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The man behind the Yonge Street van attack

The man behind the Yonge Street van attack

A year after the deadliest mass murder in Toronto history

Dear Urban Diplomat: Help! My neighbour’s kid has some serious Fortnite rage

Dear Urban Diplomat: Help! My neighbour’s kid has some serious Fortnite rage

“Not only does it wake me up, but it’s teaching my much younger kids words I’d prefer they not hear yet”

Inside the Colour Club, a new psychedelic rainbow pop-up salon

Inside the Colour Club, a new psychedelic rainbow pop-up salon

Tiffany Pratt designed the entire rainbow-coloured space as part of the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation's new campaign

All in the family

Real Estate News

All in the family

A Toronto builder is making homes specifically designed for multiple generations, each in their own space, all under one roof

Maple Leafs fans talk about their pre-game rituals

Maple Leafs fans talk about their pre-game rituals

The team's playoff run has supporters on edge

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.

The tortured history of Toronto's discarded subway plans

The tortured history of Toronto’s discarded subway plans

Last week's dramatic subway announcement is the latest of many

Real Weddings: Inside a breezy Palm Springs celebration

Real Weddings: Inside a breezy Palm Springs celebration

With luxury cars and a drop-in tennis tournament

“I’d rather rent than buy. Owning is too limiting": How a 27-year-old operations coordinator spends his money

“I’d rather rent than buy. Owning is too limiting”: How a 27-year-old operations coordinator spends his money

He's planning on going to law school in the fall

I quit my job and moved home to look after my mother and father

I didn’t have parents anymore. I was the parent

The best signs from this weekend's Rally for Education at Queen's Park

The best signs from this weekend’s Rally for Education at Queen’s Park

Thousands of people gathered at Queen's Park to protest the Ontario government's education cuts

The Six Nations tobacco tycoon, his angry ex-girlfriend and the world’s craziest child support case

The Six Nations tobacco tycoon, his angry ex-girlfriend and the world’s craziest child support case

Ken Hill is either a crusader for Indigenous rights or an entitled plutocrat—or maybe a little bit of both

Inside HideSeek, Toronto's newest nostalgia-themed pop-up playground

Inside HideSeek, Toronto’s newest nostalgia-themed pop-up playground

It's a massive shrine to the ’90s and early 2000s

Q&A: How SickKids' new AI expert is revolutionizing medicine

Q&A: How SickKids’ new AI expert is revolutionizing medicine

Anna Goldenberg wants to teach computers to catch heart attacks before they happen

A look inside the Hunny Pot, Toronto's first legal cannabis shop

A look inside the Hunny Pot, Toronto’s first legal cannabis shop

Hunny Pot sells 40 different strains of cannabis in flower, oil, tincture and vape form

Membership has its privileges

Membership has its privileges

TL Insider helps Torontonians get the most out of their city

Dear Urban Diplomat: Can I boycott my friend's gender-reveal party?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Can I boycott my friend’s gender-reveal party?

“I want to celebrate her growing family, but I think these kinds of parties are stupid.”

What Toronto FC's players got up to during the offseason

What Toronto FC’s players got up to during the offseason

Catching up with the city's soccer pros

“I use my credit card for everything to rack up points”: How a 31-year-old realtor and interior design student spends her money

“I use my credit card for everything to rack up points”: How a 31-year-old realtor and interior design student spends her money

She flips houses on the side

What people are saying about Jordan Peterson's upcoming showdown with Slavoj Zizek

What people are saying about Jordan Peterson’s upcoming showdown with Slavoj Zizek

Two celebrity academics are going to duel on stage in Toronto

“We hid the children under clothes and bedding so ISIS wouldn’t take them”

“We hid the children under clothes and bedding so ISIS wouldn’t take them”

Bone-chilling stories of trauma, survival and hope from Toronto’s Yazidi families

Q&A: Hockey hero Hayley Wickenheiser on leading the Leafs to the promised land

Q&A: Hockey hero Hayley Wickenheiser on leading the Leafs to the promised land

She left pro hockey two years ago as the most decorated female player in history. Now she’s finishing med school and helping coach the Leafs

The great pot shop lottery shemozzle

The great pot shop lottery shemozzle

How Premier Ford bungled the legalization of retail cannabis

Q&A: Bianca Andreescu, Toronto's newest tennis phenom

Q&A: Bianca Andreescu, Toronto’s newest tennis phenom

She beat Venus, she topped Eugenie. What's next?

Who’s getting rich off reefer

Who’s getting rich off reefer

Legalization is turning Toronto into the weed capital of the world. A look at the new gold rush

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