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Eye Weekly renames Toronto for some reason, picking between two cow-themed monikers

Eye Weekly renames Toronto for some reason, picking between two cow-themed monikers

Unsatisfied with Hogtown, T dot, the Big Smoke, Toronto the Good, Muddy York, the Queen City and Centre of the Universe, Eye...

If some Toronto parks smell gross, blame the Pan Am Games

If some Toronto parks smell gross, blame the Pan Am Games

Some of Toronto’s favourite parks, such as Riverdale and Centennial, are built on former landfills. This isn’t normally a...

Six things we learned about Ken Finkleman from his interview on CBC’s Q this morning

Six things we learned about Ken Finkleman from his interview on CBC’s Q this morning

Ken Finkleman , the creative mind behind CBC hits like The Newsroom and Paramount non-hits like Grease 2 , has a new show coming...

Media outlets just can’t seem to agree on how to spell “Gadhafi” (“Gaddafi”? “Gaddafi”? “Qadhafi”?)

Media outlets just can’t seem to agree on how to spell “Gadhafi” (“Gaddafi”? “Gaddafi”? “Qadhafi”?)

This is surely the least important aspect of what is happening in Libya, but every time there’s an Arabic name in the...

Goodbye, Green P? Toronto Parking Authority might become privatized to fill city’s budget gap

Goodbye, Green P? Toronto Parking Authority might become privatized to fill city’s budget gap

With the latest in what seems like a never-ending string of budget crises looming over the horizon, Rob Ford ’s office is...

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.

Star columnist Richard Griffin tells Jays’ manager how things go down in Hogtown

Richard Griffin is just oh-so wonderfully old school. The venerable Toronto Star columnist penned a clever piece (read: thinly...

Toronto fourth most livable city in the world: The Economist

Toronto fourth most livable city in the world: The Economist

According to The Economist ’s annual ranking of global cities , Toronto is the fourth most livable city in the world. Hogtown...

See Justin Bieber’s new, “kind of a more mature” haircut

See Justin Bieber’s new, “kind of a more mature” haircut

Stop the presses: Justin Bieber has cut his hair. The Biebs first teased fans yesterday with a tweet that read, “thinking about...

Trading Spaces: rampant speculation about Leafs trades needs new focal point. Paging Clarke MacArthur

Trading Spaces: rampant speculation about Leafs trades needs new focal point. Paging Clarke MacArthur

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke insists he still has a few tricks up his sleeve in the lead-up to the National...

Milos Raonic becomes top-ranked Canadian men’s singles player ever

Milos Raonic becomes top-ranked Canadian men’s singles player ever

In Toronto, you know you’ve arrived when Matt Galloway interviews your mom, and that’s exactly what happened to Milos Raonic...

Awesome Foundation Toronto releases its short list of Toronto awesomeness. We cut it from 16 to five

Awesome Foundation Toronto releases its short list of Toronto awesomeness. We cut it from 16 to five

The newly minted Awesome Foundation Toronto (AFT) released its short list of all things awesome, whittling down a list of 250...

Disillusionment, thy name is Ford: city gravy hunters find out governing is, like, hard and stuff

During the election campaign, Rob Ford repeatedly said that there was no question that, if elected, he would be able to find and...

Rumours abound about the NBA going back to Vancouver. Hey, at least it would make the Raptors look good

Rumours abound about the NBA going back to Vancouver. Hey, at least it would make the Raptors look good

Once again, the chattering classes are buzzing about the possibility of an NBA franchise finding a home in Vancouver. In case some...

Stephen Harper announces changes to citizen’s arrest laws in most election-y way possible

More and more, it’s looking like Canada is going to have an election on May 2 . There are signs are everywhere: rumours aplenty...

Reaction roundup: Ford’s private subway financing faces its first critics

Reaction roundup: Ford’s private subway financing faces its first critics

Mayor Rob Ford ’s plan to finance an extension of the Sheppard subway line with private money and higher taxes along the...

Betting on Bautista: Jays and the celebrated slugger finally consummate their $64-million relationship

Betting on Bautista: Jays and the celebrated slugger finally consummate their $64-million relationship

Yesterday the Toronto Blue Jays and slugger Jose Bautista finally inked the multimillion-dollar deal they’d be flirting with all...

Panel recommends “considerable downsizing” to Pride festival, along with new ways Pride Toronto can avoid another lousy year

Panel recommends “considerable downsizing” to Pride festival, along with new ways Pride Toronto can avoid another lousy year

Last year, it’s safe to say, will not go down in the history books as Pride Toronto’s greatest. There was the Queers Against...

Maple Leafs in the playoffs? Media play the numbers game; we play the reality game

Maple Leafs in the playoffs? Media play the numbers game; we play the reality game

The local dailies played the numbers game today, engaging in a veritable math-a-thon to figure out if the Toronto Maple Leafs...

Skins teens showing too much skin? Scantily clad 17-year-old actors arouse controversy in new Elle photo shoot

Skins teens showing too much skin? Scantily clad 17-year-old actors arouse controversy in new Elle photo shoot

What to do when ratings are slipping? If you’re a member of the Skins cast, the answer is easy: strip down to your skivvies and...

Hear James Earl Jones read Justin Bieber’s “Baby” (or, fangirls worldwide wonder who the heck James Earl Jones is)

Just like Gordon Pinsent before him, James Earl Jones can now say he’s added Justin Bieber to his dramatic repertoire. The actor...

Bosh brought out the boo-birds, but, really, it wasn’t so bad

Bosh brought out the boo-birds, but, really, it wasn’t so bad

More than 20,000 were on hand to watch Chris Bosh return to the ACC last night, and it was the loudest, largest and most...

For future reference: what Miller’s critics thought of a strong-mayor system

With Doug Ford ’s recent musings about strengthening Toronto’s already strong-mayor system , we thought it might be worth...

Trading Spaces: Maples Leafs Makeover Edition, part 2

Trading Spaces: Maples Leafs Makeover Edition, part 2

Uh-oh. The Toronto Maple Leafs are flirting with disaster. All the silly talk of making an improbable push for the postseason is...

Most unsurprising news of the day: Ford wants private cash to help build subways

Most unsurprising news of the day: Ford wants private cash to help build subways

Ever since Rob Ford won the election and declared subways for all, the big question has been where the city would find the money...

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?