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Sarah Thomson solidifies position as leading daydreamer of the mayoral race

Sarah Thomson solidifies position as leading daydreamer of the mayoral race

Sarah Thomson may not be leading in the polls, but when it comes to Toronto’s mayoral race, she’s clearly leading the pack in...

Smitherman chases the limelight on foot through Etobicoke

Smitherman chases the limelight on foot through Etobicoke

The summer doldrums have put a bit of a damper on Toronto’s mayoral election. There have been no high-profile debates for a...

Mothers, lock up your publicly traded companies: Conrad Black gets bail

Mothers, lock up your publicly traded companies: Conrad Black gets bail

The long-awaited moment is here: Conrad Black, recently vindicated by the U.S. Supreme Court, has been granted bail (but as of...

The Q&A: Babak the Builder

The Q&A: Babak the Builder

Babak Eslahjou, the architect who wants to be mayor, heads Core, one of Toronto’s most prestigious design firms. He knows how to...

Reaction roundup: RIM joins chorus of phone companies telling Apple to suck it

Following a speech by Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Friday to address what he calls “antennagate” (in a nutshell, the iPhone 4 loses...

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.

Caribana stiffed by feds and province, but golf and tennis get a bundle

Caribana stiffed by feds and province, but golf and tennis get a bundle

This is starting to look like a trend: a major Toronto cultural event loses out on government funding and has to basically pass a...

Darwinism at work: YouTube is the newest DIY medical school

The human quest for combining personal injury with public humiliation is always finding new frontiers to explore: in the...

Cheech and Chong: “douche bag” Stephen Harper needs to “get out of George Bush’s butt”

Cheech and Chong: “douche bag” Stephen Harper needs to “get out of George Bush’s butt”

The world’s biggest stoner celebs want to know what happened to Canada. Not too long ago, it looked like pot was on the road to...

Officer Bubbles takes Toronto

This G20 thing just isn’t going away. A video by Real News that went viral on YouTube last week shows a young woman blowing...

Baby got back taxes: Al Capone comparisons write themselves as the IRS asks Conrad Black for $71 million

Baby got back taxes: Al Capone comparisons write themselves as the IRS asks Conrad Black for $71 million

Given Conrad Black' s recent legal victories, he’s probably getting all sorts of encouraging letters from well-wishers who look...

The Big Smoke plays host to Medical Marijuana Convention

Medical conventions in Toronto usually feature dull keynote speakers, journal articles with unintelligible titles and free Apotex...

Sun TV licence rejected by CRTC: how will the right-wing news organization respond?

Sun TV licence rejected by CRTC: how will the right-wing news organization respond?

As far as prognostication goes, the Globe and Mail is doing better than, say, the Toronto Star . Jeffrey Simpson used his column...

I-Doser MP3s (a.k.a. digital drugs) all the rage among cheap teenagers looking to get high

Getting high the old-fashioned way is apparently getting too inconvenient: Health Canada sells mostly shwag, and even mayoral...

The Star turns to soothsaying in pondering Michael Ignatieff's future

The Star turns to soothsaying in pondering Michael Ignatieff’s future

Times are tough for the University of Toronto. The hallowed faculty of arts and sciences is looking at a $60-million deficit. When...

Q&A with Michael Barry, Toronto's only cyclist in the Tour de France

Q&A with Michael Barry, Toronto’s only cyclist in the Tour de France

One of Canada’s two racers in the Tour de France this year is Team Sky ’s Michael Barry, who grew up cycling the streets of...

All hail our cyclist overlords! Jarvis bike lanes going in; bike racks colonize Spadina

All hail our cyclist overlords! Jarvis bike lanes going in; bike racks colonize Spadina

Most days, talk of Toronto's “war on the car” seems like so much overheated rhetoric. The vast majority of roads have no bike...

Hot to Trot-sky: Jay Baruchel looking fine in GQ

Hot to Trot-sky: Jay Baruchel looking fine in GQ

We had a Princess Diaries moment this morning when we saw this photo shoot of Jay Baruchel in GQ . Remember that awkward tween...

Welcome to the redesigned Toronto Life

Welcome to the redesigned Toronto Life

Welcome to the August issue of Toronto Life , which has a fresh new look and more stories and photos than ever before. We’ve...

Hogweed hits Hogtown: plant oozing blindness-causing goo spreads through Toronto

The G20 summit may be over, but now Toronto faces a new calamity in the form of hogweed, a gigantic poisonous plant that’s...

Dan Levy: Hot or Not, part two

Dan Levy: Hot or Not, part two

Last week’s post on the ambiguous hot-or-not-ness of MTV golden boy Dan Levy came close to causing an on-line riot. Clearly, one...

Crushed Out: Carl Wilson on how Justin Bieber is changing the shape of celebrity for the worse

Justin Bieber changed the shape of teen celebrity. He needs to change it back, before it’s too late here are times when it’s...

Toronto's deal to preserve green space by using golf courses keeps out the unwashed masses

Toronto’s deal to preserve green space by using golf courses keeps out the unwashed masses

Councillor Adrian Heaps and the Toronto Star have found the outrage of the day (well, the second one): apparently, a number of...

Nightmare on Queen Street: casting the Toronto mayoral race

Nightmare on Queen Street: casting the Toronto mayoral race

With new polls putting Rob Ford in a dead heat with George Smitherman, the mayoral race is finally getting a much-needed infusion...

Toronto Star nervously reports that Rob Ford might sometimes be unpleasant

Toronto Star nervously reports that Rob Ford might sometimes be unpleasant

There’s an odd story in the Star this morning. Given a place of honour on the front page, the piece is tepidly headlined...

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