Culture
Toronto Life
A behind-the-scenes look at high fashion
IN 2010, Christian Allaire moved from his home in Nipissing First Nation to Toronto to study journalism at TMU.
2 min |
March 2025
Toronto Life
Death Sentence
I'm addicted to opioids, and the Ford government is about to shut down my safe injection site. I don't believe I'll survive without it
4 min |
March 2025
Toronto Life
Taste Maker
This month, Top Chef takes over Toronto for the first time. Gail Simmons-gourmand, author and long-time judgehas a few things to say about her homecoming
3 min |
March 2025
Toronto Life
Urban Diplomat
For years, my friends and I have been talking about doing a blowout road trip across Canada. It's finally happening, and our group chat has been buzzing with mentions of national parks and landmarks to visit. But now they're insisting on renting a Cybertruck for the whole three weeks, and their obsession has tanked my enthusiasm. They say it \"looks badass.\" I think it's embarrassing. How do I broach the subject without starting a fight? -Electric Circus, Corktown
3 min |
March 2025
Toronto Life
MURDER IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
James and Ashley 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 charred remains turned up at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
10+ min |
March 2025
Toronto Life
Jasmeet Raina's Bloordale
The comedian takes us on a tour of his favourite spots
2 min |
March 2025
Toronto Life
Lady Parts
Baroness von Sketch Show alumnae Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill have elevated joking about women's issues to an art. Their new show, Small Achievable Goals, takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
10+ min |
March 2025
Toronto Life
EDWARD THE CONQUEROR
HE WAS DISMISSED AS A MEDDLING NEPO BABYUNTIL HE MUSCLED OUT HIS SIBLINGS, ACQUIRED HIS COMPETITORS, CORNERED THE TELECOM MARKET AND BECAME THE DOMINANT FORCE IN CANADIAN SPORTS
10+ min |
March 2025
Toronto Life
Guillaume Côté's Leslieville
The National Ballet of Canada principal dancer takes us on a tour of his favourite spots
2 min |
February 2025
Toronto Life
DARK HORSE
For years, Eric 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. Inside the scandal tearing the equestrian world apart
10+ min |
February 2025
Toronto Life
Tick-Tock Trends
Three Toronto watch collectors share the objects of their obsession
3 min |
February 2025
Toronto Life
All in the FAMILY
When a community hospital treats patients like family, magic happens.
4 min |
February 2025
Toronto Life
Culture
THE BEST THINGS TO SEE, DO, READ AND HEAR THIS MONTH IN TORONTO
4 min |
February 2025
Toronto Life
DIVIDING LINE
The Bloor Street bike lane has become Toronto's most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety, and the future of downtown.
10+ min |
February 2025
Toronto Life
Urban Diplomat
I own a house with a basement unit that I rent out.
3 min |
February 2025
Toronto Life
Q&A State of the Union
Police Association boss is one of the most contentious jobs in the city. New president Clayton Campbell is ready for a fight. Step one: arguing for a $46-million budget hike
3 min |
February 2025
Toronto Life
An influential rocker's return to his roots
IT'S BEEN 14 YEARS since Jack White ceased to be one half of the White Stripes, the Detroit rock band he fronted with Meg White.
1 min |
February 2025
Toronto Life
THE CHOSEN ONE
AT JUST 23, SCOTTIE BARNES IS SHOULDERING THE WEIGHT OF AN IMPATIENT, BASKETBALLMAD CITY, A HIT-ANDMISS TEAM, AND HIS OWN COLOSSAL AMBITIONS.
10+ min |
February 2025
Toronto Life
The Chase Full House
This couple raced to find a starter home in the west end before the birth of their first child
2 min |
February 2025
Toronto Life
Booksmart
I dropped out of high school because of a learning disability and depression. Public libraries saved my life
4 min |
September 2024
Toronto Life
Top Shelf
Four drool-worthy home libraries
6 min |
September 2024
Toronto Life
The Giver
Media mogul Gary Slaight donates a lot of money$15 million to this, $30 million to that-and he's not above shaming his wealthy friends into doing the same
3 min |
September 2024
Toronto Life
TRAIN WRECK
Toronto residents in the path of Ontario Line construction are living in a bone-rattling, foundation-cracking, rat-infested hellscape. True tales from the epicentre
10+ min |
September 2024
Toronto Life
TURF WAR
For 148 years, the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club was an ivy-covered bastion of civility with a roster of like-minded, blue-blooded members. Then an old-money-versus-new-money clash erupted
10+ min |
September 2024
Toronto Life
The Cult of Wellness
A growing cohort of Torontonians are swapping the coke-fuelled, booze-soaked club scene for cold plunges, sobriety and superfood smoothies
10+ min |
September 2024
Toronto Life
CLOSE TO HOME
A new inpatient mental health unit for children and youth will provide community-level support at Oak Valley Health's Markham Stouffville Hospital.
4 min |
September 2024
Toronto Life
Scatter Brain - Maybe it sounds glib to suggest that a complex neurodevelopmental disorder is having a moment, but if you haven't noticed that ADHD is everywhere these days, you haven't been, well, paying attention
Five years ago, hardly anyone was talking about adult ADHD. Now it's all over social media, and self-diagnosis is rampant. How a complex neurological condition became the new superpower
10+ min |
July 2024
Toronto Life
Marital Arts
Three Toronto couples who celebrated their nuptials in spectacular fashion
2 min |
July 2024
Toronto Life
Strings Attached
Country music's barrier-busting cowboy Orville Peck is tearing through 2024 with a new album, new collabs and a new outlook on life
3 min |
July 2024
Toronto Life
On Thin Ice
As a competitive hockey player, I dreamed of playing professionally. When I lost my leg to bone cancer, I thought it spelled the end of my career
4 min |