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Smitherman loses his campaign manager

George Smitherman' s campaign manager has walked away from his job. On Friday evening—that dead zone of media coverage—the...

TTC meeting so boring that the press resorts to suggesting Giambrone might re-enter mayoral race

The first community meeting between passengers and TTC workers' union was a perfect formula for drama: angry commuters, an...

Jeffrey Simpson to Toronto sports fans: Maybe spirit isn’t everything

Jeffrey Simpson staged an intervention with Toronto sports fans in this weekend's Globe . He picked them up, shook them from their...

Justin Bieber seduces Tina Fey on SNL

Our new overlord Justin Bieber appeared on Saturday Night Live over the weekend in a sketch that’s best described as the prelude...

Five things Adam Giambrone can learn from Eliot Spitzer

Five things Adam Giambrone can learn from Eliot Spitzer

Last week, the New York Times ran a profile of Eliot Spitzer —former New York governor and connoisseur of high-class...

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.

The Star’s latest contribution to pop culture: “busty hookers”

The Star ’s star investigative reporter, Kevin Donovan , wrote the now-famous exposé that delved into former MP Rahim Jaffer' s...

Helena of Tory is no more: Guergis is out of the Conservative caucus as "serious allegations" emerge

Helena of Tory is no more: Guergis is out of the Conservative caucus as “serious allegations” emerge

Did Helena Guergis decide to jump ship amid the scandals enveloping her and her former MP hubby Rahim Jaffer ? Or was she pushed...

Casting the Rahim Jaffer made-for-TV movie

Casting the Rahim Jaffer made-for-TV movie

Remember watching that CTV flick about SARS ? Or that Toronto-filmed biopic about Celine Dion? Neither do we, so we figured this...

And now she’s resigning: Helena Guergis steps down from cabinet

Fridays are the best when it comes to the media. It's the one day of the week that officials unload stories that they'd prefer the...

New besties Drake and Justin Bieber are the next Ebony and Ivory

The '60s had Simon and Garfunkel, and the '80s had Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. Now the millennials have a duet to define the...

Holy smoke: Toronto church argues that pot is a religious right

Holy smoke: Toronto church argues that pot is a religious right

Two hippies-cum-spiritual-priests from Toronto are challenging Canada’s drug laws, claiming that members of the Assembly of the...

The Rahim Jaffer affair: a six-point primer

The Rahim Jaffer affair: a six-point primer

When Rahim Jaffer had his cocaine possession and drunk-driving charges dropped and received a $500 slap on the wrist, even the...

Access denied: reporters forbidden to use the bathroom at Harper event

Access denied: reporters forbidden to use the bathroom at Harper event

Yesterday’s big politics story was on infrastructure funds and how Toronto isn’t getting any. But the world isn't made up of...

How Matthew Teitelbaum made 13 times more in bonuses than William Thorsell

How Matthew Teitelbaum made 13 times more in bonuses than William Thorsell

The CEOs of Canada's top cultural institutions were likely choking on their morning croissants last week when they read reports...

With six injuries, it’s no wonder the Raptors are going extinct

Hunter S. Thompson once wrote in his ESPN column that whichever team suffers the fewest injuries in the next 20 games will win the...

Harper and McGuinty pledge millions for Ontario roads—everywhere but Toronto

Harper and McGuinty pledge millions for Ontario roads—everywhere but Toronto

Less than two weeks after announcing that $4 billion in funding for GTA public transit is being held back, Dalton McGuinty and...

Torontonian super-nerds bust cyber-crime ring that stole NATO plans, Dalai Lama’s e-mail

Torontonian super-nerds bust cyber-crime ring that stole NATO plans, Dalai Lama’s e-mail

In what may be the least surprising news to make the front pages of newspapers this year, a team of University of Toronto–led...

"New" Scrabble rules same as rules you always secretly played by, also not relevant to North America

“New” Scrabble rules same as rules you always secretly played by, also not relevant to North America

When news hit that Scrabble was changing its rules to allow proper nouns, backwards writing and other sacrilege, stuffy people...

Doctors want to ban tanning beds, kids’ Jersey Shore dreams die

Doctors want to ban tanning beds, kids’ Jersey Shore dreams die

The province’s doctors want to take the “T” out of GTL for kids under 18 because—surprise, surprise—tanning beds can...

Minnan-Wong declares that he’s running away from Toronto mayoral contest

Minnan-Wong declares that he’s running away from Toronto mayoral contest

We doubt there were many waiting for this announcement, but here it is anyway. The National Post is reporting that Denzil...

Igor "The Terrible" Kenk wants to be reunited with all "his" stolen bikes

Igor “The Terrible” Kenk wants to be reunited with all “his” stolen bikes

It was only a matter of time before Igor Kenk resurfaced. The famous cycle-theft kingpin turned up this week at a St. Jamestown...

The GGGG: welcome to the Governor General Guessing Game

The GGGG: welcome to the Governor General Guessing Game

The Ottawa rumour mill is churning on one story these days: Prime Minister Stephen Harper' s apparent desire to replace Michaëlle...

Health Canada’s weed is mostly shwag, critics warn

Last week’s police raid on Toronto’s Cannabis As Living Medicine (CALM), eastern Canada’s oldest medical cannabis club, had...

Sexting for the public good

Sexting for the public good

Toronto has become the first Canadian city to offer a texting service for teens and young adults in need of sexual health...

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?