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Cycling infrastructure is intended to elevate a city from a place where the car is king to one where commuters have safe, healthy alternatives. So why, in Toronto, does it face such fierce opposition?

After more than a year of hostile interactions with councillor Lisa Robinson and threats from alt-right protesters, Pickering city council has moved its meetings online. Now, the stand-off has escalated again—with criminal charges on the table

“I’m still renting at pandemic-era prices”

After retiring from a career in television, scenic artist Andrew Smith is commemorating bygone small businesses, one greasy spoon at a time

Brian and Pamela Hughes’s place in Eaton Canyon was their refuge for more than 20 years. After the Eaton fire ripped through their neighbourhood, nothing remains

New York has started charging divers who are getting behind the wheel at peak hours, and its streets already generate less road rage. Could the same be true in our traffic jam of a city?

A. J. Shoihet has gained a following by turning his house in the east end into an offbeat gathering place for remote workers

For months, Yana Miriev has been pushing back against a retail ban that’s stifling her small-scale grocery on a residential street. It’s part of a headache-inducing debate around where small businesses get to set up shop—one that’s far from settled

“I spent $300 on plants last year”

The political manoeuvring has only just begun

My parents are downsizing to an apartment and have taken up Swedish death cleaning. I’m all for decluttering, but does that have to mean trashing boxes of childhood photos?

Rocca has a plan to inject thousands of new two- and three-bedroom rentals into the housing market. Sounds great. What’s the catch?

Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages.

Deepi Harish, a 41-year-old writer, realized her date was more attracted to himself than she was

This year’s worst romantic encounters include ER trips, elaborate lies and hasty marriages

Including conversations with a cottage country guru, Toronto’s Swiftie army, the city’s traffic czar and the legendary Vince Carter

Catherine Tsalikis, the author of Chrystia: From Peace Valley to Parliament Hill, weighs in on the legacy and next moves of the most influential woman in Canadian politics

A 2016 Supreme Court ruling has thrown the country’s justice system into disarray, allowing violent criminals to walk free without so much as a trial

Lumps of coal included

The world’s best woman arm on joining the Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball Club, breaking into the sport as a young girl and why she’s crossing the world to up her game

After 75 years, Regent Park has finally become what it was always meant to be: a neighbourhood for everyone. In his new book, Rhythms of Change, developer and social housing advocate Mitchell Cohen explains how

Featuring a wedding cake topped with Polaroids, a performance by Sarah Slean and a groom tied with a bow

If you’ve ever wished for a vet who’s close to home, near your office or just a few blocks from your partner’s...

They plan to travel the world and want me to “house-sit” while they’re gone. Should I swallow my ethics and accept?