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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.

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The secret lives of elevators

Attention all urban planning geeks and infrastructure fetishists: you must read this fabulous New Yorker piece about elevators by...

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Enough from Bob Kinnear. It’s time for the TTC to speak up

Is it just me, or is anyone else being driven batty by the progress of negotiations between the Toronto Transit Commission and its...

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401 food: A history of edible accidents

On Monday morning, a tractor-trailer overturned on Highway 401 near Winston Churchill Boulevard, setting loose some 50 pigs into...

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Is the city throwing vacuum waste into the trash?

If you read the stories last week about the Toronto city staff report on vacuum waste , you might have gotten the impression that...

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“Junior” Giambrone refuses to swallow union bait

Yesterday, transit union president Bob Kinnear decided to run an idea up the flagpole and see if TTC chair and political...

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David Miller and the politics of YouTube

David Miller has taken his campaign for a Canada-wide handgun ban to YouTube . He is asking people from across Canada to sign a...

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There goes the neighbourhood: Top three reasons for plummeting real estate sales

Attention, homeowners: the starting gun for the Great Real Estate Meltdown of 2008 has now been sounded. It actually went off...

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$100,000 worth of sunshine

Everyone has their take on Ontario’s public sector salary disclosure records, also known as the Sunshine List, which names...

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How I spent my Earth Hour

At eight o’clock every night, I sit in a rocking chair with my son on my lap and read him stories by the light of an electric...

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Schadenford: The arrest of Rob Ford, city hall hoser

Poor Rob Ford . If only he’d slept beside a machine all his life like those Orientals from the Orient, he probably wouldn’t be...

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Richard Florida: from celebrity academic to budget highlight

Being Richard Florida comes with some nice perks. Your name really does turn up everywhere, including in government budget...

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Flaherty vs. McGuinty: Top Five Theories

Why is Jim Flaherty going out of his way to pick a political fight with Dalton McGuinty over Ontario’s business tax rate? It’s...

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Toronto, Canada’s new political orphan

Paul Wells was first out of the gate with the bull’s eye analysis of Monday’s by-election results, which is that Toronto is...

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Make the mayor accountable—give him a political party

The Globe scored an exclusive with Mayor David Miller, and the result is a headline plucked from a 2005 time capsule: the mayor...

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Toronto Centre, this is your wake-up call

Good morning to the riding of Toronto Centre. It’s Monday, the forecast calls for sunny skies and temperatures around O°C, and...

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I am battery recycling’s nemesis

Wednesday’s Globe and Mail was up in arms over a proposal by Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker, chair of the public works...

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The genius of Dwight Duncan

Mayor David Miller has, for years, repeated that cities need “revenues that grow with the economy.” The unfortunate reality is...

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Pricing Toronto’s roads: Looks like I have some ’splainin’ to do

Toronto Life ’s April issue is now on newsstands and includes a column by me that lays out the case for road tolls in the...

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Snow expected. Better put the army on alert

Winter brings not only snow, but snow-induced anarchy. Never was a Canadian city so ill prepared for that thing that happens every...

Cost of Living

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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”

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This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“Groceries are our biggest monthly expense after rent”

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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

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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

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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”

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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”

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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

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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...

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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?

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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?

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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

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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?

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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

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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?

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Why not let the kids redesign Leslieville?

The magic number for city labour negotiations: $240 million

Top two reasons the TTC won’t go on strike (plus one reason why they might)

Breaking news: Toronto real estate market goes loonie

The real estate meltdown: now it’s officially official

The secret lives of elevators

Enough from Bob Kinnear. It’s time for the TTC to speak up

401 food: A history of edible accidents

Is the city throwing vacuum waste into the trash?

“Junior” Giambrone refuses to swallow union bait

David Miller and the politics of YouTube

There goes the neighbourhood: Top three reasons for plummeting real estate sales

$100,000 worth of sunshine

How I spent my Earth Hour

Schadenford: The arrest of Rob Ford, city hall hoser

Richard Florida: from celebrity academic to budget highlight

Flaherty vs. McGuinty: Top Five Theories

Toronto, Canada’s new political orphan

Make the mayor accountable—give him a political party

Toronto Centre, this is your wake-up call

I am battery recycling’s nemesis

The genius of Dwight Duncan

Pricing Toronto’s roads: Looks like I have some ’splainin’ to do

Snow expected. Better put the army on alert

This 22-year-old venture capitalist is on track to make $180,000 this year. How does he spend it?

This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This Doctors Without Borders marketer earns $100,000 a year. How does she spend it?

How a Gen Z finance enthusiast in Forest Hill spends her money

This policy analyst and stand-up comedian makes $83,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it?

How an actor, influencer and amateur investor managed to earn a six-figure salary

Dear Urban Diplomat: What’s the etiquette for EV charging?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband thinks I’m a hoarder, but I’m a collector

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo building has zero tolerance for the slightest noise

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 brother is lying online about Dry January

Dear Urban Diplomat: My co-workers have forgotten how to behave in an office

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends are getting into sober raves, and I just can’t see the appeal