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David Miller now getting handsomely paid to do the stuff he wanted to do anyway

David Miller now getting handsomely paid to do the stuff he wanted to do anyway

While the new city council busies itself getting rid of what he built and planned, David Miller is going back to Bay Street. The...

Rob Ford’s talking points for the next six to nine months: audit finds ample gravy flowing through Toronto Community Housing

Rob Ford’s talking points for the next six to nine months: audit finds ample gravy flowing through Toronto Community Housing

This morning’s headlines were full of anticipation for today’s release of an audit of the Toronto Community Housing...

Almost by accident, Ford’s budget squeeze pays off for Donlands residents opposed to second subway exit

Almost by accident, Ford’s budget squeeze pays off for Donlands residents opposed to second subway exit

As part of the spirit of restraint that’s come over the city since Rob Ford came to power, the TTC has had to tighten its...

Debate breaks out over the CBC and the proper naming thereof

Debate breaks out over the CBC and the proper naming thereof

What do Canadians call the CBC? “Aunt Ceeb”? “Liberal mouthpiece”? How about “Pravda by the Rogers Centre”? If this...

Trading Spaces, Maple Leafs Makeover Edition: what everyone’s saying on this deadline day

Trading Spaces, Maple Leafs Makeover Edition: what everyone’s saying on this deadline day

The NHL trade deadline is at 3 p.m. today, which, of course, guarantees that for the next few hours the hockey-mad public will...

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.

Mayor Rob Ford discovers his own personal spending problem, asks the province for $150 million

During the election campaign—and up to the present—the brothers Rob and Doug Ford have made it clear that Toronto has a...

Dear Urban Diplomat: how do I deliver a snow shovelling etiquette lesson to my delinquent neighbours ?

Dear Urban Diplomat: how do I deliver a snow shovelling etiquette lesson to my delinquent neighbours ?

Dear Urban Diplomat, After a snowfall, I shovel the sidewalk in front of my house fairly early in the morning. I usually do my...

Fun factory: a look inside Red Bull’s space-age new offices on Queen West

Fun factory: a look inside Red Bull’s space-age new offices on Queen West

No surprise that Red Bull’s new offices resemble a space-age nightclub. They also prove that it’s OK—even beneficial—to...

Rob Ford’s talking points discovered! Toronto’s slide towards political parties continues apace

Rob Ford’s talking points discovered! Toronto’s slide towards political parties continues apace

Nice catch by OpenFile here: a copy of the talking points that the mayor’s office has been sending to all its allies on...

Conservatives loudly trumpet stimulus spending—just not in Toronto

Conservatives loudly trumpet stimulus spending—just not in Toronto

Yesterday, Conservative MPs streamed out of Ottawa and across the country to tout the spending they’d done under the Canadian...

The Ontario election just got real, chemical warfare style

The Ontario election just got real, chemical warfare style

By this time last year, Toronto's election was busy wondering which titan of the left would replace Adam Giambrone , setting the...

Porter adds two new destinations, but they’re probably not what you were hoping for

Porter adds two new destinations, but they’re probably not what you were hoping for

No DC or Philly flights for Porter just yet. The Toronto Island-based airline announced new destinations today and it looks like...

Awesome Foundation’s first grant winner, Stephanie Avery, to play connect the dots with Toronto

Awesome Foundation’s first grant winner, Stephanie Avery, to play connect the dots with Toronto

Who’s the awesomest of them all? According to the Toronto branch of the Awesome Foundation , it's Stephanie Avery , who was...

How to lose a telecom company in two easy steps: Rogers Edition

How to lose a telecom company in two easy steps: Rogers Edition

Kvetching about bad service from phone, TV and Internet providers is a national sport in Canada. Well, the rules for that sport...

Toronto wakes up to higher gas prices. Who’s to blame? Everybody

Toronto wakes up to higher gas prices. Who’s to blame? Everybody

With prices jumping to $1.20 per litre in some places—having risen almost five cents in two days—Toronto is facing prices...

Hydro utilities raising rates to cover cost of their legal misadventure

At this rate, it will be a neck-and-neck race as to which industry gets worse reviews: Ontario’s electricity providers or...

2011 budget debate, day one: toilets, puppies and earnest appeals to Toronto’s better nature. No, really

2011 budget debate, day one: toilets, puppies and earnest appeals to Toronto’s better nature. No, really

After weeks of debate in the columns of Toronto’s dailies, and an occasional public consultation or four, city council got down...

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...

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...

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