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Young Waterloo tech visionaries talk about their billion-dollar ideas

Young Waterloo tech visionaries talk about their billion-dollar ideas

Entrepreneurs from Communitech, Waterloo’s biggest incubator, give their elevator pitches

The investors who keep the GTA's startups flush with cash

The investors who keep the GTA’s startups flush with cash

The most powerful tech kingmakers

Have a look inside the GTA's rad new indoor ski slope

Have a look inside the GTA’s rad new indoor ski slope

Bonus: there's a foam pit

Doctors are rebelling against Ontario's crumbling healthcare system

Doctors are rebelling against Ontario’s crumbling healthcare system

There's no easy cure for a system as sick as ours

What Toronto Twitter had to say about last night's ridiculous presidential debate

What Toronto Twitter had to say about last night’s ridiculous presidential debate

As always, Donald Trump makes for good television

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.

The coolest job I ever had was being a Toronto Blue Jays mascot

The coolest job I ever had was being a Toronto Blue Jays mascot

Behind the bird mask

"I want to be the one to tell my child what’s going to happen": Thorncliffe Park parents talk about sex ed

“I want to be the one to tell my child what’s going to happen”: Thorncliffe Park parents talk about sex ed

Why a modified curriculum may not be enough to satisfy sex ed critics

Q&A: Mitzie Hunter, the new cabinet minister in charge of Ontario's unruly school system

Q&A: Mitzie Hunter, the new cabinet minister in charge of Ontario’s unruly school system

On sex ed, and Black Lives Matter

I pulled a Top Gun and took a test flight with a CNE air show jet team

I pulled a Top Gun and took a test flight with a CNE air show jet team

And I may have vomited a little

Q&A: David MacNaughton, Justin Trudeau's man in Washington D.C.

Q&A: David MacNaughton, Justin Trudeau’s man in Washington D.C.

A talk with Canada’s new ambassador to the U.S.

Dear Urban Diplomat: Should I feel guilty about abandoning my beer-league hockey team for a better one?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Should I feel guilty about abandoning my beer-league hockey team for a better one?

"Over the off-season, a much better team in the same league invited me to play with them"

We can't decide on the ideal portmanteau for Drake and Rihanna, so we need you to tell us

We can’t decide on the ideal portmanteau for Drake and Rihanna, so we need you to tell us

Help us name the new Brangelina/Kimye/Bennifer

Kevin O'Leary is a blowhard, a relentless self-promoter and, maybe, Canada's future leader

Kevin O’Leary is a blowhard, a relentless self-promoter and, maybe, Canada’s future leader

The dastardly reality TV star’s flirtation with a federal leadership bid is sending Tories into convulsions

Andre De Grasse's Instagram is all business

Andre De Grasse’s Instagram is all business

A tour of the Olympic sprinter's photo feed

How Tony Hawk built a 14-foot half-pipe in Yonge-Dundas Square

How Tony Hawk built a 14-foot half-pipe in Yonge-Dundas Square

How an entrepreneur killed his blue-blood investor and dumped the body in Muskoka

How an entrepreneur killed his blue-blood investor and dumped the body in Muskoka

When Todd Howley's business scheme began to unravel, he snapped

Dear Urban Diplomat: What can I do about parents who are way too intense about softball?

Dear Urban Diplomat: What can I do about parents who are way too intense about softball?

"The coach and some of the parents treat every match like it’s Game 5 of the ALDS"

Olympic swimmer Penny Oleksiak's Instagram is great

Olympic swimmer Penny Oleksiak’s Instagram is great

A tour of the Toronto native's photo gallery

Here's the Rob Ford crack video

Here’s the Rob Ford crack video

Here it is—all of it

Athletes' Instagram shots show what it's actually like at the Rio Olympics for Team Canada

Athletes’ Instagram shots show what it’s actually like at the Rio Olympics for Team Canada

When the athletes aren't competing, they're Instagramming

Q&A: Chief city planner Jennifer Keesmaat, who wants build a "Central Park" for downtown

Q&A: Chief city planner Jennifer Keesmaat, who wants build a “Central Park” for downtown

On how Rail Deck Park will be funded, and whether the name could be in for a change

"The bike lanes are going to change our lives": What cyclists and non-cyclists think of Bloor Street's new bike-friendly flow

“The bike lanes are going to change our lives”: What cyclists and non-cyclists think of Bloor Street’s new bike-friendly flow

Are Bloor's new bike lanes an improvement, or are they a nuisance?

Get to know some Torontonians who are competing in the Rio Olympics

Get to know some Torontonians who are competing in the Rio Olympics

The GTA's best bets for gold at the Games

Feast your eyes on a massive new park the city wants to build downtown

Feast your eyes on a massive new park the city wants to build downtown

The rail corridor west of Union Station may be in for a greening

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?