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Sum 41 members tell Ajax residents to vote, voter turnout looks even less promising

We suspect the whole categorical imperative logic is lost on the makers of a new video imploring Ajax residents to vote in the...

Rob Ford campaigns against city council lunches (insert ironic joke about Ford's waistline here)

Rob Ford campaigns against city council lunches (insert ironic joke about Ford’s waistline here)

Next up on Rob Ford’s chopping block: lunch. The mayoral candidate continued his legacy of bottom-line nitpicking (and pissing...

Stephen Harper engages in human pastime of “dancing”

Stephen Harper engages in human pastime of “dancing”

First it was Michael Ignatieff dancing outside MuchMusic during Caribana . Now, from the Prime Minister's trip to the arctic, we...

As Rob Ford is punished again, councillors contemplate the Mayor Ford era, plan coup

As Rob Ford is punished again, councillors contemplate the Mayor Ford era, plan coup

Another day, another report from the integrity commissioner that Rob Ford did something he shouldn't have. In this case, Ford...

Battle of the columnists: Mallick, Blatchford and Goar take on Rob Ford

Last Friday, Globe and Mail columnist Christie Blatchford wrote a piece calling Rob Ford “the gadfly Toronto needs,” and today...

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.

Pandas in Toronto: city caught between wanting cute things and wanting to cut spending

Pandas in Toronto: city caught between wanting cute things and wanting to cut spending

In a time of tightened belts and mayoral candidates trying to out-parsimony one another, it's kind of surprising to see the city...

Shocker! Jack Layton endorses Joe Pantalone

Shocker! Jack Layton endorses Joe Pantalone

We don't imagine there were that many NDP voters in the city who were wondering which candidate, exactly, was the left-most choice...

Today's Justin Bieber update: Kim Kardashian admits she wants to date him, Bieliebers gather weaponry

Today’s Justin Bieber update: Kim Kardashian admits she wants to date him, Bieliebers gather weaponry

Kim Kardashian is one brave lady. After receiving death threats in May when she was rumoured to be canoodling with Justin...

Wild Thing: the story behind the Brick Works

Wild Thing: the story behind the Brick Works

The bucolic eco-paradise between Rosedale and the DVP almost never was. How big money and one ambitious entrepreneur remade the...

G20 manages to look even sketchier: one third of charges dropped yesterday

G20 manages to look even sketchier: one third of charges dropped yesterday

So, first the G20 fence charges disappeared with a lame explanation . And now it seems that of the hundreds of people arrested...

Ford's up, Rossi's down and Miller could still win: Toronto gets a confusing new poll about the mayoral race

Ford’s up, Rossi’s down and Miller could still win: Toronto gets a confusing new poll about the mayoral race

Political junkies in the city were finally blessed at 4:04 yesterday afternoon with the news they’d been waiting for: a new...

Watch Leslieville residents chase anti-gay Bible thumpers from their street

Toronto offers so many engaging activities for a Sunday night in the summer. A person can go to the CNE, walk along the lake shore...

National Post wins today's hilarious caption award

National Post wins today’s hilarious caption award

For those who can't make it out, the caption reads: Miriam Toews isn't that short and Karen Solie isn't that tall.

Rob Ford calls out Adam Vaughan: "Be a man" and join the mayoral race

Rob Ford calls out Adam Vaughan: “Be a man” and join the mayoral race

Speaking with John Oakley today on AM640, mayoral race front-runner Rob Ford made a wish: for Adam Vaughan to join the mayor's...

Toronto’s Elena Semikina competing in Miss Universe pageant tonight

The Miss Universe pageant, that so-appalling-it’s-compelling affair helmed by Donald Trump (how can they still get away with it...

TTC customer service report is less absurd than we'd hoped, but it’s still pretty funny

TTC customer service report is less absurd than we’d hoped, but it’s still pretty funny

After months of investigation and deliberation, the TTC’s Customer Service Advisory Panel (which sounds funnier when we call it...

Smitherman tries to get by with a little help from his friends

Smitherman tries to get by with a little help from his friends

Over the past six months, we've catalogued a few examples of how Toronto has been ignored by the McGuinty government. The short...

The Justin Bieber of Hong Kong is hiding out in Toronto

The Justin Bieber of Hong Kong is hiding out in Toronto

Justin Bieber would have to make like Johnny Depp and buy himself an island in order to go outside without being bombarded by...

Nap rooms, sobriety and four other things we hope to see in today’s TTC report

The long-awaited report on customer service on the TTC is coming out today—any minute now, really. Authored by a panel of...

Watch Justin Bieber serenade from the sky, use fans as safety net at Toronto show

Workplace warning: the following video contains loud teenage screaming.

Bixi public bike program is weak on membership numbers—so far

Bixi public bike program is weak on membership numbers—so far

Like Montreal and Paris, Toronto is becoming a bike-sharing city. With sponsorship from ING Direct, the city is hoping to sign up...

Bubbes and zaydes treated to spicier-than-normal mayoral election debate

With the news out yesterday about Rob Ford 's idea of a romantic weekend away , it was a sure bet that there would be fireworks...

Reaction roundup: the best things said about Rob Ford's worst week

Reaction roundup: the best things said about Rob Ford’s worst week

If a mayoral candidate named Rob Ford has a Wednesday filled with such questions as “Is Rob Ford prejudiced?” and “How...

Will the latest cabinet shuffle at Queen’s Park be good news for Toronto? Probably not

The chairs at Dalton McGuinty 's big cabinet table were rearranged slightly yesterday, as he brought in two new men and moved some...

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?