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Pride Toronto almost bankrupt, thanks to pulled federal funding and QUAIA fiasco

Pride Toronto almost bankrupt, thanks to pulled federal funding and QUAIA fiasco

Last year wasn’t one of the best on record for Toronto Pride. It had the controversy around Queers Against Israeli Apartheid...

Ellen Page lies down, makes headlines anyway

Ellen Page lies down, makes headlines anyway

Wondering what Ellen Page has been up to since Inception ? Judging from a series of recent photos, mostly lying face down in the...

Gord Perks says Ford budget “screwed” tenants, sadly does not prompt “yo momma” responses

Gord Perks says Ford budget “screwed” tenants, sadly does not prompt “yo momma” responses

In truth, we think too much ink is spilled pining for civility in politics. Some great parliamentary moments have been...

Tim Gleason’s face punch to the Leafs’ Nikolai Kulemin: awesome hockey or unnecessary act of super-violent idiocy?

It looked like the standard hockey brouhaha in the front of the bench. Players crashed into one another alongside the...

Smaller government be damned: Ford’s first budget grows ranks of city staff

One of the biggest ways that Rob Ford said he would be able to reduce city spending was to hire only half as many people as left...

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.

Tom “The Terminator” Henke named to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

Tom “The Terminator” Henke named to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

Tom Henke, the former Blue Jays closer lovingly known as the Terminator, was named to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and...

Should Queen’s Park run the TTC instead of city hall? Apparently, it’s up for discussion

Should Queen’s Park run the TTC instead of city hall? Apparently, it’s up for discussion

Reporters who get obsessed with obscure matters are our favourites because it’s impossible to tell where that kind of tenacious...

Lois Smith, first principal dancer of the National Ballet of Canada, dies at 81

Lois Smith, first principal dancer of the National Ballet of Canada, dies at 81

Lois Smith , the first principal ballerina of the National Ballet of Canada, passed away on Saturday at the age of 81 after a...

A picture of us: A century’s worth of painstakingly curated photos tell tales of the city

A picture of us: A century’s worth of painstakingly curated photos tell tales of the city

Stephen Bulger , the gallery owner and co-founder of the Contact Photography Festival, has been actively collecting photographs of...

Reaction roundup: what the country is saying about Stephen Harper’s fifth anniversary as prime minister

Reaction roundup: what the country is saying about Stephen Harper’s fifth anniversary as prime minister

Sunday was big in Ottawa. January 23 marked five years ago to the day that Stephen Harper won his first election victory. His talk...

TTC puts second entrance to Donlands station exactly where it wanted to in the first place

TTC puts second entrance to Donlands station exactly where it wanted to in the first place

Those with long memories for somewhat obscure controversies might remember a little kerfuffle ensued when the TTC planned to add a...

Raonic’s Cinderella story comes to a close at the Australian Open

Raonic’s Cinderella story comes to a close at the Australian Open

Milos Raonic—the Thornhill native who had been doing spectacularly well at the Australian Open—dropped a four-set decision to...

Sick of waiting, media basically calls federal election on its own

Sick of waiting, media basically calls federal election on its own

We’re hardly innocent of the charge of election speculating—at this point, we’re going with “probably, but meh”—but...

Rob Ford’s chief of staff leaving mayor’s office, but will still be around to kick a union or two

The Globe and Mail ’s Kelly Grant broke the news late Friday night that Nick Kouvalis , Rob Ford ’s chief of staff and the...

For the second time, a Virgin airline cuts Toronto out of its list of destinations

For the second time, a Virgin airline cuts Toronto out of its list of destinations

Back in April, we were so hopeful about Virgin America’s new flights to San Francisco and L.A. That hope proved wasted last...

The son also stumbles: Edgar Bronfman Jr. not going to jail after all (he’s just been slapped with $6.7-million fine)

The son also stumbles: Edgar Bronfman Jr. not going to jail after all (he’s just been slapped with $6.7-million fine)

Sometimes it’s tough out there for a scion of a Canadian dynasty. Not that Edgar Bronfman Jr. is in danger of missing his rent...

Memoir: a Toronto cop in Kandahar

Memoir: a Toronto cop in Kandahar

I spent nine months in Afghanistan, helping train police officers and patrolling with the military. I’m not a churchgoing...

Dear Urban Diplomat: how do I say no to philanthropic colleagues who invite me to $1,000-a-plate dinners?

Dear Urban Diplomat: how do I say no to philanthropic colleagues who invite me to $1,000-a-plate dinners?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I have several philanthropic colleagues who regularly invite me to attend their $1,000-plus-a-plate...

Battle of the big-screen porn stars: Toronto’s Malin Akerman on replacing Lindsay Lohan

Battle of the big-screen porn stars: Toronto’s Malin Akerman on replacing Lindsay Lohan

Late last year, we found out that North Toronto C.I.’s own Malin Akerman would be starring as Linda Lovelace in Inferno , a...

Mayoral campaign debtwatch: Rob Ford camp is $800,000 in the hole; “unity” fundraiser underwhelmed so far

Mayoral campaign debtwatch: Rob Ford camp is $800,000 in the hole; “unity” fundraiser underwhelmed so far

After the election was won and done with, we began to learn how much debt the candidates had racked up in their doomed-except-for-...

When Liberals attack—or “clarify”—they still somehow mess it up

Between the Conservative ads out earlier this week , the “leaked” NDP memo about how awesomely ready they are , and the news...

Rob Ford wants to make Toronto “world class” by bringing NFL to the city

Rob Ford wants to make Toronto “world class” by bringing NFL to the city

We woke this morning to the news that Rob Ford and his brother and colleague on council Doug Ford have their eyes on a new prize:...

National Post discusses the monarchy’s role in Canada. What’s more useless—the debate over the Crown, or the Crown itself?

National Post discusses the monarchy’s role in Canada. What’s more useless—the debate over the Crown, or the Crown itself?

We’re sort of hoping the Post is doing its part to distract the nation from the incredibly silly debate over kirpans, and we’d...

G20 police caught accidentally telling the truth in YouTube video: “This ain’t Canada right now”

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: a policeman does something foolish/arbitrary/thuggish during the G20 weekend, gets...

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?