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New ROM director hired, Thorsell will leave in September

New ROM director hired, Thorsell will leave in September

In September, Janet Carding, who has been the assistant director of the Australian Museum in Sydney since 2004, will take over...

Fox News North FAIL: Rick Mercer turns down Sun TV, opts to stick with CBC

Fox News North FAIL: Rick Mercer turns down Sun TV, opts to stick with CBC

Earlier this week, the nascent Sun News started off with a bang, holding an inaugural press conference that informed the world how...

Be a celebrity tour guide: Katy Perry looking for advice on Toronto trip

Katy Perry’ s in Toronto and appealing for local intel via Twitter. Beaver Tails and Canada’s Wonderland are on her list, but...

Caught on tape: did Rob Ford just offer to buy OxyContin on the street for one of his constituents?

Remember when Rob Ford tried to put his insensitive comments about AIDS behind him by personally apologizing to an HIV-positive...

Rob Ford gets roughed up at the AGO, of all places

Rob Ford gets roughed up at the AGO, of all places

Don't mess with artsy folks: the Globe is reporting that at the latest of the city's never-ending series of mayoral debates, Rob...

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.

Adulterous Rogers customers call public press conference, ask for privacy

Adulterous Rogers customers call public press conference, ask for privacy

Gabrielle Nagy, the woman who garnered publicity (and mockery) by suing Rogers for the breakup of her marriage , was on her 14th...

Tories spend $10M on North Bay airport for G8; no G8 planes actually landing there

Tories spend $10M on North Bay airport for G8; no G8 planes actually landing there

We’ve got to hand it to the Star , which is being utterly relentless in following the G8/G20 spending debacle. Today's front...

Rahim Jaffer’s letter of apology: six lessons from an unwise politician

Rahim Jaffer’s letter of apology: six lessons from an unwise politician

Yesterday, the Toronto Star released a letter from Rahim Jaffer to Mark-Olivier Girard, clerk of the Commons government operations...

Mayor Miller notably absent as Metrolinx announces its purchase of 182 LRT vehicles

Mayor Miller notably absent as Metrolinx announces its purchase of 182 LRT vehicles

If David Miller is the increasingly disinclined father of Transit City, he essentially missed his child’s first steps earlier...

Allegedly stolen police uniforms: can the cops trust their dry cleaner?

This is totally reassuring: 680 News reported last night that more than a dozen police uniforms were stolen from the...

G20's latest Toronto victims: trees

G20’s latest Toronto victims: trees

Security mania took another turn in Toronto yesterday as city workers removed trees from the security core around the Metro...

Could Fox News North be awesome? Opinions differ

Could Fox News North be awesome? Opinions differ

One thing is certain, based on the press conference that Quebecor head honcho Pierre-Karl Peladeau and Kory Teneycke held downtown...

Royal tour of Canada to allow Queen to watch self in 3-D

Royal tour of Canada to allow Queen to watch self in 3-D

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip will arrive in Canada on June 28 for a nine-day tour that will shuffle them past the HMCS...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto

50 Reasons to Love Toronto

While the Great Recession battered other cities, Toronto has emerged triumphant—Bay Street is bullish, our real estate market is...

Potential Ford win inspires emergency contingency plans, witty tweets

Potential Ford win inspires emergency contingency plans, witty tweets

The news that Rob Ford —statesman, mayoral wannabe, Palinesque councillor—is now polling as well as lackadaisical front runner...

Wait—street hockey is illegal in Toronto? No wonder our kids are fat

Spacing publisher Matthew Blackett was at Yonge and Dundas when Sidney Crosby scored the gold-medal goal for Canada back in...

Tee hee: Toronto Star says Twilight stars James Pattinson

Tee hee: Toronto Star says Twilight stars James Pattinson

Sure, we all make mistakes, but when a paper runs a story about Twilight and says it stars James Pattinson, we are obliged to take...

Licence to Print Money

Licence to Print Money

Payday loan companies like Money Mart can now charge higher interest rates than ever before. Do they provide a valuable service to...

First Africa-themed gaffes, now adultery: Miss Universe Canada more interesting this year

First Africa-themed gaffes, now adultery: Miss Universe Canada more interesting this year

When we checked in on Friday, the Miss Universe Canada competition had a problem: one of its contestants was making off-colour...

Margaret Atwood book tour to be released as documentary

Margaret Atwood book tour to be released as documentary

Margaret Atwood has never been run-of-the-mill, and her international tour for The Year of the Flood —her dystopian novel set...

"Undecided" polling way ahead of all mayoral candidates; race gripped by meh fever

“Undecided” polling way ahead of all mayoral candidates; race gripped by meh fever

A pair of polls have come out that show the mayoral race tightening up—but only if one includes actual candidates. Rob Ford and...

Tony Clement had final say on where to put federal culture money

Tony Clement had final say on where to put federal culture money

A while back, we mentioned that the Conservative government, either to stoke its base or simply avoid embarrassing photo-ops , had...

Beauty queen puts foot in mouth, reminds us of Mel Lastman

There's an argument for having beauty pageant contestants warn young people about body image and eating disorders, but none seem...

Snarl city: G8/G20 "traffic management" announced

Snarl city: G8/G20 “traffic management” announced

Ontario police have just announced some of the traffic restrictions for the G20; as predicted, they add up to grim waits for those...

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?