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Toronto looking at ending failed pet-licensing program

Toronto looking at ending failed pet-licensing program

Here’s a new entry in the “good in theory, not in practice” file. Toronto brought in a pet-licensing system to help control...

A sad end to 30 bizarre, horrible hours in Toronto

Starting yesterday morning and moving on into today, Toronto has had a 30-hour period that can only be described as tragic and...

Justin Bieber to reprise role on CSI

Justin Bieber to reprise role on CSI

Justin Bieber will be guest starring in another episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation this February 17, just in time for...

January riots are smaller than June riots: “Islamaphobic” founder of English Defence League causes a ruckus when he speaks to Toronto group, but it’s no G20

Sometimes people think it’s a bright idea to bring divisive, extremist people from outside the country to lecture us on what...

Chris Bosh Watch: Toronto all-star to Miami nobody

Chris Bosh Watch: Toronto all-star to Miami nobody

For five straight seasons with the Toronto Raptors , Chris Bosh was a lock as a National Basketball Association all-star. That’s...

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.

Confidence-inspiring TTC budget found $24 million with haste and blue pen

Confidence-inspiring TTC budget found $24 million with haste and blue pen

The way that Rob Ford and Karen Stintz hastily announced and then de-announced the TTC fare hike left a lot of city hall observers...

Dwight Duncan: the HST is saving Ontario’s economy—no, really!

Dwight Duncan: the HST is saving Ontario’s economy—no, really!

The Harmonized Sales Tax may be one of the Liberal government’s biggest weaknesses in the coming election, so they’ve opted to...

A passage to India: how Shilpi Somaya Gowda’s Secret Daughter became an unlikely best-seller

A passage to India: how Shilpi Somaya Gowda’s Secret Daughter became an unlikely best-seller

Secret Daughter , a debut novel by an untested author, went supernova after just four days on the shelves at Costco t’s amazing...

Gerrard Street East Guide: our nine favourite places along Little India’s main drag

Gerrard Street East Guide: our nine favourite places along Little India’s main drag

The shop lights on Gerrard Street East stay on till nine—a late-night tradition that started out with the old Bollywood movie...

Sure, Toronto topped L.A., but the Maple Leafs are definitely no Kings

Sure, Toronto topped L.A., but the Maple Leafs are definitely no Kings

The Toronto Maple Leafs may have won a hard-fought road battle with the Los Angeles Kings last night, but they’re still losing...

Now we’re the bad guys: boorish Canadian hockey fans leave Buffalonians unimpressed and under-tipped

Now we’re the bad guys: boorish Canadian hockey fans leave Buffalonians unimpressed and under-tipped

During the World Junior Hockey Competition in Buffalo earlier this month, things got a bit out of hand—and we’re not just...

The best Blue Jay ever: two Star writers slug it out

The best Blue Jay ever: two Star writers slug it out

The best thing about sports journalism may be that verbosity is not just acceptable, it's encouraged. This is especially true in...

TTC fare hike dead in the water: city finds cash to freeze riders’ transit costs

Yesterday we said the optics of cutting taxes on motorists while raising the price of public transit are “so bad it’s hard to...

This week in whining: holdout provinces say Ottawa’s securities regulator can’t have a logo

In the ongoing family feud between Ottawa and some recalcitrant provinces over whether to have a national securities regulator or...

Scandal alert: Katie Holmes’ Kennedy movie canned

Scandal alert: Katie Holmes’ Kennedy movie canned

Seeing the words “Kennedy” and “scandal” in the same sentence is old pillbox hat, if you will. “Scandal” and...

Ontario commits $5 million to war on bedbugs

Ontario commits $5 million to war on bedbugs

We’re sure it has nothing to do with it being an election year in which Toronto’s vote- and bedbug-rich ridings will be a...

Proposed TTC fare hike works out to pretty much the same amount as cutting the vehicle registration tax

Proposed TTC fare hike works out to pretty much the same amount as cutting the vehicle registration tax

Rob Ford ’s first budget as mayor says a lot about where the city is heading over the next four years. The list of cuts...

Rob Ford introduces his first budget. Here are the highlights and lowlights

Rob Ford introduces his first budget. Here are the highlights and lowlights

As we’ve already mentioned , Rob Ford introduced his budget at a morning press conference. There will be arguments aplenty over...

Stratford veteran Peter Donaldson dies at 57

Stratford veteran Peter Donaldson dies at 57

The versatile and prolific screen and stage actor Peter Donaldson died this weekend at the age of 57 after a two-year battle with...

Early reports from the Ford budget: TTC fares going up by 10 cents in 21 days

At his Monday-morning press conference announcing the new city budget, Rob Ford is rolling out some of the details of a...

Kids Inc.: Degrassi’s Raymond Ablack and Skins’ Camille Cresencia-Mills discuss post-millennial TV teenagedom

Kids Inc.: Degrassi’s Raymond Ablack and Skins’ Camille Cresencia-Mills discuss post-millennial TV teenagedom

The place: Sneaky Dee’s. The people: Degrassi’s Raymond Ablack and Skins’ Camille Cresencia-Mills. The subject:...

See, Hear, Read: They love it. We want it. Three red-hot releases for January

See, Hear, Read: They love it. We want it. Three red-hot releases for January

They love it. We want it. Three red-hot releases “I’m a big fan of Noé’s—he’s a provocateur, which I admire. His last...

Car-loving councillor Minnan-Wong wants to bring better bike lanes to Toronto—wait, what?

Back in the day, Denzil Minnan-Wong was about as anti-bike as any municipal politician could be; this guy (with a little help from...

Books, bedbugs and cops all line up for more money from his Fordship

The Toronto Public Library board meetings are not typically hot events. Except for last night, when the room was packed to...

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