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Toronto Life
Q&A - The Greatest Showman
Great Big Sea's Bob Hallett was already a Canadian rock icon. With his purchase of the Regent Theatre on Mount Pleasant, he becomes Toronto's newest impresario
3 min |
September 2023
Toronto Life
Stop the Car!
The best roadside diners and dairy bars serve soul-soothing comfort food with a big dollop of nostalgia. Here, our favourite pit stops 'round these parts
5 min |
August 2023
Toronto Life
BIG LITTLE LIE
Noam Tomaschoff grew up as an only child in a tight-knit family of three. At 31, he discovered that his parents had been keeping a shocking secret-and the surprises just kept coming
10+ min |
August 2023
Toronto Life
LAKE EFFECT
The battle over the future of Ontario Place is pitched—and for good reason. Thousands of Torontonians spent their formative years there, learning the art of play, listening to live music and catching IMAX flicks. A nostalgic tour of the glory years
3 min |
August 2023
Toronto Life
Internet famous
TikTok turned Josh Richards from an ordinary small-town teen into a multimillionaire, CEO and venture capitalist. How to make a fortune via bedroom eyes, 10-second lip syncs and a signature 'do
10+ min |
August 2023
Toronto Life
Q&A: Critics' Choice
Critics’ Choice Before Celine Song was the buzziest filmmaker on the planet, she was an arty kid from Unionville. Here, she talks about what inspired her indie superhit, Past Lives
3 min |
August 2023
Toronto Life
Canine Comforts
Hair extensions, deep-tissue massages and mental wellness sessions-pet care has evolved in leaps and bounds. Here, five Toronto treatments that will leave your furry friend looking and feeling their very best
1 min |
July 2023
Toronto Life
Tips From a Show Dog Dad
Striker is a world-famous fluff ball who's won over 100 American Best in Shows and was the runner-up at last year's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The most successful Samoyed in history is now retired at age six and living in North Toronto-but he still knows a thing or two about being a pageant pup. We caught up with his co-owner, Marc Ralsky, to talk about the pleasures and perils of raising a show dog
3 min |
July 2023
Toronto Life
Into the Wild
A school rumour made me think I was a bad kid, so I acted like one. Then a canoe trip-and an unexpected encounter-changed everything
4 min |
July 2023
Toronto Life
Cuckoo for Coconut
Toronto bartenders are making creative new concoctions with summer's nuttiest fruit
1 min |
July 2023
Toronto Life
Urban Diplomat
Since high school, my best friend and I have talked about seeing Drake live
3 min |
July 2023
Toronto Life
Nevertheless, she persisted
When Niki Grace arrived at Markham Stouffville Hospital, she was given an extraordinary gift: a surgeon who took her endometriosis pain seriously
4 min |
July 2023
Toronto Life
URBS VS BURBS
FIVE FAMILIES FIERCELY DEFEND THEIR CHOICES
10+ min |
July 2023
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 |