ) is pretty alarming, causing many to ask what this all means...

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?