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“In our house, we have five people and only four laptops”: How parents are coping with yet another round of virtual school
City

“In our house, we have five people and only four laptops”: How parents are coping with yet another round of virtual school

"When I first heard about the return to virtual school, my first thought was—pardon my language—F the Ontario government"

“Newborns and politicians-in-crisis keep similar hours”: Small business minister Prabmeet Sarkaria on becoming a new dad while trying to save the economy
City

“Newborns and politicians-in-crisis keep similar hours”: Small business minister Prabmeet Sarkaria on becoming a new dad while trying to save the economy

"My baby has already attended her first caucus meeting. I’d be lying if I said I haven’t dreamed of the day when she's prime minister."

“Suddenly I forgot all about Covid. I was just thinking about my baby”: What it’s like to have an emergency C-section during a pandemic
City

“Suddenly I forgot all about Covid. I was just thinking about my baby”: What it’s like to have an emergency C-section during a pandemic

“As my due date approached, I coloured my hair at home. I refused to give birth with grey hairs!”

“We just feel like we’re drowning”: How parents with newborns are coping with social isolation
Life

“We just feel like we’re drowning”: How parents with newborns are coping with social isolation

“There is lots of screen time happening, more than I ever thought I would allow”

Dear Urban Diplomat: Do I have to feed organic food to my kid’s friend?
Life

Dear Urban Diplomat: Do I have to feed organic food to my kid’s friend?

"I bought everyone treats from our local bakery. When his dad found out, he refused to set up another play date for weeks"

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I get my neighbour to stop dressing her toddler in skinny jeans?
Life

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I get my neighbour to stop dressing her toddler in skinny jeans?

"His jeans are so tight that he can’t even play properly"

When my next-door neighbour discovered she couldn’t have children, I offered to carry them for her
Life

When my next-door neighbour discovered she couldn’t have children, I offered to carry them for her

"I felt guilty that I had three healthy children and she had none"

The cutest pictures of Raptors players and their kids

The cutest pictures of Raptors players and their kids

The next generation of basketball talent is already toddling around Toronto

Dear Urban Diplomat: How can I stop my husband’s parents from moving in next door?
Life

Dear Urban Diplomat: How can I stop my husband’s parents from moving in next door?

"His parents thought we got a great deal, so they purchased the unit next door as an investment"

I pulled my kids out of school and let them make up their own curriculum
Life

I pulled my kids out of school and let them make up their own curriculum

When my 10-year-old was having trouble in class, I tried everything to help him. Then I discovered unschooling

Memoir: I was a 50-year-old Bay Street intern
Life

Memoir: I was a 50-year-old Bay Street intern

A full-time mom restarts her Bay Street career

City
Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I say no to being a godfather?

“The request just feels inappropriate, desperate and weird”

Memoir: my life revolves around trying to get inside my autistic daughter’s head
City

Memoir: my life revolves around trying to get inside my autistic daughter’s head

Dear Urban Diplomat: am I a delinquent mom for leaving my six-year-old in a car?
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: am I a delinquent mom for leaving my six-year-old in a car?

Memoir: my ex-husband wanted us to co-parent with his new girlfriend
City

Memoir: my ex-husband wanted us to co-parent with his new girlfriend

Private School Directory

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022
Private Schools

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022

Big Stories

“I was so petrified by the scale of the job that I couldn’t sleep”: True tales from the city’s high-rise construction workers
City

“I was so petrified by the scale of the job that I couldn’t sleep”: True tales from the city’s high-rise construction workers

How I escaped from Manus prison: a memoir
Memoir

How I escaped from Manus prison: a memoir

Where to get a dream cottage for less than you think
Real Estate

Where to get a dream cottage for less than you think

Frank Gehry has a few things to get off his chest
Real Estate

Frank Gehry has a few things to get off his chest

This family built their off-grid dream house for less than $1,000
Real Estate

This family built their off-grid dream house for less than $1,000

The true story of the $46-million heist that shocked the crypto world
City

The true story of the $46-million heist that shocked the crypto world

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine
City

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine

Toronto’s best new restaurants 2022
Food & Drink

Toronto’s best new restaurants 2022

This man would like your attention
City

This man would like your attention

I was forced into an arranged marriage at 17
Memoir

I was forced into an arranged marriage at 17

Toronto’s first family of cheese
City

Toronto’s first family of cheese

Twenty-five reasons to love Toronto now
City

Twenty-five reasons to love Toronto now

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country
Life

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country

The twisted mind of a serial romance scammer
City

The twisted mind of a serial romance scammer

What should the post-pandemic workplace look like?
City

What should the post-pandemic workplace look like?

How director Domee Shi turned Toronto into a pastel Pixar wonderland
Culture

How director Domee Shi turned Toronto into a pastel Pixar wonderland

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father
Memoir

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father

Inside a $4-billion family feud
City

Inside a $4-billion family feud

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s
City

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s

Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war
City

Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war

Great Spaces

Inside Muskoka Beer Spa, a hop lovers’ utopia in cottage country
Style

Inside Muskoka Beer Spa, a hop lovers’ utopia in cottage country

Best Dressed

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac & Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac & Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey & Lucia Remedios

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey & Lucia Remedios

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