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With Bell backing down on Internet billing, it just might not become an election issue (but it probably should be)

With Bell backing down on Internet billing, it just might not become an election issue (but it probably should be)

The hordes of angry Internet users who were outraged about the CRTC’s decision on usage-based billing (UBB) chalked up a minor...

Battle of the bulge: committee to debate ban on pop sales at city-owned facilities

Battle of the bulge: committee to debate ban on pop sales at city-owned facilities

Toronto’s Government Management Committee is going to debate whether or not to allow the sales of obesity-abetting pop on city...

What would budget proposals look like if Ottawa made sense? Two think tanks’ adventures in coherence

What would budget proposals look like if Ottawa made sense? Two think tanks’ adventures in coherence

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) today released the Alternative Budget, its annual exercise in...

CrackBerry crackdown: TTC throwing book at drivers using cellphones (but nobody’s sure what, exactly, is happening)

CrackBerry crackdown: TTC throwing book at drivers using cellphones (but nobody’s sure what, exactly, is happening)

Nobody likes to see TTC operators breaking the law by using cellphones while they drive, but the headlines this morning suggest...

First poll since the election gives Rob Ford a 60 per cent approval rating—but people love his policies even more

First poll since the election gives Rob Ford a 60 per cent approval rating—but people love his policies even more

Rob Ford won the 2010 election with 47 per cent of the vote, and has since entered a nice stretch of political honeymoon, where...

Rob Ford’s talking points discovered! Toronto’s slide towards political parties continues apace

Rob Ford’s talking points discovered! Toronto’s slide towards political parties continues apace

Nice catch by OpenFile here: a copy of the talking points that the mayor’s office has been sending to all its allies on...

Report: Tony Clement beats Stephen Harper on Twitter; most MPs are still pre-2002

Report: Tony Clement beats Stephen Harper on Twitter; most MPs are still pre-2002

How do modern politics and social media mix? Not well, it seems. A new report by digital public affairs strategist and...

Where are they now? Catching up with Toronto’s former mayoral candidates

Where are they now? Catching up with Toronto’s former mayoral candidates

As Rocco Rossi reminded us with his surprise announcement last week, the candidates of the 2010 mayoral race, who so preoccupied...

Measured against other countries, are Canadians getting hosed by their ISPs? Let’s compare

Measured against other countries, are Canadians getting hosed by their ISPs? Let’s compare

One of the biggest questions raised by this week’s usage-based billing fracas is whether Canadians are getting ripped off by...

Ottawa reviewing CRTC decision on download caps; observers stunned that Canadians actually care about telecom regulations

Ottawa reviewing CRTC decision on download caps; observers stunned that Canadians actually care about telecom regulations

When the CRTC announced the final part of its decision on usage-based billing for Canadian Internet service providers, they...

The woman behind the mayor: who is Renata Ford?

The woman behind the mayor: who is Renata Ford?

Renata Ford is the invisible wife. Most Torontonians caught their first glimpse of her on election night: a smiling, slender...

G20 aftermath: finances less terrible than expected

G20 aftermath: finances less terrible than expected

We think it’s fair to say that the G20, the Fake Lake that came with it, and the police crackdown that it spawned will not be...

Dog’s best friend: the story behind the Toronto Humane Society’s mutiny, raid and shutdown

Dog’s best friend: the story behind the Toronto Humane Society’s mutiny, raid and shutdown

Tim Trow had one sacred rule for the Toronto Humane Society: save every pet. But the shelter grew overcrowded and chaotic, the...

Gord Perks says Ford budget “screwed” tenants, sadly does not prompt “yo momma” responses

Gord Perks says Ford budget “screwed” tenants, sadly does not prompt “yo momma” responses

In truth, we think too much ink is spilled pining for civility in politics. Some great parliamentary moments have been...

Reaction roundup: what the country is saying about Stephen Harper’s fifth anniversary as prime minister

Reaction roundup: what the country is saying about Stephen Harper’s fifth anniversary as prime minister

Sunday was big in Ottawa. January 23 marked five years ago to the day that Stephen Harper won his first election victory. His talk...

A sad end to 30 bizarre, horrible hours in Toronto

Starting yesterday morning and moving on into today, Toronto has had a 30-hour period that can only be described as tragic and...

Who is more deluded: Rob Ford or the labour unions?

Who is more deluded: Rob Ford or the labour unions?

Rob Ford’s first—and nastiest—fight will be with organized labour. The unions are saying “bring it” The garbage strike...

Hell House: Why the Don Jail is a wretched, dangerous dungeon that should have been shut down ages ago

Hell House: Why the Don Jail is a wretched, dangerous dungeon that should have been shut down ages ago

Last year, Jeff Munro was beaten to death at the Don Jail over a bag of chips. His fate was not unusual. The Don is a...

The story behind Weizhen Tang—Toronto’s Bernie Madoff

The story behind Weizhen Tang—Toronto’s Bernie Madoff

Weizhen Tang told his investors they deserved to be rich and only he could make them so. Even now, after he lost all their money and was charged with running one of the country’s largest Ponzi schemes, his disciples still want him to keep trading. They believe it’s the only way they’ll get their $30 million back

U.S. tries to out-gross Canada on cigarette warnings

U.S. tries to out-gross Canada on cigarette warnings

Taking a page from the Health Canada playbook, the American Food and Drug Administration unveiled 36 proposed warning labels for...

Michael Bryant's very bad year: his life on bail, how he got off, and his surprise comeback

Michael Bryant’s very bad year: his life on bail, how he got off, and his surprise comeback

A 28-second fight resulted in the death of a cyclist and almost ended the career of the cocky, ruthlessly ambitious Michael...

The Rob Ford echo: mayoral front-runners suddenly sound a lot like Rob Ford

With Rob Ford solidly in the lead of the mayoral race, the other four candidates are all trying to figure out how to claw down his...

Mayoral hopefuls praise Toronto film industry, The Simpsons

Mayoral hopefuls praise Toronto film industry, The Simpsons

This morning—that is, the morning before TIFF—the four males of Toronto's five leading mayoral hopefuls gathered at the lot...

Labour Day is over. We now return to our regularly scheduled mayoral campaign, already in progress

Labour Day is over. We now return to our regularly scheduled mayoral campaign, already in progress

The same phrase has been delivered by every candidate in the mayoral race so far (especially those not in first place): “the...

Summer Camp Guide

Summer Camp Directory 2026

Summer Camp Directory 2026

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

Best New Restaurants

Toronto Life ’s Best Restaurants returns for its 10th-anniversary edition on June 8

Toronto Life’s Best Restaurants returns for its 10th-anniversary edition on June 8

General admission tickets are now on sale for Toronto’s biggest culinary night, featuring top chefs, restaurants and drinks

Big Stories

Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it

Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it

When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026

This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar

Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team

Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team

After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype

Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with SNL rookie Veronika Slowikowska

Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with SNL rookie Veronika Slowikowska

Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of Saturday Night Live in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it

Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer

Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer

The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line

The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?

The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?

We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout

My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press

My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press

My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell

Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin

Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin

Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe

Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?

Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?

Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees

City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?

City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?

Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution

This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI

This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI

It’s hard out here for a 20-something

The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market

The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market

Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises

Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI

Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI

Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him

Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world

Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world

Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better

293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband

293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband

When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him

The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone

The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone

The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks

Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes

Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes

If this city stands any chance of solving the housing crisis, it will need buildings with multiple units in residential neighbourhoods—a move that has many residents saying, “Anywhere but here!”

Just Listed

For Sale: 92 Arjay Crescent

For Sale: 92 Arjay Crescent

As luxury buyers become increasingly focused on wellness, privacy, and long-term livability, a new generation of custom homes is emerging – one defined less by excess and more by thoughtful design

For Sale: 171 Durant Ave

For Sale: 171 Durant Ave

This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot

For Sale: 50 First Avenue

For Sale: 50 First Avenue

A testament to time presiding over one of Uxbridge's most storied streetscapes, this magnificently preserved circa 1880 residence commands its prominent corner lot with the quiet confidence of a true architectural landmark

For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive

For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive

A commanding architectural statement in prestigious Stonegate–Queensway, this newly completed custom residence by Bali Homes Group presents a refined interpretation of contemporary luxury living

For Sale: 75 Queen Street

For Sale: 75 Queen Street

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