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Andrea Yu

Andrea Yu is a freelance journalist based in Toronto. She reports on a wide variety of topics including business, real estate, culture, design, health, food, drink and travel. Aside from Toronto Life, her writing has appeared in the Globe and Mail, Chatelaine and Cottage Life.

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House of the Week: $4.3 million for a Mississauga home with a floating bathtub and a backyard office

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House of the Week: $4.3 million for a Mississauga home with a floating bathtub and a backyard office

The 7,800-square-foot property also comes with four fireplaces, Douglas fir beams, a climate-controlled wine cellar and a workshop garage

Rental of the Week: $4,275 for a two-bedroom with a bowling alley and a pet spa

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Rental of the Week: $4,275 for a two-bedroom with a bowling alley and a pet spa

The just-built 780-square-foot unit also comes with two bathrooms and a shiny kitchen, along with access to the building's kids' room and virtual clinic

House of the Week: $4 million for a Mississauga standout with a jewel-box staircase

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House of the Week: $4 million for a Mississauga standout with a jewel-box staircase

The 3,000-square-foot property also comes with six bathrooms, high-tech security, a sparkling blue pool and a basement that feels like a hotel

This generative-AI marketer makes $223,000 a year. How does he spend it?

This generative-AI marketer makes $223,000 a year. How does he spend it?

“In 10 years, I want to hit $1 million in savings”

Surreal Estate: $6 million for an Aurora farmhouse sitting on acres of protected woodland

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Surreal Estate: $6 million for an Aurora farmhouse sitting on acres of protected woodland

What house in the country would be complete without a three-season room, a home theatre, a staircase–wine rack combo and a winding driveway?

Inside the home of the city’s most dedicated Funko Pop collector

Inside the home of the city’s most dedicated Funko Pop collector

Featuring roughly $12,000 worth of comic book, film and TV characters—all in adorable cartoon form

Condo of the Week: $775,000 for a Moss Park loft with its own freight elevator

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Condo of the Week: $775,000 for a Moss Park loft with its own freight elevator

The 1,000-square-foot property also comes with an egg chair, an open fireplace, exposed wood beams and a bar made for parties

Inside the apartment of the city’s most dedicated Barbie collector

Inside the apartment of the city’s most dedicated Barbie collector

Featuring vintage collectibles, artwork and decor from the world’s most famous series of dolls

Before and After: How a reno turned a dated house on the Niagara River into a pristine nature escape

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Before and After: How a reno turned a dated house on the Niagara River into a pristine nature escape

Goodbye, corporate design, zebra colour palettes and cavernous spaces. Hello, earthy materials, white all over and stunning views of the water

House of the Week: $2.2 million for a 140-year-old Uxbridge home with a backyard playground

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House of the Week: $2.2 million for a 140-year-old Uxbridge home with a backyard playground

The 3,700-square-foot property also comes with five bedrooms, a curvy original staircase, heated floors and an in-ground pool

Rental of the Week: $6,000 for Leslieville's most whimsical house

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Rental of the Week: $6,000 for Leslieville’s most whimsical house

The dog-friendly 1,400-square foot home comes with an Oz-like façade, an original marble fireplace and a backyard EV charger

Before and After: How a reno transformed a drab Wychwood craftsman into a glittering home

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Before and After: How a reno transformed a drab Wychwood craftsman into a glittering home

Goodbye cavernous rooms, dusty shutters and cluttered cabinets. Hello floral lounges, fabric curtains and one stunning wine cellar

This Liberty Village couple makes $279,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This Liberty Village couple makes $279,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“We’re on a variable mortgage, but so far we’re not worried”

Five new Reformer Pilates studios to try in Toronto

Five new Reformer Pilates studios to try in Toronto

Reformer Pilates is having a moment. From candlelit classes to pre- and post-natal sessions, here are Toronto’s newest workout spots

Surreal Estate: $7.5 million to live in the Etobicoke home of a former NHL player

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Surreal Estate: $7.5 million to live in the Etobicoke home of a former NHL player

What house by the Humber would be complete without a front-yard forest, a bathroom with a makeup station and a pool with a waterfall?

Condo of the Week: $1 million to live in an East Bayfront tower designed by Moshe Safdie

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Condo of the Week: $1 million to live in an East Bayfront tower designed by Moshe Safdie

The 830-square-foot unit comes with floor-to-ceiling windows, a decked-out kitchen, island views and too many amenities to count

House of the Week: $2.5 million for a former cobbler's home in King City

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House of the Week: $2.5 million for a former cobbler’s home in King City

The 2,300-square-foot property comes with beamed ceilings, a bathroom made of marble, a stone grill and a backyard cabana

The Chase: One couple’s race to find a house within an hour of the city for under $800,000

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The Chase: One couple’s race to find a house within an hour of the city for under $800,000

When property prices dropped last winter, Anna and Anastasia hurried to upgrade from their apartment before the market heated up again

House of the Week: $5.5 million for a technicolour Georgian in Moore Park surrounded by gardens

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House of the Week: $5.5 million for a technicolour Georgian in Moore Park surrounded by gardens

At 3,800 square feet, the property comes with a basement sauna, a loft lit by skylight and a backyard with a grotto-style pool

Surreal Estate: $3.3 million for Neil Young's childhood home, a classic red-brick in Moore Park

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Surreal Estate: $3.3 million for Neil Young’s childhood home, a classic red-brick in Moore Park

What former pad of a rock legend would be complete without a kitchen made for TV, an 1,100-square-foot basement, two walk-in closets and a deck with a secret hot tub?

Laneway Suite of the Week: How two neighbours at Main and Gerrard built a row of new rentals

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Laneway Suite of the Week: How two neighbours at Main and Gerrard built a row of new rentals

This unit comes with two storeys, a designer kitchen and a view of the park

Surreal Estate: $14.4 million for a Milton mansion with a car collection worthy of Miami Vice

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Surreal Estate: $14.4 million for a Milton mansion with a car collection worthy of Miami Vice

What fortress in a field would be complete without a “Hotline Bling” dance floor, 11 bathrooms, a cigar lounge and a driveway that looks like a racetrack?

“From Kim’s Convenience, there’s an understanding of what a Korean Canadian family might look like”: A Q&A with Jean Yoon

The Toronto actor talks about her new Audible mystery series, her love of old CBC radio dramas and how things have changed since her early days trying to break into the TV industry

House of the Week: $4.8 million for a Parisian townhouse by Bellwoods with too many chandeliers to count

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House of the Week: $4.8 million for a Parisian townhouse by Bellwoods with too many chandeliers to count

The 2,400-square-foot property also comes with a main suite fit for a palace, two fireplaces, a basement unit and a fancy garage

Summer Camp Guide

Summer Camp Directory 2026

Summer Camp Directory 2026

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

Best New Restaurants

Toronto Life ’s Best Restaurants returns for its 10th-anniversary edition on June 8

Toronto Life’s Best Restaurants returns for its 10th-anniversary edition on June 8

General admission tickets are now on sale for Toronto’s biggest culinary night, featuring top chefs, restaurants and drinks

Big Stories

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

The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone

The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone

The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks

Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes

Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes

If this city stands any chance of solving the housing crisis, it will need buildings with multiple units in residential neighbourhoods—a move that has many residents saying, “Anywhere but here!”

Young and Retired: Meet the super-savers quitting work decades before the average Canadian

Young and Retired: Meet the super-savers quitting work decades before the average Canadian

In the age of doomspending, these ultra-driven Torontonians give up their weekends, work multiple jobs and never, ever eat out. The upside: they’ll retire long before the rest of us

Just Listed

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

For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive

For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive

A commanding architectural statement in prestigious Stonegate–Queensway, this newly completed custom residence by Bali Homes Group presents a refined interpretation of contemporary luxury living

For Sale: 75 Queen Street

For Sale: 75 Queen Street

Guelph is having a moment

For Sale: 112 Mildenhall Rd

For Sale: 112 Mildenhall Rd

A rare opportunity to own a custom-built masterpiece in the heart of Lawrence Park beautifully designed by Gray Smith and Arca Design for the most discerning buyer