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"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

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.

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

The Influentials 2017: Atwood everything

The Influentials 2017: Atwood everything

The Toronto stars orbiting Planet Peggy

Here's what we know about Jose Bautista's wedding

Here’s what we know about Jose Bautista’s wedding

The legendary Blue Jays slugger tied the knot over the weekend

Some disgruntled CFL fans don't think the Toronto Argonauts deserve another Grey Cup

Some disgruntled CFL fans don’t think the Toronto Argonauts deserve another Grey Cup

The Argos advanced to the league championships on Sunday, and some people aren't taking it well

What you need to know about the city's new proposed Airbnb rules

What you need to know about the city’s new proposed Airbnb rules

Renting out homes by the night may soon be harder to do in Toronto

What Toronto baseball fans need to know about Shohei Otani, the Japanese phenom who might become a Blue Jay

What Toronto baseball fans need to know about Shohei Otani, the Japanese phenom who might become a Blue Jay

He could be Toronto's next star player—or not

What people were saying about the tragic death of Roy Halladay

What people were saying about the tragic death of Roy Halladay

The former Blue Jays pitcher died in a plane crash yesterday

Sunday's TFC match didn't feature much scoring, but it did include a halftime melee

Sunday’s TFC match didn’t feature much scoring, but it did include a halftime melee

The Reds lost, but advance to the next round of the playoffs, and there was a halftime donnybrook captured on video

They used to be afraid to go to school. Now they’re thriving in the TDSB

They used to be afraid to go to school. Now they’re thriving in the TDSB

Seven kids who fled war-torn Syria and how they’re making their Canadian dreams come true

Q&A: Yvan Baker, the MPP who wants to fine people for crossing the street while staring at their phones

Q&A: Yvan Baker, the MPP who wants to fine people for crossing the street while staring at their phones

The "Phones Down, Heads Up Act" would fine people for using their mobile devices in crosswalks

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