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TTC-hating is so three months ago. The new bandwagon: Metrolinx-hating

It’s hard to stay interested in whinging about the TTC when the complaints never change: poor service, high prices, too little...

Amalgamation: Mike Harris’s gift that keeps on giving to Toronto conservatives

Amalgamation: Mike Harris’s gift that keeps on giving to Toronto conservatives

One of the things really hit home by those maps that came out yesterday is that, as far as Toronto goes, the battle over...

Suburbs versus downtown: who-voted-for-whom election maps confirm what everyone already knew

Suburbs versus downtown: who-voted-for-whom election maps confirm what everyone already knew

The City of Toronto released its official vote counts today, and this being 2010, the first thing smart folks did was put together...

The Globe tells us how it all went wrong for George Smitherman (or, five lessons for Adam Vaughan on how not to run for mayor)

The Globe and Mail has an in-depth investigation of where everything went wrong for the mayoral campaign of George...

Rob Ford doesn’t kick children in the face, but the mayor of Winnipeg does

Last night, Winnipeggers went to the polls, with the choice of electing Judy Wasylycia-Leis , who left her seat as an NDP MP to...

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.

From Michael J. to Justin Biebs: a brief history of Canadian teen heartthrobs

From Michael J. to Justin Biebs: a brief history of Canadian teen heartthrobs

Homegrown teen heartthrob Cory Monteith (better known as Finn from Glee ) is hosting this year's Gemini Awards (November 13), we...

Six highlights from the now-infamous “Coach Rob Ford” interview with CBC’s As It Happens

Six highlights from the now-infamous “Coach Rob Ford” interview with CBC’s As It Happens

By now, every Torontonian with four spare minutes and an Internet connection has heard Rob Ford’s hilariously rude and weird...

Q&A with Brian Burke, the no-nonsense Leafs GM, world’s best hockey dad and unlikely gay icon

Q&A with Brian Burke, the no-nonsense Leafs GM, world’s best hockey dad and unlikely gay icon

Last year must’ve been the most challenging time of your life, with the death of your son Brendan in a car accident in...

Saluting the sin: Christians speak out against the “evils” of yoga

Saluting the sin: Christians speak out against the “evils” of yoga

The craze for stretching, breathing and buying Lululemon gear has hit Toronto as hard as anywhere else in North America. But as...

The Sun fluffs Ford’s numbers

There’s been quite a bit made of the fact that, with his easy victory in a high-turnout election, Rob Ford has received more...

The streetcars live! Day two of Rob Ford’s Toronto and he’s already changing his campaign promises

The streetcars live! Day two of Rob Ford’s Toronto and he’s already changing his campaign promises

A lot of odd things get said in the heat of a campaign, like “ let’s dig a tunnel to the Gardiner ” or “ this is how to...

How Ford-friendly will the new council be? A councillor-by-councillor analysis

How Ford-friendly will the new council be? A councillor-by-councillor analysis

“[ Rob Ford ] won’t be able to pass gas without the permission of council.” That was city council bomb-thrower Howard Moscoe...

The art of entertaining: How to host a housewarming in style

The art of entertaining: How to host a housewarming in style

You never know where the night is going to take you. High-flying Toronto businesswoman Lainie was in Washington, D.C., where she...

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Jessica Paré goes from Suck (the vampire movie) to sucking face with Don Draper

Jessica Paré goes from Suck (the vampire movie) to sucking face with Don Draper

Canadian actor Jessica Paré has had a very good year. Last September, she was in town plugging her film Suck (a vampire flick...

Reaction roundup: what the world is saying about Rob Ford’s win

Reaction roundup: what the world is saying about Rob Ford’s win

Toronto’s mayoral election has made the news not just in Toronto and Canada, but around the world (we made the big time, or at...

Six Toronto Halloween costume ideas

Six Toronto Halloween costume ideas

Still not sure what to be for Halloween this year? Based on last night’s election results, we know that Torontonians are big on...

Hazel McCallion dances on Carolyn Parrish’s political grave

Hazel McCallion dances on Carolyn Parrish’s political grave

Mississauga’s mayor for life, Hazel McCallion , has had a thorn in her side for four years, and that thorn is named Carolyn...

Margaret Atwood designs Halloween costumes for Detroit doctor

Margaret Atwood designs Halloween costumes for Detroit doctor

If you haven't been paying attention to our literary matriarch lately, you may be unaware that Margaret Atwood is on Twitter , and...

Swing to the right: it’s a whole new Toronto as Rob Ford and many right-wingers win offices at city hall

Swing to the right: it’s a whole new Toronto as Rob Ford and many right-wingers win offices at city hall

The election spanned 11 months, but counting the ballots took only a few minutes. At 8:08 p.m.—480 seconds after polls...

Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity to American politics is attracting its share of Canadians

Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity to American politics is attracting its share of Canadians

The 10-month run-up to Toronto’s municipal election has been rife with contradictory statements, nutty promises and faulty...

Ban the bag: London MP wants Canada to be more like Toronto

Toronto introduced its five-cent bag fee more than a year ago, and people are still grumbling about it (most recently, Mel Lastman...

Actor Randy Quaid seeks Canadian refugee status

Actor Randy Quaid seeks Canadian refugee status

Sometimes famous people do crazy things, and sometimes they do it in Canada; when that happens, we'll be there to slap on a pair...

End-game: in last hours of election, things get even uglier

Like February 29th for the perpetually cynical, election day is that one moment every four years when municipal politics junkies...

The power of love: Céline Dion has more babies

The woman who struggles to write a song without the word “love” in the title has two more reasons to be all mushy-gushy:...

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