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Revealed! Easy ways to get Jian Ghomeshi's abs

Revealed! Easy ways to get Jian Ghomeshi’s abs

Everyone knows that if you want to work in radio, you have to have a really great body. For all of you would-be hosts puzzling...

Reason to Love Toronto: we’re a safe haven for an anti-terrorist

Reason to Love Toronto: we’re a safe haven for an anti-terrorist

Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a former Pakistan National Assembly member, is an international phenomenon among progressive Muslim...

The app kings: meet the army of tech genius millionaires who are turning Toronto into the new Silicon Valley

The app kings: meet the army of tech genius millionaires who are turning Toronto into the new Silicon Valley

Why bother with a boring office job when you can share code at networking parties, design games for smartphones and sell your idea...

Comparing cab rates: Toronto has the 20th most expensive taxis in the world

Comparing cab rates: Toronto has the 20th most expensive taxis in the world

We all know that taxis are expensive in Toronto, but today’s Globe goes one step further and proves it . According to the paper...

The six things we learned when the mayoral campaign managers met to dish dirt on the election

The six things we learned when the mayoral campaign managers met to dish dirt on the election

Last Friday morning, the former managers of the final three big contestants in Toronto’s mayoral race all got together and...

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.

Kory Teneycke, the now-departed Sun News TV chief, wanted to attack David Suzuki

Kory Teneycke, the now-departed Sun News TV chief, wanted to attack David Suzuki

The odd stories from Kory Teneycke ’s brief tenure as head of the Sun News TV project (a.k.a. Fox News North) just keep on...

Dear Urban Diplomat: what can I do about fighting neighbours that just won’t shut up?

Dear Urban Diplomat, I live in a condo, and the woman in the unit neighbouring mine has a nasty habit of screaming at her...

Calgary’s new mayor takes a page out of the Rob Ford playbook

Calgary’s new mayor takes a page out of the Rob Ford playbook

There’s a scandal afoot in the city of Calgary involving some misused funds at the city-owned energy utility, Enmax. Seems as...

Councillors’ expenses for 2010: city hall’s five winners and five losers

The city has released the data on councillors' expenses for 2010: because of the election, their annual allowances are less, and...

Will Alex Trebek be our next governor general?

Will Alex Trebek be our next governor general?

“I'll take Entertainers turned Politicians for $200, Alex.” “This beloved Canadian game show host may vie for the position...

Kyle Rae vs. the Sun, round 97. Once more, with leather

Kyle Rae vs. the Sun, round 97. Once more, with leather

The Toronto Sun and Kyle Rae , the outgoing councillor for Ward 27, have a simple relationship based on mutual loathing and...

Stephen Harper's naughty joke reveals that his humour software is working well

Stephen Harper’s naughty joke reveals that his humour software is working well

The slow drip of revelations from the memoirs of former U.S. president George W. Bush continues as we get closer to the release of...

“Unity” dinner for mayoral candidates will help relieve campaign debts—especially Rob Ford’s

“Unity” dinner for mayoral candidates will help relieve campaign debts—especially Rob Ford’s

After long election campaigns, there’s almost always the ugly aftermath of debt—specifically, the debts that campaigns rack up...

Roger Ebert decidedly underwhelmed by Toronto's election of Rob Ford

Roger Ebert decidedly underwhelmed by Toronto’s election of Rob Ford

The city of Toronto holds a special place in Roger Ebert ’s heart. We saw that during this year’s TIFF, when the critic’s...

George Smitherman, Rick Mercer and other Canadian gays appear in It Gets Better video series

Tim Gunn did one . Hillary Clinton did one . Hell, Barack Obama did one . Seems as though making an It Gets Better video has...

Worst job interview ever: titan of Bay Street deigns to answer question from the NDP

Worst job interview ever: titan of Bay Street deigns to answer question from the NDP

When the error-prone Guy Giorno left his position as the prime minister’s chief of staff, Stephen Harper appeared to have found...

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 “It’s hard to tell whether this doc is a hoax or not. It starts off...

Dear Urban Diplomat: Do I need to tell my house guests about bedbugs?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Do I need to tell my house guests about bedbugs?

Dear Urban Diplomat, In a couple of weeks, I’m hosting an engagement party for my daughter, and 75 people are expected. Some are...

Unsurprising headlines of the future, “Rob Ford battles the TTC” edition

Unsurprising headlines of the future, “Rob Ford battles the TTC” edition

What will be Rob Ford ’s first battle after he drops the “-elect” in mayor-elect? Will it be over multi-storey skating...

Toronto named possible escape destination for Americans unhappy with today’s election

The U.S. midterm elections are going down today, and lefties are paranoid as the Democrats brace for huge losses . Case in point:...

Steve Paikin discovers his inner diva at Stratford

Steve Paikin discovers his inner diva at Stratford

Who hasn’t longed to sneak behind the scenes of a big-time theatre production and pour oneself into one of the costumes...

Stopping a gravy train of a different kind: local fitness club offers Rob Ford a discount trainer

Just what Toronto needs: more discussion of Rob Ford ’s weight. Some marketing geniuses at Nielsen Fitness have offered the...

A fake Twitter account leads into the dark recesses of the Ford campaign

A fake Twitter account leads into the dark recesses of the Ford campaign

This past weekend, @QueensQuayKaren’s followers on Twitter learned that they were not chasing a cat-loving bookworm, but rather...

Halloween: blame it on the gays

Halloween: blame it on the gays

Halloween is homo-licious! So says right-wing Toronto-born muckraker David Frum. In a piece for CNN, Frum traces Halloween's...

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?