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Smooth Operator: Royal Wood corners the market on gentlemanly pop

Smooth Operator: Royal Wood corners the market on gentlemanly pop

Royal Wood is no throwback. Despite his suede-smooth voice and fondness for Steinways and three-piece suits, he prefers to leave...

Those kooky Quaids are spending Christmas in Canada

We're happy to announce that the crazy Canadian exploits of Randy and Evi Quaid will continue into the holiday season. The pair...

Ford’s final picks are out: council committee heads now lefty-free, ready to get to work

Toronto’s dailies have already picked over the early leaks of which councillors would be appointed to which committees under...

Toronto Star explores the life of a 19-year-old woman, for some reason

Toronto Star explores the life of a 19-year-old woman, for some reason

This morning’s Toronto Star has a huge front-page exclusive: Pierre Trudeau was a bit of a ladies’ man. No, we haven’t...

Le freak, c’est chic: a massive (and massively successful) retrospective peeks behind the curtain at the methods and madness of filmmaker Tim Burton

Le freak, c’est chic: a massive (and massively successful) retrospective peeks behind the curtain at the methods and madness of filmmaker Tim Burton

Last year, New York’s Museum of Modern Art dug into Tim Burton’s archives—illustrations, storyboards, puppets, costumes—to...

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.

Prices going up just in time for Christmas, especially in Ontario

Prices going up just in time for Christmas, especially in Ontario

The Bank of Canada released its data on inflation yesterday, and the good news is that inflation is still lower than the breakneck...

Switch craft: transsexual performer Nina Arsenault masters the art of becoming

Switch craft: transsexual performer Nina Arsenault masters the art of becoming

To say that Nina Arsenault looks like a cyborg Barbie is almost an understatement. At five-foot-11, with 36-26-40...

Bike lanes may not be coming to Toronto streets, but they are coming to Google Maps

Bike lanes may not be coming to Toronto streets, but they are coming to Google Maps

Torontonians will soon find a new bike feature added to the popular Google Maps site, which will allow users to plan out...

Stephen Harper’s fifth anniversary as PM coming up, and Liberals just don’t know what to get him

In the Toronto Sun , Warren Kinsella notes that this coming Sunday will be the fifth anniversary of Paul Martin ’s defeat in the...

Six things we learned from David Miller’s mass of exit interviews

Six things we learned from David Miller’s mass of exit interviews

Outgoing mayor David Miller seems to have been a busy bee yesterday, as all four of Toronto’s major dailies have exit interviews...

Ontario Liberals announce more hydro gifts, would like us to remember them on election day

Ontario Liberals announce more hydro gifts, would like us to remember them on election day

That sound coming from Queen’s Park could easily be confused with a government in near-panic over hydro bills, but Dalton...

Justin Bieber beats out Lady Gaga for artist of the year award

It would appear our rosy-cheeked boy from Stratford can do no wrong. Teenage heartthrob Justin Bieber went four for four last...

Key to getting a top gig in the Ford mayoralty? Endorse Ford, or be Karen Stintz

Key to getting a top gig in the Ford mayoralty? Endorse Ford, or be Karen Stintz

We’re just over a week away from the first days of the Rob Ford mayoralty, and the buzz over whom he’ll be relying on to herd...

TTC complaints up by 15 per cent, but smiles will outnumber frowns by 2030

TTC complaints up by 15 per cent, but smiles will outnumber frowns by 2030

In a year in which the TTC had to endure any number of scandals (including, but not limited to, napping fare collectors, drunk...

A valuable lesson: if the G20 is coming to town, make sure you live in Muskoka

A valuable lesson: if the G20 is coming to town, make sure you live in Muskoka

If this keeps up, we're going to continue to take it personally. An analysis of the spending in Muskoka in the run-up to the G8...

Reaction Roundup: what the world is saying about the Senate killing the Climate Change Accountability Act

Reaction Roundup: what the world is saying about the Senate killing the Climate Change Accountability Act

One traditional definition of “chutzpah” is for a person to kill their parents and then beg for mercy as an orphan. Stephen...

Ontario to regulate derivatives market, may relocate to la-la land

Ontario to regulate derivatives market, may relocate to la-la land

Some of the prime culprits blamed for the crash of the global economy are derivatives traders, those shadowy business folk who...

Former Toronto Life editor among the 40 new Order of Canada inductees

Former Toronto Life editor among the 40 new Order of Canada inductees

Governor General David Johnston inducted his first group of distinguished Canucks into the Order of Canada last night. Among the...

Porter Airlines now being wooed by possible destinations

Porter Airlines now being wooed by possible destinations

Porter Airlines has a couple of feathers to add to its cap this week. Its hub, the Toronto Island Airport, is one step closer to...

Liberals unveil latest plan to get re-elected: $5 off hydro bills

Ontario’s governing Liberals have had a rough year— eco-fees , the HST , sex ed curricula —but that’s so much better than...

Cops want to buy a bunch of those “temporary” street cameras installed for the G20

Back in May, when Toronto Police began installing 77 new closed-circuit security cameras on downtown streets in preparation for...

Unelected senate not looking so bad to Tories, now that it's killing pro-environment bills

Unelected senate not looking so bad to Tories, now that it’s killing pro-environment bills

Some days, the Canadian Senate is a place where unelected, largely unaccountable public servants try to get through their days...

$45-million tunnel to the Island Airport one step closer to reality

$45-million tunnel to the Island Airport one step closer to reality

The Island Airport is something this city hates to love—and boy, does Porter know it. Between the free cappuccinos and the...

Prince William and Kate Middleton get an invite to Canada

Prince William and Kate Middleton get an invite to Canada

Because a news cycle just can’t seem to go by without him, Stephen Harper was all over the big feel-good story of the week:...

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?