Culture
Toronto Life
The Making of a Superstar
Before she became a global phenomenon, Shania Twain was dreaming big in Toronto while flipping burgers, hawking jeans and fronting cover bands. Today, the queen of country pop is touring the world with a new album, but she's still nostalgic about the city that made her
10 min |
July 2023
Toronto Life
WHO BROKE THE TTC?
Toronto used to have one of the best transit systems in North America. Now it’s crowded, unreliable, underfunded and dangerous. The inside story of what went wrong and who’s to blame
10+ min |
July 2023
Toronto Life
Sip, Savour, San Pellegrino
Add a touch of sparkle to any fine dining experience
2 min |
June 2023
Toronto Life
Toronto Maple Leaf Auston Matthews dishes his favourite delivery restaurants
Uber Eats offers Torontonians like Matthews a new way to discover worlds of flavour
2 min |
June 2023
Toronto Life
Breaking Down Barriers for Women in Business
Three women in business share how The Scotiabank Women Initiative helped them overcome barriers and succeed
2 min |
June 2023
Toronto Life
THE MOST CHARMING FRAUDSTER IN REAL ESTATE
From a young age, Courtney Wallis Simpson had big plans, and she was ruthlessly ambitious when it came to achieving them. To finance her lifestyle, she hatched a series of property schemes that would cost her victims-more than 100 of them-millions
10+ min |
June 2023
Toronto Life
Epic Fail
In 2022, the Toronto District School Board consolidated two high schools into one crumbling, crowded building. Within weeks, stressed-out students were brawling in the halls. Teachers refused to come in to work. Parents yanked their kids out of class. Inside York Memorial's descent into chaos
10+ min |
June 2023
Toronto Life
Where to Eat Now 2023
The City’s Best New Restaurants
10+ min |
June 2023
Toronto Life
My Lucky Star
I was a troubled teen when I met the legendary actor Gordon Pinsent. He changed my life
4 min |
May 2023
Toronto Life
Electric Avenue
It seems like everyone in the city is swapping their gas guzzler for a sleek, climate-friendly electric vehicle. Here's everything you need to know before taking the EV plunge
6 min |
May 2023
Toronto Life
Promised Land
Doug Ford’s recent U-turn decision to earmark swaths of the Greenbelt for development prompted widespread outrage—plus pockets of praise—across the GTA. But what do the people who live and work on the land think about it?
5 min |
May 2023
Toronto Life
WELCOME TO YOUR FUTURE HOME
Net-zero buildings. Car-free neighbourhoods. Rooftop farms. Smart-home everything. An optimist’s guide to the totally green, actually affordable, Jetsonesque near-future of Toronto real estate
10 min |
May 2023
Toronto Life
Q&A: Prodigal Son
Kiefer Sutherland released an album last year, stars in the new series Rabbit Hole and shows no signs of slowing down—except when it comes to doing his own stunts
3 min |