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Rampant pearl clutching as Queen’s Park updates sex ed to compete with Internet

Rampant pearl clutching as Queen’s Park updates sex ed to compete with Internet

Prudes, start your engines. The provincial government has announced changes to the sexual education curriculum, most radically for...

Virgin to start flying out of Pearson, hopes it goes better than last time

Virgin to start flying out of Pearson, hopes it goes better than last time

Virgin America announced yesterday via Twitter it would soon be offering daily flights from Toronto to California’s west...

Kelly Cutrone dishes about her crush on "smoking hot" Leonard Cohen

Kelly Cutrone dishes about her crush on “smoking hot” Leonard Cohen

In one of the scheduled interviews she actually went through with, fashion PR doyenne Kelly Cutrone sits down with the Globe and...

Immigration judge found guilty, may have to trade sex for refugee status in prison

Steven Ellis, the immigration judge charged with attempting to trade sex for refugee status with a 19-year-old woman, was found...

Escape Plan: five amazing Ontario getaways

Escape Plan: five amazing Ontario getaways

Five off-the-radar summer destinations where you can eat, drink, fish, farm, bike or meditate to your heart’s content Blue Fox...

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.

Volcanic disruptions: the best of the worst YYZ horror stories

Volcanic disruptions: the best of the worst YYZ horror stories

Understandably, not everyone is taking his or her extended trip in Toronto as well as Ian McEwan . Flights to Europe are now...

Pay $250 to hear Barbara Walters not talk about Rosie O’Donnell

Pay $250 to hear Barbara Walters not talk about Rosie O’Donnell

Barbara Walters: journalist, TV host and apparent social media expert. On May 4, the co-host of The View will be at the Liberty...

Rita Silvan, Elle Canada’s editor-in-chief, steps down

Rumours swirled on Twitter yesterday about Rita Silvan, editor-in-chief of Elle Canada, stepping down from her position, but no...

Thanks to Canada’s privacy commissioner, we finally get a chance to write about the catastrophe that is Google Buzz

The Globe is reporting that Jennifer Stodart, Canada’s privacy commissioner, added her name to a strongly worded letter to...

Breaking news: dogs not allowed to run for mayor

Breaking news: dogs not allowed to run for mayor

What kind of a world do we live in where dogs can't run for mayor? To quote the Sun : Well, Clarington happens to be where the...

TTC riders allege that drivers can be rude, creepy, kinda sad

TTC riders allege that drivers can be rude, creepy, kinda sad

Stop the presses: TTC staffers are occasionally rude, cranky and offensive. The Toronto Star has the scoop today, based on...

Are Toronto's transit woes all in our heads? Terence Corcoran thinks so

Are Toronto’s transit woes all in our heads? Terence Corcoran thinks so

Between that widely published Toronto Board of Trade report and any number of other groups labelling Toronto's commute times a...

That's more like it: TTC meetings return, this time with some action

That’s more like it: TTC meetings return, this time with some action

The last time the TTC union held a meeting with the public, things were distressingly polite . There was very little...

Bike lanes and subways are popular, paying for it not so much: poll

On Saturday, the Toronto Star released the results of a poll on transit, and the results are striking. For all the hate flung at...

Tony Clement "feels used" as Justin Bieber cuts in front of him at St. John's airport

Tony Clement “feels used” as Justin Bieber cuts in front of him at St. John’s airport

Tony Clement understands the law of the Twitter: the more one mentions Justin Bieber, the more popular one’s tweets become. It...

Junos report: Bieber and Drake have it bad, real bad

Who needs hardware when you have a homie ? Justin Bieber may have left last night’s Juno Awards empty-handed, but Stratford’s...

TTC eyes electronic fare cards but wants the province to pay for it

TTC eyes electronic fare cards but wants the province to pay for it

The latest chapter in the constant battle between Toronto and Queen's Park is playing out on everyone’s favourite battlefield:...

Five things we learned from Sarah Palin last night

Five things we learned from Sarah Palin last night

As promised, former governor of Alaska Sarah Palin turned up in Hamilton last night to charm nearly a thousand guests and raise...

55 people plan to vote for Rob Ford: poll

A new Toronto Star –Angus Reid poll that puts Rob Ford just behind George Smitherman in the mayoral race has instigated rampant...

Dog photographer representing Nazim Gillani

Dog photographer representing Nazim Gillani

Businessman Nazim Gillani, the key character in the Jaffer-Guergis scandal, who is accused of bilking his clients out of hundreds...

This is not a joke: Carolyn Parrish slams Hazel McCallion for being “ungrateful, ungracious and downright rude”

When the premier and prime minister came to the GTA to announce new infrastructure spending, they made the mistake of inviting...

Watch a game show host get to first base with children

Britain’s Fergie is the Duchess of York; she was once a member of the royal family and produced The Young Victoria. America’s...

A great night for Toronto sports fan masochism

A great night for Toronto sports fan masochism

Last night was catastrophically bad for Toronto sports teams. Let’s start with basketball. The Raptors won, which was fabulous...

Smitherman’s new campaign boss wants to “unleash George”

Last Friday, after months of low-profile campaigning, George Smitherman' s manager, Jeff Bangs, left Smitherman's office for the...

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