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The cougars are coming! The cougars are coming!

The cougars are coming! The cougars are coming!

First it was Google's discrimination against a Toronto-based Web site catering to cougars . Then it was the Star 's brief but...

G20 reviews just keep on coming

G20 reviews just keep on coming

Speaking on CBC's Metro Morning earlier today, Councillor Adam Vaughan announced that the Toronto Police Services Board would...

Toronto road tolls go from abhorrent to approved: how'd that happen?

Toronto road tolls go from abhorrent to approved: how’d that happen?

The Star reported on Saturday, and other papers have followed since, that the Toronto City Summit Alliance has released a new...

Tobacco timeline: with candy cigarettes now banned, we look back at Canada’s anti-smoking history

Tobacco timeline: with candy cigarettes now banned, we look back at Canada’s anti-smoking history

Fruit-flavoured and candy cigarettes and cigars were pulled from shelves across Canada yesterday as part of the government’s...

Queen’s RIM job: five wonderful things Elizabeth II can do with her new BlackBerry

Queen’s RIM job: five wonderful things Elizabeth II can do with her new BlackBerry

On Monday, our royal sovereign joined the ranks of famous BlackBerry owners ( Barack Obama , Queen Rania Al Abdullah of...

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.

Risk Assessment: a neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guide to the safest places to buy real estate in Toronto

Risk Assessment: a neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guide to the safest places to buy real estate in Toronto

No neighbourhood will react the same way to a burst bubble. We talked to market watchers, economists, mortgage brokers and...

Bubble Trouble

Bubble Trouble

It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Our recovery from the Great Recession happened faster than expected, we got in the mood to...

Bill Murdoch is retiring; Toronto can remain safely in Ontario (for now)

Bill Murdoch is retiring; Toronto can remain safely in Ontario (for now)

Rest easy, Toronto. The man whose Ontario does not include Hogtown is formally announcing his retirement today. Bill Murdoch , MPP...

Dan Levy: hot or not?

Dan Levy: hot or not?

Remember that episode of Seinfeld when Jerry dated the woman who looked gorgeous one minute and ghastly the next? Well that’s...

Premature ejection: Giorgio Mammoliti is out of the mayoral race. Who’s next?

It’s official : Giorgio Mammoliti is out of the race for mayor of Toronto. After struggling for months to get outside of the...

Toronto ranked 78th priciest city in the world for expats

Torontonians love to complain about every costly entity from real estate to Ticketmaster, but according to the most recent Mercer...

Toronto Life takes a Canada Day break

Toronto Life takes a Canada Day break

The Informer blog is going on hiatus for four days to recover from the G20 and to celebrate Canada Day. All of torontolife.com's...

Toronto MPs demand that Ottawa pay up for G20

Toronto MPs demand that Ottawa pay up for G20

Somehow, we can't imagine this is destined for success: Toronto-area Liberal MPs are demanding that Ottawa foot the bill for...

Reaction roundup: the papers respond to the cops' "lies," protestors' "weapons" and the "wimps" of Toronto

Reaction roundup: the papers respond to the cops’ “lies,” protestors’ “weapons” and the “wimps” of Toronto

Yesterday was not a great day for the Toronto police. First, they unveiled the stash of weapons that they confiscated over the...

Jealous of police, TTC looks to regain people's mistrust—by kicking families out of their homes

Jealous of police, TTC looks to regain people’s mistrust—by kicking families out of their homes

Having gone maybe a full week without annoying, aggravating or exasperating anyone in the city might be a record, but it's not...

New cellphone carriers cutting into big three’s turf; expect bloodshed, more annoying ads

New cellphone carriers cutting into big three’s turf; expect bloodshed, more annoying ads

It’s a classic tale of David vs. Goliath—that is, if Goliath, instead of getting his head chopped off, just adjusted his...

David Suzuki, global warming is not your fault

David Suzuki, global warming is not your fault

David Suzuki' s newest project, a CBC radio show called The Bottom Line , debuts on Sunday, but for someone whose career is...

The List: Rocco Rossi

The List: Rocco Rossi

Ten things the Liberal strategist and mayoral candidate can’t live without 1. My favourite book I first read Man’s Search for...

Five things we learned from Jon Stewart's coverage of G20 Toronto

Five things we learned from Jon Stewart’s coverage of G20 Toronto

We’re as guilty as anyone for noting that coverage of the G20 was kind of sparse in the international media, but we knew that...

Dawson's Creek reunion? Michelle Williams and Katie Holmes spotted in GTA

Dawson’s Creek reunion? Michelle Williams and Katie Holmes spotted in GTA

Last week, the pixie perfect Michelle Williams unleashed her inner downward dog at Yoga Space on Ossington, and yesterday a...

Canada has ardent monarchists? Yep, and they are helping the PM choose the GG

Through most of Canadian history, the Governor General has basically been a non-entity. That's changed with the last two...

"You should have left when you had a chance": a first-person account of being detained at Queen and Spadina

“You should have left when you had a chance”: a first-person account of being detained at Queen and Spadina

A couple hours into our detainment at Queen and Spadina on Sunday, soaked and shivering, her press accreditation around her...

Shopper freaks out as Eaton Centre closes during G20 protests

No doubt about it, the G20 inconvenienced a lot of people. Subways closed, roads were blocked, store windows were smashed, and...

Best signs from the G20 weekend

Hey, it wasn't all hooligans and mayhem. Most of the protestors at this past weekend's G20 summit had a peaceful message to...

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