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If elected, Mammoliti will propose 11 p.m. curfew for tweens

Following the brouhaha over bands dropping out of a Giorgio Mammoliti campaign concert, we decided to check out Mammoliti's...

Toronto G20: all the security of the Olympics, no cool fashion trends

Toronto G20: all the security of the Olympics, no cool fashion trends

G20 organizers have released more details about security for the summit. Right now, it sounds intense. There will be an inner...

A made-up music review? Anatomy of a Twitter scandal

A made-up music review? Anatomy of a Twitter scandal

Rollie Pemberton, better known by his musical moniker Cadence Weapon, played a show during Canadian Music Fest, which was reviewed...

Q&A: Don Cherry on the CBC biopic Keep Your Head Up Kid

Q&A: Don Cherry on the CBC biopic Keep Your Head Up Kid

Don Cherry spends a lot of time talking but rarely opens up about himself. This month’s Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry...

Toronto the shafted: when it comes to MPs, cities are getting ripped off

Toronto the shafted: when it comes to MPs, cities are getting ripped off

A report released this week reminded Canadians that the current makeup of Parliament is designed to skew whiter, older and more...

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.

Ann Coulter will help Canada be “cool again” by launching human rights complaint against Canada

In an effort to milk the controversy around her cancelled speech on Tuesday for even more media attention, Ann Coulter has hired...

Globe's home page hijinks: intentional or just hilarious?

Globe’s home page hijinks: intentional or just hilarious?

Looking at the Globe 's home page today, we weren't sure if these sequential snaps of a giraffe, a terrier and Ann Coulter were...

The Ryerson revolution: how the once dumpy polytechnic is redrawing downtown

The Ryerson revolution: how the once dumpy polytechnic is redrawing downtown

Sheldon Levy, Ryerson’s fiercely ambitious president, persuaded students, politicians and Bay Street to bankroll his big...

Ann Coulter stands up to protestors by giving them exactly what they want—her absence

Ann Coulter stands up to protestors by giving them exactly what they want—her absence

Despite the presence of dozens of protestors—or maybe hundreds or thousands or squillions depending on who’s reporting—and a...

U of T students shell out $30 million for Pan Am sports complex

U of T students shell out $30 million for Pan Am sports complex

Students at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus have perplexed people city-wide by agreeing to help pay for a new...

Rock bands cancel campaign gig when they find out it’s for Mammoliti

Rock bands cancel campaign gig when they find out it’s for Mammoliti

Mayoral candidate Giorgio Mammoliti' s camp is scrambling to find a new lineup for next Wednesday’s Rock the Vote night at...

Toronto among top 10 Canadian cities for on-line identity fraud

Call it civic pride, but we usually feel pangs of envy when Vancouver outranks Toronto on any list. Well, not this time. The...

Ann Coulter comes to Ontario to tell us gay men throw like girls, can’t marry

Ann Coulter comes to Ontario to tell us gay men throw like girls, can’t marry

We were wondering why the weather in Toronto suddenly turned chilly, but then we read this . That’s right, Ann Coulter is in our...

Justin Bieber: taking names, changing lives

— Justin Bieber • Bieber Tale: How Justin Bieber went from Stratford, Ontario YouTuber to world touring singing...

If it looks right wing and sounds right wing, is it Rocco Rossi?

If it looks right wing and sounds right wing, is it Rocco Rossi?

So far in the 2010 mayoral race, Rocco Rossi has been known as the right-wing candidate; and in a town like Toronto, that’s a...

Tory cabinet minister apologizes for bawling out airport officials who refused to reveal the fate of his tequila

Tory cabinet minister apologizes for bawling out airport officials who refused to reveal the fate of his tequila

Apparently the PMO’s grip on cabinet ministers’ media appearances is not as tight as it used to be , particularly when it...

Young MC

Young MC

Johannes Debus, the COC’s adventurous new music director, is just what Toronto’s buzzing opera scene needs When Johannes Debus...

G20 will allow Torontonians all the dignity of airport security without even travelling to Pearson

According to city leaders, the security planners in Ottawa aren’t listening to Toronto’s logistical concerns. Case in point:...

The man who made a mayor out of Miller joins Team Pantalone

For lefties at city hall, the mayoral race has been a political cha-cha. Nimble feet are assets to insiders who’ve had to...

Drabek? Marcum? Romero? Will the next Roy Halladay please stand up

Drabek? Marcum? Romero? Will the next Roy Halladay please stand up

The Jays start the regular season in three weeks, and there is one question dominating the chatter among fans: who the hell is...

Giambrone spent city money on cab trip to meet Kristin Lucas

Adam Giambrone is back in the news. Last year, he apparently expensed $3,000 in cab fares: that’s one $11.50 cab ride...

G20 plans include giant two-square-kilometre headache for downtown Toronto

G20 plans include giant two-square-kilometre headache for downtown Toronto

As more details emerge about the upcoming G20 summit in central Toronto, the more we are hoarding Advil to sell at inflated prices...

The case of the purloined pram: man suspected of stealing stroller from parents, poppies from veteran

The case of the purloined pram: man suspected of stealing stroller from parents, poppies from veteran

High-end stroller thefts continue to be a problem in Toronto, but at least the latest reported incident has the benefit of...

Kelly Cutrone to Jaclife: call me

For viewers who have cringed their way through the five-minute Jaclife webisodes, news that Kelly Cutrone is willing to make a...

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?