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Dear Urban Diplomat: The co-worker I share a hot desk with is a total slob
I've tried to bring it up with him politely, but nothing has changed. Is it time to go over his head?
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City News
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
City News
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
City News
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?
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City News
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?
City News
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?
City News
Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbour’s hideous garden suite is blocking my lake view
Is there anything I can do about it? Please help!
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City News
Urban Diplomat: My friend is using a fake vaccine passport
What should I do?
City News
Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo neighbours are breaking the two-person elevator rule
Should I inform the condo board?
City News
Dear Urban Diplomat: Is my landlord allowed to store junk in my backyard?
I'm sick of looking at his rusty old barbecue
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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?
City News
Dear Urban Diplomat: My boomer dad refuses to wear a mask
Is there a way to get through to him?
City News
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?
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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
City News
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
City News
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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Dear Urban Diplomat: Is it okay to kill an invading raccoon?
I’ve tried everything else
City News
Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I get my brother to stop eating Chick-fil-A?
He won’t stop raving about it
City News
Dear Urban Diplomat: Help! My cleaning lady ate my pot edible and freaked out
“My husband thinks we should fire her”
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Life
Dear Urban Diplomat: How should I respond to “It’s just vape, bro”?
Should I narc on him?
Life
Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I persuade my husband to get his vaccinations?
"I don't want to play nurse if he gets mumps"
Life
Dear Urban Diplomat: Help! My roommate’s kombucha lab is swallowing our apartment
"I came back from a vacation to find a concoction brewing in the bathtub"
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Dear Urban Diplomat: Can I tell my naked-yoga-loving neighbours to put on some Lululemons?
"Every Sunday morning, without fail, I’m greeted by their bits when I open my blinds"
City News
Dear Urban Diplomat: I told my landlord I was a non-smoker when I moved in, but now I want to light up an occasional joint. Can I?
Is he allowed to ban me from partaking in the occasional toke?
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Deep Dives
Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
Deep Dives
Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
Deep Dives
Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
Deep Dives
Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar
Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot
Deep Dives
The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy
Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story
Deep Dives
The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC
Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition
Deep Dives
Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports
Deep Dives
Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
Small Achievable Goals
The
Baroness von Sketch Show
alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
Deep Dives
Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm
Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
Deep Dives
Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian
For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect
Deep Dives
Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield
A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown
Deep Dives
The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation
Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?
Deep Dives
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Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom
A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world
Deep Dives
“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”
How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence
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Food & Drink
“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling
Food & Drink
Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches
Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine
Food & Drink
“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers
And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon
Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative