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Bungle and delay: The OSC doesn’t strike again

As I reported in Monday’s post , the Ontario Securities Commission’s effort at holding the Hollinger Four to account for their...
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If you want objectivity, go read the Globe

When I started this blog back in March of last year, it was decided that, beyond my opening gambit, I would more or less restrain...
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Things I saw that left my jaw swinging: Part 3

Among the milestones in the trial of Conrad Black, this one has about it an air of finality. The Globe and Mail reported this...
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Things I saw that left my jaw swinging: Part 2

Besides Times man James Bone, the most theatrical character on offer during the Black trial was Tom Bower. He is a naturally...
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The Agitator
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The Agitator

When he isn’t teaching math to U of T students, he’s in court representing such motley clients as OCAP’s John Clarke, the...

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.

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Things I saw that left my jaw swinging

As much as I dread it, like every other dog and his dog, I’m going to lift my leg and offer up a year-ender. In lieu of the...
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In bed with Justice

With the holidays on and media mentions down to year-end wrap-ups (“it was a tough year for convicted felon and soon to be...
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The top five political miscalculations of 2007

A look back at the year that was, through the lens of failure: Faith-based schools Under John Tory’s leadership, the whole city...
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Mark Steyn vs. the Sun-Times (reprise)

One of the more entertaining sideshows earlier in The Trial of the 10th of This Century So Far™ was the Mark Steyn vs. the...
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Toilet trouble

It suddenly occurs to me that, since I previously linked readers to Shirley Hoy’s memo on the toilet-bowl story, I should also...
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When victory is small and rare

This morning brought news of a rare victory for his Lordship. In a lawsuit pitting Black against Sotheby’s over the commission...
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That stupid map again

So I pick up my morning Globe and there on the front page lies the same colour-coded map of Toronto that I saw not long ago in the...
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Our squishy urban winterscape

Nice post today on the Spacing Wire about navigating the snowy sidewalks with a baby. I’m so there. On Monday I walked my son to...
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Lord Black: Something of a saviour

Brigades of stories yesterday recounting the sentencing of David Radler. Most say more or less the same thing. In cutting his...
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William F. Buckley vs. Conrad M. Black

On a day when a repentant David Radler probably got what he deserved (which, as it turns out, is less than half the sentence doled...
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Suck my waste, Toronto

Trash collection is one of those basic city services that seems impervious to new technology: you put your trash out at the curb...
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A different kind of review

A task force found that staffers have “deep pride” but also face “despair, disillusionment and anger with an organization...
Dwight Duncan: the Santa of Queen's Park
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Dwight Duncan: the Santa of Queen’s Park

Someone had to bring Christmas to city hall this year, and, since it sure wasn’t going to be me , thank heaven for jolly Dwight...
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Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

Watching Brian Mulroney ooze through his testimony before a federal ethics committee this morning had a certain surreal...
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Shirley Hoy’s small potatoes

That’s one hum-dinger of a memo City Manager Shirley Hoy sent to city staff in response to my January toilet-bowl cover...
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The Hoy memo

Shirley Hoy, City Manager, circulated the below memo as a response to Toronto Life 's cover story about the challenges facing...
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Black Watch: Why reporters are pricks

By and large, reporters are—how to put it?—pricks (myself included, I can assure you). Why else would they so devote...
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The city’s imbalance sheets

If you’re done reading about how everything at City Hall is in fact just balance sheets .
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If you’ve ever lived in Montreal...

You’ll want to know that one of the city’s long-standing urban myths has been officially
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Cost of Living

This 22-year-old venture capitalist is on track to make $180,000 this year. How does he spend it?
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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”
This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?
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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”
This Doctors Without Borders marketer earns $100,000 a year. How does she spend it?
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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
How a Gen Z finance enthusiast in Forest Hill spends her money
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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
This policy analyst and stand-up comedian makes $83,000 a year. How does she spend it?
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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”
This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it?
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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”
How an actor, influencer and amateur investor managed to earn a six-figure salary
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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

Dear Urban Diplomat: What’s the etiquette for EV charging?
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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...
Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband thinks I'm a hoarder, but I'm a collector
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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?
Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo building has zero tolerance for the slightest noise
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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?
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?
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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
Dear Urban Diplomat: My brother is lying online about Dry January
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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?
Dear Urban Diplomat: My co-workers have forgotten how to behave in an office
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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
Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends are getting into sober raves, and I just can't see the appeal
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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?