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City Life NOW Toronto October 10, 2026 ‘We’d have fights about it’: Would you date someone with different political beliefs than yourself? Torontonians and an expert weigh in What to know You hit it off with someone, but then politics come up. Maybe they don’t vote, or their political views are the opposite... The post ‘We’d have fights about it’: Would you date City Life NOW Toronto October 10, 2026 ‘Canada getting cooked’: Internet reacts as economy loses 68,000 jobs in September What to know Social media users are reacting after Canada lost 68,000 jobs in September, bringing its unemployment rate to 6.5 per cent. The new... The post ‘Canada getting cooked’: Internet reacts as economy loses City Life NOW Toronto October 10, 2026 Planning to head out on Thanksgiving? Here’s what’s open and closed in Toronto What to know One of the most anticipated holidays of the year is here, and here’s all you need to know about closures to enjoy... The post Planning to head out on Thanksgiving? Here’s what’s City Life NOW Toronto October 10, 2026 From turkeys to pumpkin pies: Here’s where you can get free food during the Thanksgiving long weekend Thanksgiving is a holiday focused on giving back and giving thanks, and in honour of that message, multiple places in Toronto are giving away free... The post From turkeys to pumpkin pies: Here’s where you City Life NOW Toronto October 10, 2026 ‘We didn’t know how to do a film’: John Cleese on the chaos behind Monty Python and the Holy Grail What to know For fans of British comedy troupe Monty Python and the short-lived but iconic TV series Fawlty Towers, it is always a thrill to... The post ‘We didn’t know how to do a City Life NOW Toronto October 10, 2026 Celebrating DJ Blackcatt, the Toronto nightlife pioneer bringing generations together through ballroom What to know From bringing R&B, hip-hop and soca to Toronto’s Church-Wellesley Village to helping build the city’s ballroom scene, DJ Blackcatt has spent more... The post Celebrating DJ Blackcatt, the Toronto nightlife pioneer bringing City Life NOW Toronto October 9, 2026 ‘It keeps the money within the communities’: Why Canadians are shopping local this holiday season What to know Canadian consumers reported they plan to spend less this holiday season, but many are willing to pay more for local products to... The post ‘It keeps the money within the communities’: Why City Life NOW Toronto October 9, 2026 Desjardins is bringing Sofia Camara to an exclusive Toronto event — here’s how you can snag a pair of tickets What to know Toronto’s live music calendar is getting another exclusive addition this October, with Desjardins RECHARGE bringing Portuguese-born, Toronto-raised singer-songwriter Sofia Camara to the... The post Desjardins is bringing Sofia Camara to an exclusive City Life NOW Toronto October 9, 2026 ‘A rough time of year’: Facing loneliness at Thanksgiving, this elderly man finds community at Haven Toronto What to know As the city focuses on gratitude and gathering for Thanksgiving, World Homeless Day reminds us that not everyone has a table to... The post ‘A rough time of year’: Facing loneliness at City Life Spacing Toronto October 9, 2026 PODCAST: Spacing Radio 096, Toronto Election Council Races To prepare you for the Toronto municipal election happening now until October 26, we’ve prepared an expert panel on the council races that stand out across the city. Matt Elliott is a Toronto Star Columnist City Life NOW Toronto October 9, 2026 From marketing to finance: These 6 jobs are expected to see salary growth in 2027 What to know Between constant lay-offs and increasing unemployment rates, the job market in 2026 might sometimes feel hopeless, but some roles are still in... The post From marketing to finance: These 6 jobs are City Life Spacing Toronto October 9, 2026 Election 2026: Who gets to live in the city? The housing crisis is a well-trod matter in municipal election debates, and concerns about cost of living and housing affordability have remained at the top of polls for months. Politicians running in Greater Toronto and City Life Spacing Toronto October 8, 2026 Election 2026: For a joyful, resilient and connected Toronto, let’s start at the park Is there somewhere to sit in your local park? Do people linger, or hurry through? Is there a safe, shaded way to get there? Do neighbours who disagree about most everything still nod hello by City Life Spacing Toronto October 7, 2026 Election 2026: Can candidates debate in depth? This article is part of a series by Christopher Balkaran on ways to approach and engage with the municipal election campaign. Toronto faces a long list of challenges, and the televised September 22 mayoral debate City Life Spacing Toronto October 5, 2026 OP-ED: It’s not just about bike lanes Whether it’s buck-a-beer, easier access to alcohol, or tunnelling under Highway 401, Doug Ford has proven himself to be a master of distraction, diverting attention from his government’s failures and scandals. His threats to rip City Life Spacing Toronto October 2, 2026 NEW ISSUE: Issues & Influencers For every municipal election since we started Spacing, we’ve published a special election-focused issue in advance of the polls. This year, we decided to do something a little different. Rather than look into the policies City Life Spacing Toronto October 1, 2026 Before the Bentway: CBM Bathurst, 1998 The bent of the Gardiner Expressway flanking the west side of Bathurst Street currently functions as the eastern entrance to the Bentway, but when I photographed it in 1998, it framed an open vista stretching City Life Spacing Toronto September 28, 2026 EXCLUSIVE: Inside the contract to rip out Toronto’s bike lanes After the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) shot down CycleTO’s legally innovative charter challenge that sought to stop Doug Ford’s attack on the city’s bike lanes, Queen’s Park wasted little time before issuing a request City Life Spacing Toronto September 21, 2026 Election 2026: The inter-governmental elephant in the room In the hall-of-mirrors that is the current mayoral election, as my colleagues John McGrath and Matt Elliott noted, we had the following weirdness last week: Premier Doug Ford, in an aside at a presser, sort City Life Spacing Toronto September 17, 2026 Election 2026: How to Read a Candidate’s Platform This article is part of a series by Christopher Balkaran on ways to approach and engage with the municipal election campaign. Political campaigns must compress complex problems into phrases we quickly can understand. Our job City Life Spacing Toronto September 16, 2026 OP-ED: Fighting global warming with joy This month, more than 1,000 people from across Canada are coming to Toronto to talk about climate adaptation. The timing is good. Toronto has just come through another summer of heat, flooding, and wildfire smoke. City Life Spacing Toronto September 15, 2026 Intersections of print culture in Toronto’s laneways The handprinted broadside below was one of my first and most memorable encounters with the works of Glenn Goluska (1947-2011), celebrated today as one of Canada’s most influential fine press printers. The primary colour palette City Life Spacing Toronto September 14, 2026 Yonge Street, Evening, November 6, 1965 A few of weeks ago, while searching the Toronto Telegram online archive for aerial photos of the historic industrial waterfront, I came across a remarkable series of about 40 images from 1965 by Telegram photojournalist City Life Spacing Toronto September 11, 2026 Election 2026: Culture wars are warping cycling policy In 2014, I did something I never imagined I would do — especially after years spent as a political staffer watching campaigns from the inside. I put my name on a ballot. The invitation came