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Caitlin Walsh Miller

Caitlin Walsh Miller is a Montreal-based writer and editor whose work runs the gamut from small-town politics to big Canadian ideas, with the odd tumble down an internet rabbit hole along the way. Her work appears regularly in Maclean’s, Toronto Life, the Logic and elsewhere.

Latest from Caitlin Walsh Miller

The best holiday gifts for self-care seekers

The best holiday gifts for self-care seekers

Including a chunky-knit weighted blanket, a state-of-the-art scent diffuser and skin-care solutions galore

The best holiday gifts for home decor enthusiasts

The best holiday gifts for home decor enthusiasts

Including a designer juicer, a granny-chic accent chair, a teeny tiny record player and a shoe-cleaning hedgehog

The best gifts for culture aficionados

The best gifts for culture aficionados

Including a ball cap for Law and Order diehards, a book by Keanu Reeves and the world’s smallest vinyl player

The best weekenders for every kind of traveller

The best weekenders for every kind of traveller

Bags for unapologetic adventurers, discerning globetrotters and more

The best holiday gifts for culture vultures

The best holiday gifts for culture vultures

Including three CanCon memoirs, a T-shirt for the nudist in your life and a Barbie-inspired psychedelic hoodie

The best holiday gifts for decor hounds

The best holiday gifts for decor hounds

Including a spicy cookie jar, a statement-making toaster and a backyard office pod

The best holiday gifts for fun lovers

The best holiday gifts for fun lovers

Including Margaritaville crocs, Taylor Swift’s phone case and a leather daddy porcelain jar

The best holiday gifts for fashion plates

The best holiday gifts for fashion plates

Including a statement headband, a stylish maternity bralette and an absurdly impractical puffer coat

The best holiday gifts for self-care connoisseurs

The best holiday gifts for self-care connoisseurs

Including a hydrating facial spray, a sleek pill case and size-inclusive bath towels

The best holiday gifts for design obsessives

The best holiday gifts for design obsessives

Including a retro toaster, the ultimate camping chair and a designer ceramic banana bowl

The best holiday gifts for techies

The best holiday gifts for techies

Including a ’90s-inspired Discman, a next-level instant camera and an ultra-light e-bike

The best holiday gifts for cool kids

The best holiday gifts for cool kids

Including tiny loungewear, the next generation of Barbie merch and a ride-on vintage Mercedes

“Everything I love here was fought for”: This non-profit is seeking millions to keep Kensington Market affordable

“Everything I love here was fought for”: This non-profit is seeking millions to keep Kensington Market affordable

The Kensington Market Community Land Trust was successful in its bid to buy two Victorian homes. Now, it has a month to raise $2 million and close the deal

“This law has destroyed families”: Why foreign-born Canadians are suing the federal government over its citizenship policy

“This law has destroyed families”: Why foreign-born Canadians are suing the federal government over its citizenship policy

Under the "second-generation cut-off" rule, children born abroad to foreign-born Canadians are denied citizenship. Emma Kenyon's family is arguing that the law is discriminatory

“There's always more to understand about the universe”: Meet the U of T scientist working on a cutting-edge map of dark matter

“There’s always more to understand about the universe”: Meet the U of T scientist working on a cutting-edge map of dark matter

Researcher and Jesuit priest Adam Hincks on the University of Toronto’s supercomputing prowess, mapping invisible matter and deciphering the mysteries of the cosmos

“We’re not going back in the closet”: Drag performer Scarlett BoBo on the NDP’s bill to protect LGBTQ spaces

“We’re not going back in the closet”: Drag performer Scarlett BoBo on the NDP’s bill to protect LGBTQ spaces

Matthew Cameron talks about the rise of violence directed at queer and trans people, the push for a $25,000 fine for hate crimes, and why Canada doesn’t feel any safer than the US

“It feels naïve to believe we're truly alone in the universe”: Meet the U of T student using AI to look for aliens

“It feels naïve to believe we’re truly alone in the universe”: Meet the U of T student using AI to look for aliens

Peter Ma developed an algorithm to detect extraterrestrial intelligence when he was in high school. Now, he's continuing the search

“We’re addressing two problems at once: food waste and the rising cost of food”: A Q&A with the founder of Odd Bunch, a new subscription service for imperfect produce

“We’re addressing two problems at once: food waste and the rising cost of food”: A Q&A with the founder of Odd Bunch, a new subscription service for imperfect produce

The online grocer offers misshapen produce at a discount

"These technologies are brilliant, but we need safeguards against them": Meet the Etobicoke-born inventor of the ChatGPT detector

“These technologies are brilliant, but we need safeguards against them”: Meet the Etobicoke-born inventor of the ChatGPT detector

Edward Tian, a 22-year-old Princeton student, built GPTZero in three days. Now, he's using the tool to fight misinformation, help teachers and protect the humanity of writing

“I never wanted to be on a cooking show—but I knew with Dan Levy involved it would be fantastic”: Scarborough-born chef J Chong on the finale of The Big Brunch

“I never wanted to be on a cooking show—but I knew with Dan Levy involved it would be fantastic”: Scarborough-born chef J Chong on the finale of The Big Brunch

The US-based chef talks about the feel-good show and which Toronto restaurants she misses most

Toronto chefs on which restaurants they think will (or should) be granted Michelin-star status

Toronto chefs on which restaurants they think will (or should) be granted Michelin-star status

The winners will be announced tonight

The New Hollywood North: Kevin Alves

The New Hollywood North: Kevin Alves

A Q&A with the Yellowjackets star before he heads back into the woods to shoot season two

"We were just starting to ramp back up after Covid": Sabai Sabai's co-owners on being kicked out to make way for a TTC project

“We were just starting to ramp back up after Covid”: Sabai Sabai’s co-owners on being kicked out to make way for a TTC project

It's the second time the restaurant has been uprooted by urban development

“It’s not fair for your paycheque to be contingent on a stranger’s mood”: David Neinstein on his decision to go tip-free at Barque Smokehouse

“It’s not fair for your paycheque to be contingent on a stranger’s mood”: David Neinstein on his decision to go tip-free at Barque Smokehouse

The Roncesvalle barbecue joint joins a growing list of full-wage restaurants

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

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

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

Just Listed

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

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