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Mayoral race to Toronto: would you be more interested if we threw in John Tory?

Mayoral race to Toronto: would you be more interested if we threw in John Tory?

We’re not sure whether it’s a sign of inevitable Ford fatigue or just a slow news day, but the Toronto Star is running two...

Developer of Shaved Bieber app getting death threats from tweens

Developer of Shaved Bieber app getting death threats from tweens

Remember when we told you about the Firefox add-on that blocks photos of Justin Bieber as well as the appearance of his name?...

TDSB spends $125,000 of taxpayer money to host conference at ACC with performance by Nikki Yanofsky

TDSB spends $125,000 of taxpayer money to host conference at ACC with performance by Nikki Yanofsky

The Toronto District School Board’s first professional development conference is getting star power in the form of teen...

Jays pitcher in hospital after too many drugs

Jays pitcher in hospital after too many drugs

Blue Jays pitcher Dirk Hayhurst got a little Amy Winehouse last week, winding up in hospital after the anti-inflammatory...

Today is Quit Facebook Day: nine steps to ease social networking withdrawal

Today is Quit Facebook Day: nine steps to ease social networking withdrawal

For a pair of Torontonian Luddites and their followers, today is Quit Facebook Day—a day ironically memorialized by a page...

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.

Raps' Hedo Turkoglu: "I do not want to go back to Toronto"

Raps’ Hedo Turkoglu: “I do not want to go back to Toronto”

Hedo Turkoglu's partying days in Toronto are coming to an end—that is, if he has anything to say about it. The Istanbul-born...

Reaction roundup: leaders respond to the ballooning G8/G20 security budget

Reaction roundup: leaders respond to the ballooning G8/G20 security budget

Just days after the Harper government announced that it’s preparing to spend up to $930 million on security for the G8 and G20...

Rachel McAdams gathers human hair for oil spill relief

Rachel McAdams gathers human hair for oil spill relief

According to Shinan Govani' s column today, Toronto starlet Rachel McAdams has been doing her part to clean up the Gulf of Mexico...

Yet another subway hero: Smitherman unleashes his transit plan

George Smitherman took a break from picking fights with Rob Ford (too bad, that was fun) in order to release an actual policy...

Official G20 security zone announced

Now that Toronto officials have unveiled downtown’s restricted areas for the impending G20 summit, there's a clearer picture of...

Missing questions from the TTC's new passenger-audit forms

Missing questions from the TTC’s new passenger-audit forms

As part of an apparent shift towards acknowledging its shortcomings , the TTC is inviting riders to come out and Wall Street...

At big-city mayors' conference, McCallion comes out swinging (and Miller comes out zinging)

At big-city mayors’ conference, McCallion comes out swinging (and Miller comes out zinging)

The mayors of Canada's 22 largest cities, just ahead of an annual meeting of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, gathered...

State Farm wins bad PR award

State Farm wins bad PR award

Readers in search of relief from the heat wave will welcome this cold-blooded tale from the Star : after hitting Kim Flemming 's...

Industry Minister Tony Clement confesses to routine lawbreaking

Industry Minister Tony Clement confesses to routine lawbreaking

Tony Clement has managed to keep a relatively clean record in the Harper government: he's hasn't freaked out at airport workers...

The cops’ new “communication tool” to deafen G20 protestors

The G20 security overlords, concerned that protestors at the summit will make too much noise—megaphones, rhyming chants, Rage...

The Secret Life of Bee: one-on-one with The Daily Show’s Samantha Bee

The Secret Life of Bee: one-on-one with The Daily Show’s Samantha Bee

Don’t let Samantha Bee’ s sweet demeanour and cute name fool you. Being The Daily Show’ s Most Senior Correspondent is a...

Adam Giambrone defends couch’s reputation on Toronto radio

Adam Giambrone defends couch’s reputation on Toronto radio

The city’s sexiest ex-mayoral candidate stopped by the Dean Blundell show, on 102.1 The Edge, yesterday morning for a...

Former PM Chrétien is well hung on Parliament Hill

Former PM Chrétien is well hung on Parliament Hill

Almost seven years after leaving Parliament, Jean Chrétien (Canada's last majority prime minister) returned to Parliament Hill to...

$833-million security bill for G20 and G8 called “insane”

The federal government had a tinge of Dr. Evil about it yesterday when it disclosed combined security costs for the upcoming G8...

Reaction roundup: Michael Bryant is tarnished but still golden, according to Toronto's newspapers

Reaction roundup: Michael Bryant is tarnished but still golden, according to Toronto’s newspapers

The end-game of Michael Bryant 's legal troubles may not be the only story in town, but it is certainly dominating the front pages...

Never there: the adventures of our errant councillors

It might seem that our city councillors would get into less trouble if they'd just stop showing up at work. At least then they...

Developers attempt to remove Justin Bieber from Internet

Considering the endless amount of fun we have following the Biebs' exploits on the Web, we're not sure why anyone would want to...

Breaking news: there will be traffic jams in Toronto this summer

Breaking news: there will be traffic jams in Toronto this summer

The Globe and Mail gave its readers the juiciest scoop of the weekend: apparently Toronto will be plagued by road construction...

Victoria Day in Toronto: even the TTC assaults involve fireworks

Victoria Day in Toronto: even the TTC assaults involve fireworks

Sometimes, it must be really terrible to be a TTC employee. If they are not getting robbed , spat on or heckled , somebody thinks...

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