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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...

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.

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...

Should Ontario move its capital to London? One Londoner thinks so

Ian Gillespie of the London Free Press likes the idea, floated this week by Tory MPP Bill Murdoch, that the capital of Ontario...

Even as Chris Bosh scores 10,000th NBA point, speculators wonder if he’s planning to dump Toronto

Last night’s Raptors game, wherein they squeezed out a win over the Atlanta Hawks, played out like an awkward date at the end of...

Jokes write themselves as ancient worm discovered in downtown Ottawa

The latest 450-million-year-old fossil discovered in Ottawa isn’t in the Senate—it’s underground. The remains of a...

Sarah Thomson's slight discrepancy

Sarah Thomson’s slight discrepancy

First the Sun did it. Then the Post did it. And last weekend, the Star did it. Over the past month and a half, Toronto media have...

Off the Rails

Off the Rails

Cantankerous drivers, moribund managers and spineless politicians are all to blame for the crapification of the TTC. The case for...

Justin Bieber = Bieger than Jesus?

Justin Bieber, Stratford’s teen pop sensation, will make TV history next week when he becomes The View’ s first musical guest...

Sarah Thomson’s cure for Toronto’s transit blues: subways, subways, subways (oh, and road tolls)

Sarah Thomson’s cure for Toronto’s transit blues: subways, subways, subways (oh, and road tolls)

Mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson believes she has one solution to most of Toronto’s problems: 58 kilometres of new subway...

And on the eighth day, God created speed metal: Anvil

— Anvil's Steve "Lips" Kudlow on whether he believes in divine intervention • Still pedal to the metal [Express Night Out]

Toronto has a wealth of lame loos, but a dearth of story ideas

Toronto has a wealth of lame loos, but a dearth of story ideas

In a story remarkably similar to one done by Citytv two weeks ago, the Toronto Sun spent 741 words last weekend discussing the...

Karl Lagerfeld opposes gay marriage, plus eight other things learned from his interview with Bruce LaBruce

Toronto filmmaker slash smarty-pants smut-monger Bruce LaBruce’ s Q&A with designer Karl Lagerfeld in Vice has been circulating...

Harper’s YouTube snoozefest reaches out to young Canadians, lulls them to sleep

In his live Web video last night, Prime Minister Stephen Harper tried to reach out to Canada’s youth but apparently didn’t...

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