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Price of Toronto marked up from $60 to $145,000,000, but it’s still a deal

Harperites have been having some trouble drumming up good press for the G20 summit, but today they got a little something to smile...

Latest paint-by-numbers mayoral debate induces city-wide yawn

There was another debate between the six wannabe mayors on CP24 last night. You didn't miss much. Rossi dinged Pantalone for...

The city releases secret to cancelling parking tickets: pretty much any excuse works

The city releases secret to cancelling parking tickets: pretty much any excuse works

After what sounds like years of conspiracies and cover-ups, drivers finally have a shot against the sneaky tactics of parking...

Only Smitherman can go to China (on China’s dime)

Only Smitherman can go to China (on China’s dime)

The Chinese government is holding a Mayor's Forum on Tourism and has invited (according to its Web site ) 222 representatives from...

Atom Egoyan's Luminato installation a tribute to the late David Pecaut

Atom Egoyan’s Luminato installation a tribute to the late David Pecaut

David Pecaut was quite literally a man who followed his dreams. Shortly before his death from cancer this past December, 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.

John Tory: for the last time, I'm not running for mayor

John Tory: for the last time, I’m not running for mayor

The city hall press corps's lack of enthusiasm for the current crop of mayoral candidates is pretty palpable. Having seen their...

G8/G20 latest: avalanche of money to fall on fake Muskoka, real Muskoka

The federal government would like to clear up something we reported on yesterday: the cost of the fake lake at the Direct Energy...

Pride can't win for losing: "Israeli Apartheid" controversy gets worse and worse

Pride can’t win for losing: “Israeli Apartheid” controversy gets worse and worse

After banning the not-all-that-incendiary title Queers Against Israeli Apartheid—but not the group that uses it—Pride Toronto...

Ron MacLean joins ranks of Facebook-based GG nominees

Ron MacLean joins ranks of Facebook-based GG nominees

This summer, Canadians won't be able to swing a cat without hitting a potential nominee for governor general. With the departure...

Not one woman under 40 is doing anything noteworthy in Toronto: Globe and Mail

Not one woman under 40 is doing anything noteworthy in Toronto: Globe and Mail

While scanning the Globe ’s annual list of the top 40 Canadians under the age of 40, it might seem as though being from Ontario...

Margaret Atwood calls plan to close prison farms “dumb as a stump”

Margaret Atwood scared us into improving our recycling habits with her novels about environmental apocalypse, but the CanLit queen...

Mad About You episode from 15 years ago is scientifically vindicated by Toronto scientists

Remember Mad About You ? It wasn’t quite Seinfeld and it wasn’t quite Friends, but it was all ’90s. And it turns out that it...

Rossi hits Smitherman where it hurts: the National Post

Rossi hits Smitherman where it hurts: the National Post

Readers of Monday's National Post were greeted with what's become a regular feature of this city's newspapers: the increasingly...

Let them eat lake: as Toronto shuts down for the G20, feds spend millions on a fake Muskoka landscape

Let them eat lake: as Toronto shuts down for the G20, feds spend millions on a fake Muskoka landscape

The rules in Toronto for the G20 summit are becoming clear as we get closer to showtime: first, no showtimes. Mirvish theatres...

Obama borrows from Stephen Harper playbook, sings Beatles song

As Stephen Harper well knows, singing a little Beatles ditty is political gold. We have to admit we swooned a little when Harper...

Ron MacLean helps prevent a suicide

Ron MacLean helps prevent a suicide

Ron MacLean now has another exciting anecdote for his forthcoming biography . The Hockey Night in Canada co-host was eating lunch...

Leaked documents on G8/G20 funding allotments make us feel sorry for Sheila Fraser

The National Post has obtained two documents that outline how the mind-blowing amount of money allotted for G8/G20 security is...

Giorgio Mammoliti proves relevance with super-tall phallic symbol and “Dundas Square of the North”

Fresh off his bold diagnosis of rival Joe Pantalone ’s irrelevance, Giorgio Mammoliti is proud to announce that his vision of...

Wounded G20 protestors to be treated in plumbing-free shack

Wounded G20 protestors to be treated in plumbing-free shack

The $1 billion-plus allotted for G20/G8 security is apparently too scant to provide state-of-the-art first aid for detained G20...

James Cameron won't save world after all, even though he knows "really, really, really smart people"

James Cameron won’t save world after all, even though he knows “really, really, really smart people”

Just as we suspected , James Cameron' s plan to save the world and stop the oil spill did not go as well as he had hoped. Upon...

Mississauga transportation department mistakes itself for fraternity

In what reads like an HR professional’s surreal nightmare, a manager at the city of Mississauga’s transportation department...

James Cameron to save world in real life, put an end to oil spill

The BP oil spill has been called the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history and the possible downfall of the Obama...

Globe and Mail to relaunch as a magazine-newspaper Frankenstein; Splice comparisons inevitable

Globe and Mail to relaunch as a magazine-newspaper Frankenstein; Splice comparisons inevitable

Ever since the Globe and Mail announced that magazine powerhouse Transcontinental would be taking over its printing...

Joe Pantalone seeks to automate city hall

Joe Pantalone seeks to automate city hall

Joe Pantalone seems to believe that he is plugged into the frustrations of busy Torontonians. Chief among them? Getting out and...

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