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Fanboys rejoice: MMA fighting finally coming to Toronto in April 2011

Fanboys rejoice: MMA fighting finally coming to Toronto in April 2011

After a long battle that seemed as pointless as trying to beat Georges St-Pierre , the Ontario government finally relented earlier...

Culture Picks: what to see, hear and read this month

Culture Picks: what to see, hear and read this month

They love it. We want it. Three red-hot releases “This doc follows Joan Rivers over the course of a year, getting underneath all...

Things keep getting better for Toronto police—now they’ve lost Rosie DiManno

Things keep getting better for Toronto police—now they’ve lost Rosie DiManno

When he issued an apology last Friday, Bill Blair probably hoped that he’d put the matter of “ Adam Nobody vs. Many Police...

City of Toronto ad goes viral, hits CNN

“Cellphones? We want it! Computers from the pre-Internet age? We want it! TVs encased in mahogany? We want it!” It’s rare...

All-day kindergarten is incredibly popular, as long as we can find the cash for it

All-day kindergarten is incredibly popular, as long as we can find the cash for it

The Province of Ontario has been rolling out its all-day kindergarten program for a while now—first as a pilot project, and the...

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.

Canadian playwright David French dies at age 71

Canadian playwright David French dies at age 71

Beloved Canadian playwright David French has died after a long battle with brain cancer. He was 71 years old. French is best known...

Unsentimental Journey: Thank you, Sondheim, for giving us musicals we can love without losing face

Unsentimental Journey: Thank you, Sondheim, for giving us musicals we can love without losing face

We like Glee ’s harmonizing high-schoolers, but we hate to admit it. Thank you, Sondheim, for giving us musicals we can love...

Hell House: Why the Don Jail is a wretched, dangerous dungeon that should have been shut down ages ago

Hell House: Why the Don Jail is a wretched, dangerous dungeon that should have been shut down ages ago

Last year, Jeff Munro was beaten to death at the Don Jail over a bag of chips. His fate was not unusual. The Don is a...

Bill Blair deeply regrets the plain meaning of his words

Earlier this week, Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair put his foot in his mouth and bit down, hard, during an interview on CBC’s...

Coach's Clamshell: Don Cherry to introduce Rob Ford at first council meeting

Coach’s Clamshell: Don Cherry to introduce Rob Ford at first council meeting

The last time we heard from Don Cherry outside of the airwaves of the CBC, he was endorsing Julian Fantino in a by-election in...

Psych! Toronto and other big cities lose again

Earlier this year, the federal government announced Bill C-12, a proposal to add new seats to the House of Commons in the areas...

WTF? Man killed with crossbow in Toronto library

At about four o'clock yesterday afternoon, Toronto’s news outlets were given the equivalent of happily chummed waters for...

Fight or Flight? Jan Wong meets two black Torontonians with different solutions to troubles in their communities

Fight or Flight? Jan Wong meets two black Torontonians with different solutions to troubles in their communities

New books by two black Torontonians propose radically different solutions to troubles in their communities It’s a gorgeous...

Weekend plans ruined: Prostitution still effectively illegal in Ontario

Canada’s record of almost doing interesting things and then chickening out (cough, cough) is unbroken: after an Ontario judge...

Walk of Fame stars of William Shatner and Gordie Howe get make-over

Walk of Fame stars of William Shatner and Gordie Howe get make-over

Finally. The chipped stars of William Shatner and Gordie Howe on Canada's Walk of Fame have been replaced. We weren't the only...

G20 update: police chief Bill Blair opens mouth, inserts foot

Earlier this week, Toronto’s chief of police Bill Blair was on CBC’s Metro Morning with Matt Galloway when he made an odd...

Have the Ford Wars just begun? Council’s left is ready to fight for Transit City

With Rob Ford ’s announcement today that “Transit City is over, ladies and gentlemen,” it looks like the first big battle of...

Mayor Rob Ford: “Transit City is over”

Rob Ford’s first few hours as mayor sure have been busy. As the dailies are reporting, Ford met with TTC chief general manager...

Wikileaks III: U.S. worried about how it looked in The Border, Little Mosque on the Prairie

The National Post has some more memos from the ongoing (and periodically hilarious) Wikileaks drop, only these ones don’t...

Rogers might buy MLSE, somehow make Leafs fans even more depressed

Rogers might buy MLSE, somehow make Leafs fans even more depressed

The blockbuster news of the morning, broken by the Toronto Star , is that telecom goliath Rogers is looking to buy a majority...

Wikileaks: Canada’s spy chief spent his days mocking Canada

The torrent of gossipy revelations from Wikileaks’ latest outpouring—this time, classified diplomatic cables from...

Toronto Hydro looking for people to drive electric Smart Cars

They’re not exactly in the spirit of Rob Ford ’s city, but nobody can deny that Smart Cars are popular in downtown...

The sartorial highlights of last night's George Pimentel party

The sartorial highlights of last night’s George Pimentel party

There’s nothing Toronto society loves more than looking at a bunch of pictures of themselves. Or so we’re left to assume after...

Media treating Julian Fantino’s election as if the fate of the world were at stake

Media treating Julian Fantino’s election as if the fate of the world were at stake

Apparently, all it takes to be the talk of the nation is for a GTA by-election to go your way. Vaughan, best known to Torontonians...

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