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Dear Urban Diplomat: I lied to my partner about my fear of heights—then he bought us EdgeWalk tickets
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: I lied to my partner about my fear of heights—then he bought us EdgeWalk tickets

I just wanted to seem adventurous. Now, I'm scared the truth will break us up

Dear Urban Diplomat: I was excluded from my best friend’s wedding shower for having Covid
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: I was excluded from my best friend’s wedding shower for having Covid

I had to stay home alone while all my friends partied in an undisclosed location

Dear Urban Diplomat: I’m sick of cyclists making up their own traffic rules
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: I’m sick of cyclists making up their own traffic rules

I recently spotted a biker crossing with pedestrians. Was I wrong to honk?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Am I wrong to let my dog pee in a condo garden?
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: Am I wrong to let my dog pee in a condo garden?

A man leaving the building freaked out at me and my beagle. What should I do if I run into him again?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbourhood has been overrun with sidewalk patios
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbourhood has been overrun with sidewalk patios

CaféTO seemed like a good cause at first. Now, I fear the serenity of my Main Street has been lost forever. What to do?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbour’s hideous garden suite is blocking my lake view
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbour’s hideous garden suite is blocking my lake view

Is there anything I can do about it? Please help!

Urban Diplomat: My friend is using a fake vaccine passport
City

Urban Diplomat: My friend is using a fake vaccine passport

What should I do?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo neighbours are breaking the two-person elevator rule
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo neighbours are breaking the two-person elevator rule

Should I inform the condo board?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Is my landlord allowed to store junk in my backyard?
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: Is my landlord allowed to store junk in my backyard?

I'm sick of looking at his rusty old barbecue

Dear Urban Diplomat: My influencer friend has been travelling during the pandemic
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: My influencer friend has been travelling during the pandemic

Should I try to convince her to put her travel plans on hold indefinitely?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My boomer dad refuses to wear a mask
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: My boomer dad refuses to wear a mask

Is there a way to get through to him?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My favourite barista always wears his mask below his nose. What should I do?
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: My favourite barista always wears his mask below his nose. What should I do?

Should I school him on mask etiquette or simply switch coffee shops?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My aunt left me some valuable self-portraits in her will. Can I sell them?
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: My aunt left me some valuable self-portraits in her will. Can I sell them?

My sister thinks they should stay in the family

Dear Urban Diplomat: My kid’s hockey coach dropped an F-bomb in a post-game speech. Is that acceptable behaviour?
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: My kid’s hockey coach dropped an F-bomb in a post-game speech. Is that acceptable behaviour?

I want to make a complaint, but I don’t want my kid to seem like a snitch

Dear Urban Diplomat: Do I have to pay the babysitter minimum wage when he’s just eating my food and watching my Netflix?
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: Do I have to pay the babysitter minimum wage when he’s just eating my food and watching my Netflix?

I think a small honorarium should be plenty

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Big Stories

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy
Culture

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy

<em>Toronto Life</em>’s top longreads of 2022
City

Toronto Life’s top longreads of 2022

&#8220;I spent five years in a white-power gang&#8221;: Inside the twisted world of Toronto&#8217;s white supremacist movement
Memoir

“I spent five years in a white-power gang”: Inside the twisted world of Toronto’s white supremacist movement

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it&#8217;s going&nbsp;up
City

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it’s going up

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice
Memoir

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022
City

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good
Culture

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings
City

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings

The Homecoming Club: Five families on leaving Toronto, regretting it and finding their way home
Real Estate

The Homecoming Club: Five families on leaving Toronto, regretting it and finding their way home

At 80, John Irving still has plenty to say: about Trump, about abortion, about tattoos, about everything
Culture

At 80, John Irving still has plenty to say: about Trump, about abortion, about tattoos, about everything

A look behind the scenes of Kent Monkman&#8217;s latest show
Culture

A look behind the scenes of Kent Monkman’s latest show

This developer sold pre-construction townhouses for $400,000. Three years later, they told their buyers to pay another $100K or lose their homes
Real Estate

This developer sold pre-construction townhouses for $400,000. Three years later, they told their buyers to pay another $100K or lose their homes

The restaurant industry is broken
Food & Drink

The restaurant industry is broken

Inside the weird world of cryotherapy, biocharging and fecal transplants
City

Inside the weird world of cryotherapy, biocharging and fecal transplants

I took a three-month vow of silence and walked nearly 1,000 kilometres
Memoir

I took a three-month vow of silence and walked nearly 1,000 kilometres

The New Hollywood North: Up close and personal with the city’s new superstars
City

The New Hollywood North: Up close and personal with the city’s new superstars

“I was so petrified by the scale of the job that I couldn’t sleep”: True tales from the city&#8217;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

Great Spaces

Inside a net-zero Lawrence Park home that generates negative energy bills
Real Estate

Inside a net-zero Lawrence Park home that generates negative energy bills

Best Dressed

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac &#038; 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 &#038; Lucia Remedios

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

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