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Twelve amazing photos of the CN Tower being built

Twelve amazing photos of the CN Tower being built

Construction started 45 years ago today

"I don't think that only one person can change things": Why people attended Toronto's women's march

“I don’t think that only one person can change things”: Why people attended Toronto’s women’s march

Hundreds of feminist protesters gathered downtown on Saturday

He was a teenage hacker who spent his millions on cars, clothes and watches—until the FBI caught on

He was a teenage hacker who spent his millions on cars, clothes and watches—until the FBI caught on

A story about immigrant dreams, easy money and international espionage

Toronto Life ’s 10 most popular Q&As of 2017

Toronto Life’s 10 most popular Q&As of 2017

The year in interviews

Toronto Life ’s 10 most popular long-form features of 2017

Toronto Life’s 10 most popular long-form features of 2017

Catch up with a year's worth of long reads

Inside the Latest Issue

The June issue of Toronto Life features the best new restaurants of 2026. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

Take a look at the stunning public art in Toronto's new subway stations

Take a look at the stunning public art in Toronto’s new subway stations

Including a silk-screened skylight and an interactive installation that lets riders display words on a station's ceiling

The Ted Rogers statue at Rogers Centre is gone

The Ted Rogers statue at Rogers Centre is gone

But it's coming back

Q&A: Timothy Houghton, head of Lyft Toronto, on what it's like to take on Uber

Q&A: Timothy Houghton, head of Lyft Toronto, on what it’s like to take on Uber

He wants to be a bigger version of the ride-sharing juggernaut—without all the baggage

The best things we saw at Toronto FC's victory parade

The best things we saw at Toronto FC’s victory parade

The Reds finally won it all

"It's more peaceful now": King Street dwellers on life without car traffic

“It’s more peaceful now”: King Street dwellers on life without car traffic

How people are feeling about the city's big traffic experiment

A bandwagon jumpers' guide to Toronto FC

A bandwagon jumpers’ guide to Toronto FC

Toronto's Major League Soccer franchise is on the verge of a historic breakthrough

Andy Byford, Toronto's departing transit chief, just sold his Summerhill house

Andy Byford, Toronto’s departing transit chief, just sold his Summerhill house

As he prepares to move to New York, the TTC's CEO cashes in on his Toronto real estate

Who’s controlling our money?

Who’s controlling our money?

Meet the men (and, yes, they're all men) of the new banking establishment

Q&A: Toronto Global chair Mark Cohon on becoming the city’s cheerleader-in-chief

Q&A: Toronto Global chair Mark Cohon on becoming the city’s cheerleader-in-chief

Job number one? Persuade Amazon to choose us (over 237 other cities) for its second headquarters

What we know (and what we don't) about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's engagement

What we know (and what we don’t) about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement

A rumour rundown

Inside Toronto Life' s Most Influential party, with Chrystia Freeland, Jagmeet Singh, Rupi Kaur and more

Inside Toronto Life’s Most Influential party, with Chrystia Freeland, Jagmeet Singh, Rupi Kaur and more

The magazine fêted the city's most powerful people with an exclusive party at the Liberty Grand last night

The Influentials 2017: The top 50

The Influentials 2017: The top 50

The power wielders whose smarts, connections and clout are changing the world as we know it

One Influential Animal

One Influential Animal

Goat You may be wondering why there’s a goat at the end of Toronto Life’ s Most Influential list this year. Sure, this goat...

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The Influentials 2017: The new Yorkville

The Influentials 2017: The new Yorkville

Five bigwigs behind the Bay-Bloor revival

The tenacious Chrystia Freeland

The tenacious Chrystia Freeland

Inside the globe-trotting, crisis-quashing world of Canada’s foreign minister

The Influentials 2017: True blue

The Influentials 2017: True blue

Patrick Brown’s Conservative circle of trust

The Influentials 2017: Best buds

The Influentials 2017: Best buds

Four people shaping the new pot landscape

The Influentials 2017: Future stars

The Influentials 2017: Future stars

Five Torontonians on the verge of greatness

The Influentials 2017: Gods of sport

The Influentials 2017: Gods of sport

Toronto’s most dominant athletes

Cost of Living

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”

How an actor, influencer and amateur investor managed to earn a six-figure salary

How an actor, influencer and amateur investor managed to earn a six-figure salary

“My family taught me to invest. It’s probably the wisest advice they’ve ever given me”

Urban Diplomat

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

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends are getting into sober raves, and I just can't see the appeal

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends are getting into sober raves, and I just can’t see the appeal

How does one cut loose in a well-lit room while the sun is shining and no one is even a little intoxicated?