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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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Perfectly clear?

Mayor David Miller says he’s been clear all along about the consequences of failing to adopt the proposed new revenue...

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All About Eve

Lawyers like to argue and judges like to adjudicate, and in Room 1241 this afternoon, there was a whole lot more of one than the...

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So like I was saying about manufacturing a crisis

The mayor is belatedly with the program .

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Travelling Circus

The waiting area at Pearson’s gate 61 wasn’t a far cry from the alcoves of the Dirksen building this morning. Paul Waldie and...

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Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

If there’s one thing that distinguishes British journalists, it’s their willingness—hell, their eagerness—to gouge out a...

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The defining issue of our time…

… is of course climate change. But I have been sounding alarm bells on this blog about economic prosperity for a while now. And...

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Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

“Hell,” said Sartre, “is other opinions.” (Actually, he said hell was other people, but six of one, half a dozen of the...

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How not to handle a political hot potato

If a government wants to introduce new taxes, it helps to manufacture a crisis. You have to make it seem as if there is no choice...

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Cesar’s Palacio

[UPDATED] What other name could the city possibly give to the casino proposed by the councillor for Ward 17 – Davenport, if they...

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Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

A couple more thoughts on the weekend’s coverage before I turn my attention to today and the run-up to the bail hearing on...

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Black Watch: The Weekend’s Top Stories

The barrage of Conrad Black stories over the weekend makes the ink spilled on VE Day look like coverage of the 48th Highlander...

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Black Day in July

It was the sort of bracing gust of reality that leaves hardly any room for description. At 9:30 this morning, Amy St. Eve marched...

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Guilty

Conrad Black has been found guilty on four charges, including mail fraudand obstruction of justice. Peter Atkinson, Mark Kipnis...

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We have a verdict”

Came the announcement from Amy St. Eve this morning. Conrad Black—beleaguered and beloafered though he may be—is on the verge...

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A Whole Lot of Nothing

Things are really turning upside down here: the Brits have started playing euchre, and I had a pleasant chat with Judge Amy...

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Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

This morning, it was the same old same old. Speculation abounds: there’s the one-angry-white-guy theory (a male juror who always...

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Against my own self-interest

Talk radio has been going nuts all week over the city’s proposed land transfer tax. Adam Vaughan, though he’s not among the...

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Two strikes against the bohemian city

Everyone’s been aflutter since the weekend over the news that creative-cities guru Richard Florida, who encourages cities to...

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No News is Annoying

This afternoon, the jury headed home 10 minutes early without so much as a backwards glance, leaving a general air of confusion...

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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Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

The sound of bureaucrats laughing

Conversations With a Juror

Perfectly clear?

All About Eve

So like I was saying about manufacturing a crisis

Travelling Circus

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

The defining issue of our time…

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

How not to handle a political hot potato

Cesar’s Palacio

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

Black Watch: The Weekend’s Top Stories

Black Day in July

Guilty

We have a verdict”

A Whole Lot of Nothing

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

Against my own self-interest

Two strikes against the bohemian city

No News is Annoying

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