Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war

Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war

The Ontario Line will plow through peaceful neighbourhoods, expropriate houses, displace businesses and create gridlock for years. Is it worth it?

She wanted to downsize and live near her daughter. So she spent $579,000 for two condo units in a converted church in Brantford

She wanted to downsize and live near her daughter. So she spent $579,000 for two condo units in a converted church in Brantford

Now Joanne, 52, gets to live in the same building as her 23-year-old daughter

“We’re already selling out of chicken”: This burnt-out nurse started a sandwich shop with his fiancée during Covid

“We’re already selling out of chicken”: This burnt-out nurse started a sandwich shop with his fiancée during Covid

“No one’s life is on the line, and we get the satisfaction of sharing our creations with the world”

Lunar New Year: These Toronto restaurants are offering takeout roast duck, noodle dishes and dim sum feasts

Lunar New Year: These Toronto restaurants are offering takeout roast duck, noodle dishes and dim sum feasts

All kinds of tasty ways to ring in the Year of the Tiger at home

“One person said they had booked appointments for 20 friends from my tweets”: How this woman became a vaccine hunter extraordinaire

“One person said they had booked appointments for 20 friends from my tweets”: How this woman became a vaccine hunter extraordinaire

“I wanted to do what I could to ease the burden on the health care system”

Top picks for your wedding registry, according to local tastemakers

Top picks for your wedding registry, according to local tastemakers

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Amazon Wedding Registry

The coolest kitchen, tech, design and fitness products to add to your registry, from local pros who know

Here’s what’s inside February’s <em>Toronto Life</em> Wine Club box

Here’s what’s inside February’s Toronto Life Wine Club box

A trio of wines—rosé, chardonnay and pinot noir—from Niagara’s Westcott Vineyards

A romantic weekend getaway in St. Martin

A romantic weekend getaway in St. Martin

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St. Martin Tourist Office

Love is in the warm, Caribbean air with this intimate itinerary designed for couples

The most intense at-home fitness classes from Toronto gyms for adrenalin junkies

The most intense at-home fitness classes from Toronto gyms for adrenalin junkies

To get that glazed-donut glow

5 reasons to make Junction SQ your new home

5 reasons to make Junction SQ your new home

Created for

Block Developments

Culture, community and celebration—find it all in Toronto’s well-connected Junction SQ

An updated guide to Toronto’s best new takeout options this winter

An updated guide to Toronto’s best new takeout options this winter

Including pho, birria tacos, Hong Kong–style toast and pizza, of course

“I’m preparing for a future where we will have dine-in service again”: Why one optimistic café owner is tackling a mid-Omicron reno

“I’m preparing for a future where we will have dine-in service again”: Why one optimistic café owner is tackling a mid-Omicron reno

Lazy Daisy’s Dawn Chapman, on plowing through despite the latest lockdown

Q&A: Winemaker Fabian Reis on his boutique wine venture, Ferox

Q&A: Winemaker Fabian Reis on his boutique wine venture, Ferox

“It all starts in the vineyard, the rest is winemaking”

“I started having work-related stress dreams”: What it’s like to be a pharmacist during the Covid surge

“I started having work-related stress dreams”: What it’s like to be a pharmacist during the Covid surge

“Because it’s harder to see a physician, there are now serious gaps in health care, and a lot of patients are coming to us instead of their doctors”

“It was kind of like camp”: How a community in Leslieville came together during the pandemic

“It was kind of like camp”: How a community in Leslieville came together during the pandemic

When Covid hit, the residents of 50 Curzon came together (at a safe distance)

This distribution specialist makes $58,000 a year. How is she spending during the pandemic?

This distribution specialist makes $58,000 a year. How is she spending during the pandemic?

She just spent $500 on a trip to Montreal

A glossy Mississauga basement reno featuring a home office and a playroom

A glossy Mississauga basement reno featuring a home office and a playroom

With walnut finishes, painted arches and cute mini desks

“We’re seeing triple the number of Covid patients as we did in previous waves”: A Toronto General emergency doctor on what it’s like in the ER right now

“We’re seeing triple the number of Covid patients as we did in previous waves”: A Toronto General emergency doctor on what it’s like in the ER right now

“We’re seeing younger and healthier patients who feel truly awful with Covid”

“This rink builds relationships”: Five volunteers on the impact natural ice rinks have on communities

“This rink builds relationships”: Five volunteers on the impact natural ice rinks have on communities

They’re much more than just places for shinny

“If I am awake, I am working”: A bakery owner on the unrelenting stress of running a small business and parenting in a never-ending pandemic

“If I am awake, I am working”: A bakery owner on the unrelenting stress of running a small business and parenting in a never-ending pandemic

Ba Noi owner, An Tran, tells us about his uphill battle

“Staff are calling in sick every day”: How this ER nurse is coping with the Omicron surge

“Staff are calling in sick every day”: How this ER nurse is coping with the Omicron surge

“We’re running, we’re short-staffed, there are children screaming and crying. It’s chaotic”