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Taiwanese company’s illustration of Justin Bieber’s syphilis rumour is creepily hilarious

Thanks to language barriers and cultural divides, it is sometimes difficult to understand news coming from another...

Surprise! Toronto’s beaches are not revolting

Surprise! Toronto’s beaches are not revolting

The shores of Lake Ontario are slowly, sometimes grudgingly, coming out of their industrial past. Still, most Torontonians would...

TTC might actually avoid a PR debacle: senior couple gets reprieve

TTC might actually avoid a PR debacle: senior couple gets reprieve

Tokens, mess and headaches: things the TTC has more than enough of. At the very least, the transit agency may have extricated...

Island airport to get tunnel, money, passengers and Air Canada

The shortest ferry ride in the world is about to be sidestepped by a $45 million investment from the Toronto Port Authority: an...

Take that, Bay Street: no securities regulator headquarters for you

Take that, Bay Street: no securities regulator headquarters for you

Chalk one up for passive-aggressive politics. One of Stephen Harper’s signature projects since taking office has been the...

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.

Huffington Post notes Canada’s existence, job numbers

Huffington Post notes Canada’s existence, job numbers

In a post voiced somewhere between a zoo plaque for children and a swindling travel brochure, U.S. news site HuffPo tells its...

TTC delays about to get even more aggravating as cell reception comes into the subways

Here’s an idea we’re putting into the wait-and-see category: the TTC wants to add cell phone service to its subway...

Barely understood “Supercorp” plan dies of terminal complexity

Barely understood “Supercorp” plan dies of terminal complexity

For almost a year now, the Liberals at Queen’s Park have been mulling the idea of semi-privatizing the profit-making crown...

New service allows riders to text the TTC to learn how late streetcars will be

New service allows riders to text the TTC to learn how late streetcars will be

The service's stickers went up in May, but those texting for TTC schedules via the new streetcar notification system have been...

New Kingwest magazine beautifully illustrates why people don’t like King West

New Kingwest magazine beautifully illustrates why people don’t like King West

A recently launched quarterly about the fabulousness of life in the King West area is, as expected, a thinly veiled condo...

Canada’s new governor general: thinker, educator, rapper

Move over, Drake. There's a new guy about to steal the gangsta spotlight in Canada, and he just happens to be our new governor...

Spadina subway expansion might be delayed because of obscure rule; city council appears to lose its mind

Spadina subway expansion might be delayed because of obscure rule; city council appears to lose its mind

It's bad enough that a much-needed expansion of Toronto's transit system is being delayed because the province can't cough up the...

Hot child in the city: Drake is on the patio at One

Hot child in the city: Drake is on the patio at One

Drake is apparently over his fear of rough-and-tumble Toronto, because he's on the patio at One , the oh-so-exclusive Yorkville...

Actually, that G20 security fence cost nearly twice what was projected

Remember that security fence that nobody was supposed to go near unless they had papers (and not the fun kind)? Then it turned out...

@chrisbosh is out. Let the #dinosaur jokes begin

“Before anything else. Thank you Toronto. I wouldn't be here without you all and I will miss you. Your support and love kept me...

Island Airport update: Porter-Air Canada throwdown heats up

Island Airport update: Porter-Air Canada throwdown heats up

Air Canada has taken to the courts to whine about the Toronto Port Authority's allotment of takeoff and landing spots at Toronto's...

William Shatner was robbed: vanilla-boring PM appoints vanilla-boring GG

William Shatner was robbed: vanilla-boring PM appoints vanilla-boring GG

Well, our Governor General Guessing Game is over. Shortly after his breakfast and, we presume, morning software update, Prime...

Pretty woman walking down the street: Julia Roberts is in Toronto

Pretty woman walking down the street: Julia Roberts is in Toronto

Julia Roberts is in Toronto shooting Jesus Henry Christ, a film she's producing starring Michael Sheen and Toni Collette, and of...

Conrad Black applies for bail—and he just might get it

Conrad Black applies for bail—and he just might get it

As widely expected, Conrad Black isn't wasting any time trying to get out of his cell block. The former newspaper tycoon, having...

When it comes to the G20, Dalton McGuinty is a man of many moods

When it comes to the G20, Dalton McGuinty is a man of many moods

Is it just us, or is it hard to get a read on Dalton McGuinty lately? He's come under fire from the public (and a few of his own...

Did the GG’s hubby, Jean-Daniel Lafond, suggest the Queen shouldn’t stay at Rideau Hall?

The Queen has left Canada without naming a replacement for Governor-General Michaëlle Jean, as some had speculated she might. But...

News flash: Toronto has many bridges, but only one with a big fence

News flash: Toronto has many bridges, but only one with a big fence

A few years back, after it had become synonymous with suicides, the city decided the Bloor Viaduct needed a bit of a make-over. At...

The Toronto Star’s unfortunate juxtapositions

The Toronto Star’s unfortunate juxtapositions

There’s no better way to illustrate irony than an ad for Virgin airlines with the slogan “You deserve it, Toronto” appearing...

Dalai Lama rolls into Toronto this October

Toronto has two tidbits of news to celebrate for the Dalai Lama today: his 75th birthday and the announcement that he will be...

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