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The woman with 200 kids

The woman with 200 kids

Over the past 30 years, Cindy Stirling has fostered runaways, orphans, teen sex workers, abuse victims and cancer patients. Portrait of a supermom

What Cabbagetowners think of the area's safe injection site and rising crime rates

What Cabbagetowners think of the area’s safe injection site and rising crime rates

"I’ve been here six years. The first three were okay, but ever since they put the site up, it’s just gotten worse and worse"

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I persuade my husband to get his vaccinations?

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do I persuade my husband to get his vaccinations?

"I don't want to play nurse if he gets mumps"

“We split our rent 60-40 to keep things fair”: How an urban designer and a data scientist spend their money

“We split our rent 60-40 to keep things fair”: How an urban designer and a data scientist spend their money

Recent splurges include Lollapalooza tickets and a Lady Gaga tattoo

Cindy Crawford cottaging in Muskoka: your annual photo roundup

Cindy Crawford cottaging in Muskoka: your annual photo roundup

Inside the Latest Issue

The July issue of Toronto Life features the monster cottages of Muskoka versus the resistance. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

Evicted: horror stories from recently ousted renters

Evicted: horror stories from recently ousted renters

Five first-person tales of wrongful evictions

Evicted, Part 1

Evicted, Part 1

“I was consumed with anxiety about what we were going to do and where we were going to go.” The first in our series of horror stories from recently ousted renters

Evicted, Part 2

Evicted, Part 2

“The past couple of months have been very upsetting. My sense of stability is gone, and I’m constantly stressed out.” The second in our series of horror stories from recently ousted renters

Evicted, Part 3

Evicted, Part 3

“I feel defeated. We’re trying to save money to start a family, but we can’t think about any of that because we need a place to live first.” The third in our series of horror stories from recently ousted renters

Evicted, Part 4

Evicted, Part 4

“I finally found a one-bedroom basement. Six months later, I got another N12.” The fourth in our series of horror stories from recently ousted renters

Evicted, Part 5

Evicted, Part 5

“I’d lived in the same building for 18 years. I had no idea how to go about looking for a new apartment.” The fifth in our series of horror stories from recently ousted renters

What people are saying about Andrew Scheer's awkward arm's-length handshake

What people are saying about Andrew Scheer’s awkward arm’s-length handshake

The Conservative leader has apparently not mastered the grip-and-grin

Q&A: Matt Keliher, Toronto's top garbage man, on the recycling crisis

Q&A: Matt Keliher, Toronto’s top garbage man, on the recycling crisis

He says companies that produce plastic should pay to recycle it

Off to the Races: A Day at Woodbine

Off to the Races: A Day at Woodbine

12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:45 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m. 2:50 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:35 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m.

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Everything we know about Bo Bichette, the guy who may be the Blue Jays' next great slugger

Everything we know about Bo Bichette, the guy who may be the Blue Jays’ next great slugger

But we still don't know why his hair is so great

Touring the city’s most innovative companies at the MaRS open house

Touring the city’s most innovative companies at the MaRS open house

Toronto is in the midst of a major tech moment, thanks in part to the work of regional innovation hubs, including MaRS, whose...

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The story behind the Paul Shuen story

The story behind the Paul Shuen story

And how the College of Physicians and Surgeons blocked the writer’s full access to the evidence

I threw my grandmother an assisted suicide party

I threw my grandmother an assisted suicide party

It changed the way I think about dying

Q&A: Brandon Rynka, the first Canadian to complete a tree-athlon, on how to bike, swim and run with an 80-pound log

Q&A: Brandon Rynka, the first Canadian to complete a tree-athlon, on how to bike, swim and run with an 80-pound log

He named the tree Groot

Inside the new Yorkdale outpost of Reformation

Inside the new Yorkdale outpost of Reformation

The sustainable L.A. brand's celebrity fan club includes Kendall Jenner, Kaia Gerber and Irina Shayk

Inside Par-Tee Putt, a new retro minigolf bar in the Entertainment District

Inside Par-Tee Putt, a new retro minigolf bar in the Entertainment District

There are holes inspired by Game of Thrones, Family Guy and Back to the Future

Greed, betrayal and medical misconduct at North York General

Greed, betrayal and medical misconduct at North York General

For 30 years, Paul Shuen was one of the city’s most respected obstetricians. Then his nurses noticed something unusual about the way he delivered babies

Real Weddings: Inside a grand affair at the Globe and Mail centre

Real Weddings: Inside a grand affair at the Globe and Mail centre

With Krispy Kreme donuts, stellar city views and a killer dance party

Torontonians who are shaking up the tech sector

Torontonians who are shaking up the tech sector

Daniela Kelloway co-founded BooknBrunch, a web-based book club for foodies

Cost of Living

These North York points enthusiasts earn $370,000 a year. How do they spend it?

These North York points enthusiasts earn $370,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“We try to maximize our rewards by using various credit cards plus PC Optimum”

This 22-year-old venture capitalist is on track to make $180,000 this year. How does he spend it?

This 22-year-old venture capitalist is on track to make $180,000 this year. How does he spend it?

“I love a good bargain, so I shop at No Frills”

This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“Groceries are our biggest monthly expense after rent”

This Doctors Without Borders marketer earns $100,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This Doctors Without Borders marketer earns $100,000 a year. How does she spend it?

Manpreet Badyal moved from Delhi to Vancouver to Toronto in search of success

How a Gen Z finance enthusiast in Forest Hill spends her money

How a Gen Z finance enthusiast in Forest Hill spends her money

Business analyst and budding TikTok investment guru Chaeeun Lee hopes to visit 50 countries before she turns 30

This policy analyst and stand-up comedian makes $83,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This policy analyst and stand-up comedian makes $83,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“Investing in mental health is important. I have an unlimited membership at Othership in Yorkville”

This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it?

This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it?

“It was hard to accept financial aid from my parents, but it actually brought us closer together”

Urban Diplomat

Dear Urban Diplomat: My family takes Mother’s Day more seriously than Father’s Day

Dear Urban Diplomat: My family takes Mother’s Day more seriously than Father’s Day

She gets flowers, gifts and breakfast in bed; I get a lousy grill brush. Am I wrong to feel slighted?

Dear Urban Diplomat: What’s the etiquette for EV charging?

Dear Urban Diplomat: What’s the etiquette for EV charging?

Dear Urban Diplomat , What’s the etiquette for EV charging? A few weeks ago, I finally found a spot in my neighbourhood to juice...

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband thinks I'm a hoarder, but I'm a collector

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband thinks I’m a hoarder, but I’m a collector

He’s started quoting Marie Kondo and insisting that I get rid of my “emotional support tchotchkes.” How can I get him to back off?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo building has zero tolerance for the slightest noise

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo building has zero tolerance for the slightest noise

They’ve asked us not to shower after 11 p.m. because of “pipe whistling.” Is this normal?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband bought us a pass to skip the line at the ski hill. Why do I feel guilty for using it?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband bought us a pass to skip the line at the ski hill. Why do I feel guilty for using it?

I can’t help being embarrassed every time I sheepishly walk past the eye rollers in the regular queue

Dear Urban Diplomat: My brother is lying online about Dry January

Dear Urban Diplomat: My brother is lying online about Dry January

He’s preaching the virtues of sobriety on TikTok but still crushing six-packs every weekend, and the hypocrisy is getting on my nerves. Should I call him out?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My co-workers have forgotten how to behave in an office

Dear Urban Diplomat: My co-workers have forgotten how to behave in an office

I actually don’t mind the return-to-office mandate, but it seems like so much working from home has caused my fellow employees’ self-awareness to atrophy