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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

Dear Urban Diplomat: Is it okay to kill an invading raccoon?
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: Is it okay to kill an invading raccoon?

I’ve tried everything else

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I get my brother to stop eating Chick-fil-A?
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I get my brother to stop eating Chick-fil-A?

He won’t stop raving about it

Dear Urban Diplomat: Help! My cleaning lady ate my pot edible and freaked out
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: Help! My cleaning lady ate my pot edible and freaked out

“My husband thinks we should fire her”

Dear Urban Diplomat: How should I respond to “It’s just vape, bro”?
Life

Dear Urban Diplomat: How should I respond to “It’s just vape, bro”?

Should I narc on him?

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I persuade my husband to get his vaccinations?
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"

Dear Urban Diplomat: Help! My roommate’s kombucha lab is swallowing our apartment
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"

Dear Urban Diplomat: Can I tell my naked-yoga-loving neighbours to put on some Lululemons?
Life

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"

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?
City

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?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Help! My neighbour’s kid has some serious Fortnite rage
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: Help! My neighbour’s kid has some serious Fortnite rage

“Not only does it wake me up, but it’s teaching my much younger kids words I’d prefer they not hear yet”

Dear Urban Diplomat: Can I boycott my friend’s gender-reveal party?
Life

Dear Urban Diplomat: Can I boycott my friend’s gender-reveal party?

“I want to celebrate her growing family, but I think these kinds of parties are stupid.”

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I deal with my perpetually late friend?
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I deal with my perpetually late friend?

“Her front window looks directly into her living room, and when it gets dark, it’s pretty easy to see whatever she’s watching on TV.”

Dear Urban Diplomat: Help! My dad is becoming a total pothead
City

Dear Urban Diplomat: Help! My dad is becoming a total pothead

"He started smoking cannabis to help alleviate his arthritis pain. At first, I was all for it, but now he’s taking his newfound interest a bit too far."

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I skip my office Christmas party without looking like a total Grinch?
Life

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I skip my office Christmas party without looking like a total Grinch?

"I’m out of patience and would much rather sit this round out."

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The Toronto Booze Poll

The Toronto Booze Poll: How much we drink, who&#8217;s going dry and other surprising habits of a tipsy city
City

The Toronto Booze Poll: How much we drink, who’s going dry and other surprising habits of a tipsy city

Big Stories

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex
Deep Dives

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah
City

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong
Deep Dives

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected
Life

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected

<em>Star</em> Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country&#8217;s largest newspaper
City

Star Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country’s largest newspaper

After my husband tried to kill me, I was forced to flee Kenya. Eight years later, I&#8217;m still fighting for justice
Memoir

After my husband tried to kill me, I was forced to flee Kenya. Eight years later, I’m still fighting for justice

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

Inside the Ontario years of Elon Musk, the world&#8217;s most absurd billionaire
Deep Dives

Inside the Ontario years of Elon Musk, the world’s most absurd billionaire

<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

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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