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End Game

Almost all of my friends are convinced that Black is going to the big house. This is interesting to me. They pretty much think the...

Ruder Awakening

Yesterday was Julie Ruder’s day. With her dad proudly looking on from the gallery, the 30-something single mother of two gave a...

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

This morning the British press was back on the case with a vengeance, the Times , The Telegraph and The Guardian all reporting...

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

The weekend saw a plethora of wrap-ups and cheap-seats columnizing in the face of the coming summations and deliberations that...

My new kitchen is almost complete!

And I will not be installing a microwave oven. I have made the proud choice to omit a useless appliance from my life. Apparently...

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.

Taking a toll on the city

This morning Toronto City Hall released its Climate Change, Clean Air and Sustainable Action Plan , a truly remarkable policy...

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

In describing U.S. vs. Conrad Black et al.—fraught as it is with $500-an-hour complexities—the journalistic inclination is...

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

In the run-up to summary arguments, the lawyers spent yesterday wrangling before the judge over what the jury can and can’t hear...

Crash course on the Canadian economy

If you’ve ever bothered to peek at my blogroll down there on the right, you may have wondered why I bother linking to Statistics...

Court Gestures

Over the course of two days in and around Room 1241, there were several opportunities to view Lord Black in his somewhat captive...

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

Poor Alan Funk. Bad enough that he be mocked in court for accepting money (admittedly a lot) from the defence to provide expert...

Prophet Motives

A strange, at times dramatic, at times seriously tedious day started yesterday morning at 7 a.m. Fearful of being shunted off to...

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

As the trial moves into what could be the final day of testimony before summations, the British press continues to keep its hand...

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

The weekend saw a trickle of coverage highlighted by the usual downtime mischief-making. After an associate of Mark Kipnis...

Michael Thompson, MPP?

City Councillor David Shiner has already announced he will be running for the Ontario John Tory Party in Willowdale, but at this...

PC hide-and-seek

Last week I posted about the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party’s damaged brand. This past weekend the party unveiled its...

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

As always, rather a lot of what’s interesting about Conrad Black is happening outside Room 1241. Like two lions somewhat in...

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

The prosecution and defence, having executed as best they could their preconceived strategies through the middle rounds, are now...

Time to call an end to the facial hair

One last thing about hockey, then we'll get back to politics: Can NHLplayers please do away with this beard-growing playoff...

The Prosecution Rests

So the prosecution finished its case last week at the Black trial. I am glad: it was running out of steam. It finished on the same...

Boy was I wrong…

…about this . Except that Alfredsson had a good game. Incidentally, unless I missed something, I think I was also completely...

The Courtstalker, Part V

Another report from our man in the Everett McKinley Dirksen Building, 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago: I had a pleasant chat...

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

The jurors—lucky sods—got a day off today while Black’s lawyers appealed (unsuccessfully) to Judge Amy St. Eve to return...

Do not go gently to the golf course

It's a topic of intense debate in Toronto as to whether it's okay to cheer for the Ottawa Senators. This debate is, I...

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