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Anthony Milton

Anthony Milton is a freelance journalist based in Toronto specializing in long-form magazine writing. He previously worked as an assistant editor at Toronto Life, where he launched the Front Row newsletter. He regularly contributes all sorts of stories to the magazine, including deep dives on sports, business and housing as well as short-form commentary on our ever-changing city, from its obsession with cherry blossoms to its maddening NIMBYism. His work has also appeared in Maclean’s, Ricochet, TVO, the Trillium and more.

Latest from Anthony Milton

Charm Offensive: The cottage country mortgage broker who lost $101 million of his clients’ money

Charm Offensive: The cottage country mortgage broker who lost $101 million of his clients’ money

Sandy Sussman spent decades wooing the upper echelons of Toronto society, becoming their go-to investment guy. He took their money and made a huge bet on cottage country. When the market tanked, he lost it all. Then he did everything in his power to cover it up

“I can’t count how many times I’ve wanted to quit”: Actor Oyin Oladejo on her love-hate relationship with performing

We caught up with the star of Soulpepper’s Medusa about getting cast in Star Trek and how she taps into gorgon levels of rage

"I didn’t want my mother as my literary critic": Margaret Atwood's daughter, Jess Gibson, on her debut story collection

“I didn’t want my mother as my literary critic”: Margaret Atwood’s daughter, Jess Gibson, on her debut story collection

The fiction writer and art historian talks late-in-life confidence, sparse prose and being a Taurus

"I will not come back as a lobbyist for rich people": An exit interview with Councillor Gord Perks

“I will not come back as a lobbyist for rich people”: An exit interview with Councillor Gord Perks

The veteran of Parkdale–High Park talks about his successes, why taxes are the price of civilization and how Toronto can be a refuge for the world

“The bad behaviour continues all the way up the ranks”: Hank Idsinga calls out the Toronto Police Service’s rampant corruption

“The bad behaviour continues all the way up the ranks”: Hank Idsinga calls out the Toronto Police Service’s rampant corruption

The former homicide detective’s new memoir is a take-no-prisoners account of a broken system

“I have Toronto City Hall tattooed on my arm”: Dave LeBlanc is championing the hidden gems of Toronto architecture

“I have Toronto City Hall tattooed on my arm”: Dave LeBlanc is championing the hidden gems of Toronto architecture

The Hidden Toronto author reveals his favourite—and least favourite—buildings in the city

Canada Post moves one step closer to cancelling home mail delivery

Canada Post moves one step closer to cancelling home mail delivery

The new system could see bulk mailboxes spring up across the city

Brad Treliving is out as Leafs general manager

Brad Treliving is out as Leafs general manager

He’s taking the fall for a brutal season

Canadians want kids under 16 kicked off social media

Canadians want kids under 16 kicked off social media

Time to touch grass

Ford, Carney and Chow are co-parenting a new streetcar line

Ford, Carney and Chow are co-parenting a new streetcar line

Each are throwing in $1 billion

"I know so many trans girls who have been in survival mode for decades": Zaiba Baig on her new theatre show, Kainchee Lagaa and Jhooti

“I know so many trans girls who have been in survival mode for decades”: Zaiba Baig on her new theatre show, Kainchee Lagaa and Jhooti

Baig is no longer playing the nice girl in her diptych of plays, opening at Buddies in Bad Times this week

After stirring a French language controversy, Air Canada’s CEO is retiring

After stirring a French language controversy, Air Canada’s CEO is retiring

Kids, pay attention in French class

Avi Lewis, a democratic socialist from Toronto, is the new NDP leader

Avi Lewis, a democratic socialist from Toronto, is the new NDP leader

Could he be Canada’s answer to Bernie Sanders?

Fact-checking the new anti-Olivia Chow attack ads

Fact-checking the new anti-Olivia Chow attack ads

They had some fishy numbers

Doug Ford still wants a tunnel under the 401, but won't say what it would cost

Doug Ford still wants a tunnel under the 401, but won’t say what it would cost

Previous estimates have projected $130 billion

Mamdani-style public grocery stores are coming to Toronto—eventually

Mamdani-style public grocery stores are coming to Toronto—eventually

City council wants to sell you bread

Two GTHA chefs just won prestigious pizza prizes

Two GTHA chefs just won prestigious pizza prizes

North America's best cheese pizza is being made in a small bakery outside of Hamilton

Two years after booze came to corner stores, the LCBO is down $780 million

Two years after booze came to corner stores, the LCBO is down $780 million

But new moves from Ford could top up its glass

The big numbers in Ontario's new $244-billion budget

The big numbers in Ontario’s new $244-billion budget

Come see your tax dollars at work

Toronto’s snowplow procurement was a comedy of errors

Toronto’s snowplow procurement was a comedy of errors

A new report shows exactly how our snow clearing got this bad

FIFA has cancelled reservations at hotel rooms across Toronto

FIFA has cancelled reservations at hotel rooms across Toronto

Good news for last-minute tourists

Metrolinx has watered down its big GO train plans

Metrolinx has watered down its big GO train plans

More stops and slow trains could mean long commutes

Edward Rogers doesn’t want Larry Tanenbaum to be paid for executing his mother’s will

Edward Rogers doesn’t want Larry Tanenbaum to be paid for executing his mother’s will

Tanenbaum and his co-trustees have charged $11 million

Justin Bieber, Tate McRae and the Weeknd are all snubbing the Junos

Justin Bieber, Tate McRae and the Weeknd are all snubbing the Junos

So much for being Canada down

Summer Camp Guide

Summer Camp Directory 2026

Summer Camp Directory 2026

Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages

Wines of the World

Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from Toronto Life’s Best Restaurants

Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from Toronto Life’s Best Restaurants

From cabernet and merlot to icewine and chardonnay, these wines are primed to pair and delight

Big Stories

Charm Offensive: The cottage country mortgage broker who lost $101 million of his clients’ money

Charm Offensive: The cottage country mortgage broker who lost $101 million of his clients’ money

Sandy Sussman spent decades wooing the upper echelons of Toronto society, becoming their go-to investment guy. He took their money and made a huge bet on cottage country. When the market tanked, he lost it all. Then he did everything in his power to cover it up

The Monster Cottages vs. the Resistance: Inside the ruthless battle for the future of Muskoka

The Monster Cottages vs. the Resistance: Inside the ruthless battle for the future of Muskoka

From Gravenhurst to Port Cockburn, the uber rich and powerful are buying up shoreline for private island compounds and sprawling mega-resorts, radically changing the face of Muskoka and infuriating environmentalists, locals and long-time cottagers

Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it

Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it

When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026

This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar

Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team

Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team

After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype

Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with SNL rookie Veronika Slowikowska

Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with SNL rookie Veronika Slowikowska

Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of Saturday Night Live in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it

Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer

Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer

The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line

The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?

The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?

We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout

My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press

My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press

My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell

Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin

Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin

Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe

Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?

Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?

Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees

City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?

City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?

Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution

This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI

This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI

It’s hard out here for a 20-something

The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market

The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market

Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises

Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI

Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI

Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him

Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world

Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world

Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better

293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband

293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband

When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him

Just Listed

For Sale: 35 Yorkdale Crescent

For Sale: 35 Yorkdale Crescent

Purchase for less than $325.00 per square foot, not including exterior landscaping and swimming pool

For Sale: 99 Lake Promenade

For Sale: 99 Lake Promenade

This classic Hamptons-style home by Chatsworth Fine Homes offers an exciting opportunity to customize a new dream home and build instant value - without the long wait of new construction

For Sale: 92 Arjay Crescent

For Sale: 92 Arjay Crescent

As luxury buyers become increasingly focused on wellness, privacy, and long-term livability, a new generation of custom homes is emerging – one defined less by excess and more by thoughtful design

For Sale: 171 Durant Ave

For Sale: 171 Durant Ave

This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot

For Sale: 50 First Avenue

For Sale: 50 First Avenue

A testament to time presiding over one of Uxbridge's most storied streetscapes, this magnificently preserved circa 1880 residence commands its prominent corner lot with the quiet confidence of a true architectural landmark