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William Shatner wants you to know he swears in front of children

William Shatner wants you to know he swears in front of children

Maybe a bit bitter about being passed over for a stint as the new governor general, William Shatner is waging war on political...

Toronto Library to install book-lending machines at Union Station

Toronto Library to install book-lending machines at Union Station

What would be the best way to get kids to read more and eat less junk food? Turn vending machines into book depots. The Toronto...

Question: does the mayor deserve a $16,000 raise? Answer: it's an election year

Question: does the mayor deserve a $16,000 raise? Answer: it’s an election year

Received wisdom dictates that it's never a good time for a politician to get a raise. For this reason, the city has tried to take...

Proactiv finds the most perfect spokesperson: Justin Bieber

To have Justin Bieber as the face of a product is to hit the marketing jackpot, but to have that product targeted primarily...

Priority One: suicides on the subway tracks—how many, how often and how to stop them

Priority One: suicides on the subway tracks—how many, how often and how to stop them

In the first five months of this year, 17 people jumped into the path of oncoming subway trains. A scheme to outfit stations with...

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.

Extra! Extra! David Miller still not running for mayor

Extra! Extra! David Miller still not running for mayor

As the media tries to wrap its head around the fact that John Tory simply isn’t running for mayor, some are hinging their...

Post-Tory stress disorder: Toronto's media finds post-Tory mayoral race confusing

Post-Tory stress disorder: Toronto’s media finds post-Tory mayoral race confusing

He never announced his mayoral bid, never campaigned and never did any fundraising, but Toronto sure spent a magical summer...

The Sun discovers respect for CBC personnel when they’re fired

With the blockbuster news that Richard Stursberg has allegedly been fired from the CBC, a lot of people are trying to explain...

$45 million is what it will take to make up for police behaviour during G20, claims class-action suit

Despite the fact that the G20 is more than a month in the past, it's becoming clear that it will simply never die: the latest news...

James Cameron blames oil spill devastation on James Cameron

James Cameron blames oil spill devastation on James Cameron

Remember back when James Cameron came up with a plan to stop the oil spill, but BP wouldn't listen to him? (At the...

Public High: Artist Michael Awad brings his undulating brand of beauty to the Path

Telus’s shimmery new building at 25 York Street is officially part of the Path system, a conduit for harried nine-to-fivers, but...

Burlington woman develops fictional cancer to get attention, Internet grants her wish

Burlington woman develops fictional cancer to get attention, Internet grants her wish

The Internet is like a 21st-century monkey's paw: sure, it will grant you a wish, just not in the way you think—you never know...

Sarah Thomson's green plan shocks all by not being pie-in-the-sky

Sarah Thomson’s green plan shocks all by not being pie-in-the-sky

Most observers have been pretty tough on Sarah Thomson 's transit plan for the city. Hey, we love the idea of putting subway...

Why didn’t we think of that? Stratford’s Justin Bieber maps are a huge success

Maybe Tourism Toronto is on to something by using the Scott Pilgrim movie, which features Toronto landmarks, as a marketing ploy...

No Canada for Conrad: Black drops his bid to come home to Hogtown

No Canada for Conrad: Black drops his bid to come home to Hogtown

It's been a few good weeks for Conrad Black , what with being released from prison after having his charges stayed by the highest...

Toronto's six most memorable neighbourhood naming smackdowns

Toronto’s six most memorable neighbourhood naming smackdowns

Toronto: city of neighbourhoods, multiculturalism and, to a lesser extent, bureaucracy. These three attributes collide most often...

John Tory’s official declaration: he won’t run for mayor, and this race is silly

John Tory’s official declaration: he won’t run for mayor, and this race is silly

The Hamlet act is over—for now. John Tory put out a press release last night declaring that he will not be running for mayor of...

Reason to Love Toronto: because city hall is leading by example, for once

Reason to Love Toronto: because city hall is leading by example, for once

The completion of Viljo Revell’s city hall in 1965 signalled a glittering Jetsonian future; its curving skyscrapers cradling the...

The power of Twitter: outrage at Air Canada ends as quickly as it starts, with the airline replacing dying boy’s wheelchair

This afternoon’s Twitter frenzy—a David and Goliath story that started and ended in a matter of hours—was manna from heaven...

Five things we learned about Canada from Esquire magazine's grudging cross-border compliment

Five things we learned about Canada from Esquire magazine’s grudging cross-border compliment

The stories just keep on coming: Canada has weathered the economic crisis relatively well, thanks to our prudent and stable...

Promoting Guess and Budweiser, how one Toronto socialite makes her money

Promoting Guess and Budweiser, how one Toronto socialite makes her money

Bud Light Lime, that love-to-hate beer seen at many a party, has just gotten a little classier(?) with socialite Ainsley Kerr...

Rob Ford endorses, is endorsed by pride-dissing, anti-gay-marriage pastor. Hilarity ensues

Rob Ford endorses, is endorsed by pride-dissing, anti-gay-marriage pastor. Hilarity ensues

The story of the day, as far as city politics goes, is Rob Ford 's endorsement of Wendell Brereton —the pastor of Glorious...

Margaret Atwood documentary coming to Toronto in October

Ron Mann’ s In the Wake of the Flood, the documentary about Margaret Atwood’ s less-than-typical book tour, had its world...

Is John Tory ready to concede that his 15 minutes is up—again?

Is John Tory ready to concede that his 15 minutes is up—again?

Early on, we called John Tory 's mayoral indecision a “ Hamlet act .” Well, it now looks like Tory might finally have read the...

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