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"Maybe it's too fun for Toronto": Why this former Liberal MP is defending Doug Ford's Ontario Place megaspa

“Maybe it’s too fun for Toronto”: Why this former Liberal MP is defending Doug Ford’s Ontario Place megaspa

One-time downtown MP Adam Vaughan turned heads when he joined Therme, the European company tasked with redeveloping Ontario Place. Here, he explains his controversial choice to work on the project he once opposed

"My first date got crashed by my mom, three neighbours, two dogs and a parakeet"

“My first date got crashed by my mom, three neighbours, two dogs and a parakeet”

Johnny, a 64-year-old musician, wanted to spend some time alone with Anika. If only life were so easy

Two Canadian comedy legends are reuniting at Second City next week

Two Canadian comedy legends are reuniting at Second City next week

On May 12, Mike Myers and Colin Mochrie will perform in an improv-and-interview comedy show on the same stage that launched Myers’s career

Self-driving cars are taking over Toronto's streets. Are you ready?

Self-driving cars are taking over Toronto’s streets. Are you ready?

City council is more than a little concerned

A popular Toronto rock band is playing a show for UHN patients this week

A popular Toronto rock band is playing a show for UHN patients this week

The girl group, known for their stomping stadium shows, is performing for a much more intimate audience

Inside the Latest Issue

The May issue of Toronto Life features the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries moving north to avoid the carnage of Trump. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

Toronto Life is nominated for 16 National Magazine Awards

Toronto Life is nominated for 16 National Magazine Awards

Including nods for investigative journalism, feature writing, art direction and more

What Toronto Life readers loved and loathed in our April issue

What Toronto Life readers loved and loathed in our April issue

Including the inside story of a Bay Street scandal and a memoir about one couple's adventures in non-monogamy

"He's the only adult in the room": How Toronto–St. Paul's voters feel about Mark Carney's red wave

“He’s the only adult in the room”: How Toronto–St. Paul’s voters feel about Mark Carney’s red wave

The flipping of the swing riding tells the whirlwind story of a historic federal election

Donald Trump is Toronto’s most effective recruiting tool

Donald Trump is Toronto’s most effective recruiting tool

From the AI scientist ushering in self-driving labs to the surgeon expanding robotic operations, the city is seeing an influx of talent from our beleaguered neighbours down south

“I’m grateful to be working in a country that values the arts”: Why Mark Williams left Cleveland to run the Toronto Symphony Orchestra

“I’m grateful to be working in a country that values the arts”: Why Mark Williams left Cleveland to run the Toronto Symphony Orchestra

“I’m a six-foot-one Black gay man,” says the TSO’s CEO. “I have to be very mindful about putting myself in situations where I will have a fair shake”

“Everyone should have a voice in tech”: Machine learning researcher Colin Raffel explains his decision to move from North Carolina to Toronto

“Everyone should have a voice in tech”: Machine learning researcher Colin Raffel explains his decision to move from North Carolina to Toronto

Now a professor of computer science at U of T and associate research director at the Vector Institute, Raffel discusses the importance of diversity, the grim prospect of raising kids in Trump’s America and Toronto’s role as an AI hub

“The number of applicants from the US is larger than we have ever seen before”: Sean Cleary on why he left the Mayo Clinic to expand robotic surgery in Toronto

“The number of applicants from the US is larger than we have ever seen before”: Sean Cleary on why he left the Mayo Clinic to expand robotic surgery in Toronto

The hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeon talks Canadian versus American health care, U of T’s world-class surgery department and why he had to get out of Minnesota

"My belief in equity wasn't something I could shut off or hide": Professor Anne Sullivan on leaving Georgia Tech for York University

“My belief in equity wasn’t something I could shut off or hide”: Professor Anne Sullivan on leaving Georgia Tech for York University

The computational arts educator shares the personal and professional hurdles that made riding out a second Trump presidency untenable

"Here, there’s still a sense that people are willing to listen": Why U of T sociology professor Jerry Flores moved his family from Washington State to Toronto

“Here, there’s still a sense that people are willing to listen”: Why U of T sociology professor Jerry Flores moved his family from Washington State to Toronto

Growing up in a low-income neighbourhood in LA, Flores experienced institutional racism and systemic injustice first-hand. Eight months after Trump was elected, he and his family had moved to Canada

"Between the Capitol riot and the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, I knew I had to leave Louisiana"

“Between the Capitol riot and the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, I knew I had to leave Louisiana”

A professor of media studies, Robert W. Gehl is an expert on open-source alternatives to American behemoths like X and Meta. Here, he shares his motivations for relocating to Toronto

"I want my kids to grow up in a free country": Philosopher and professor Jason Stanley on his decision to leave the US

“I want my kids to grow up in a free country”: Philosopher and professor Jason Stanley on his decision to leave the US

The author of How Fascism Works talks Trump’s working-class appeal, how to keep Canada from following in America’s footsteps and why Toronto is the best place to be right now

"When I saw how Trump was stoking fear and division, I left the US for a job at the ROM"

“When I saw how Trump was stoking fear and division, I left the US for a job at the ROM”

For 24 years, Jennifer Wild worked at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Here, she explains her decision to leave

"That's not just poor governance—it's reckless": Disaster management professor Jack Rozdilsky on why he left Trump's America

“That’s not just poor governance—it’s reckless”: Disaster management professor Jack Rozdilsky on why he left Trump’s America

The emergency preparedness expert talks gutting FEMA, the growing disregard for democratic norms and what we need most in these uncertain times

"It started to feel a bit too much like Europe in the 1930s": Music producer Bob Ezrin on why he moved from Nashville to Toronto

“It started to feel a bit too much like Europe in the 1930s”: Music producer Bob Ezrin on why he moved from Nashville to Toronto

Ezrin has worked with the likes of Pink Floyd, Kiss and Alice Cooper. Here, he discusses how the US has deteriorated in the wake of Donald Trump’s second ascent to the White House

"It felt like vertigo": The White House used this economist's research to justify tariffs. They couldn't have got it more wrong

“It felt like vertigo”: The White House used this economist’s research to justify tariffs. They couldn’t have got it more wrong

McMaster professor Pau Pujolas shares the story behind a Trump administration reading-comprehension fail

“I do my own talking points, thank you very much”: The biggest dunks and disses from the federal leaders' debate

“I do my own talking points, thank you very much”: The biggest dunks and disses from the federal leaders’ debate

Ah, federal elections—an opportunity for men to insult each other on a stage

"Just because you can doesn't mean you should": Why this Toronto Zoo wildlife scientist isn't celebrating "de-extinct" dire wolves

“Just because you can doesn’t mean you should”: Why this Toronto Zoo wildlife scientist isn’t celebrating “de-extinct” dire wolves

Reproductive scientist Gabriela Mastromonaco on the impossibility of truly reviving extinct species, the dangerous implications of this science for conservation efforts and whether tech bros with deep pockets are playing God

“If we concede, they’ll continue to walk all over us”: Unifor president Lana Payne on playing hardball with Trump

The head of Canada’s biggest private-sector union talks Donald Trump’s dizzying attack on the auto industry, refusing to play nice at the bargaining table and the dreaded R word

St. Lawrence Market North—over budget, delayed and marked by controversy—is ready to make up for lost time

St. Lawrence Market North—over budget, delayed and marked by controversy—is ready to make up for lost time

Somehow, it still seems worth the wait

Cost of Living

This Corktown couple makes $140,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This Corktown couple makes $140,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“We used to spend $2,500 a year on Uber Eats. Now it’s zero”

This content creator makes $130,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This content creator makes $130,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“Last year, I didn’t use the subway once. I prefer Uber”

Urban Diplomat

Dear Urban Diplomat: I think my neighbours might be exhibitionists

Dear Urban Diplomat: I think my neighbours might be exhibitionists

I'm forever trying to keep my son away from the windows. How can I impose some privacy?

Dear Urban Diplomat: The co-worker I share a hot desk with is a total slob

Dear Urban Diplomat: The co-worker I share a hot desk with is a total slob

I've tried to bring it up with him politely, but nothing has changed. Is it time to go over his head?

Dear Urban Diplomat: I lied to my partner about my fear of heights—then he bought us EdgeWalk tickets

Dear Urban Diplomat: I lied to my partner about my fear of heights—then he bought us EdgeWalk tickets

I just wanted to seem adventurous. Now, I'm scared the truth will break us up

Dear Urban Diplomat: I was excluded from my best friend's wedding shower for having Covid

Dear Urban Diplomat: I was excluded from my best friend’s wedding shower for having Covid

I had to stay home alone while all my friends partied in an undisclosed location