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The coolest unofficial Blue Jays gear

The coolest unofficial Blue Jays gear

Way-cool swag to show hometown pride

These crowd-free beaches are the city's best-kept secrets

These crowd-free beaches are the city’s best-kept secrets

Five pristine shores to escape the swarms

The city's most picturesque beach, Sunnyside Pavilion, is back in action this summer

The city’s most picturesque beach, Sunnyside Pavilion, is back in action this summer

The city's historic waterfront destination is getting a nip and tuck this summer

The worst inventions from the Stupid Shit No One Needs Hackathon at Ryerson University

The worst inventions from the Stupid Shit No One Needs Hackathon at Ryerson University

Innovation is a serious business, but Saturday’s hackathon proved that invention and absurdity mix well too

How the city's craziest Twitter war ended in court

How the city’s craziest Twitter war ended in court

What constitutes criminal harassment in the age of social media?

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.

Toronto police are raiding pot dispensaries throughout the city

Toronto police are raiding pot dispensaries throughout the city

Get your weed while you still can

A streetcar car wash, the Pan Am pool and five more unmissable new locations at Doors Open

A streetcar car wash, the Pan Am pool and five more unmissable new locations at Doors Open

Plus Billy Bishop, a 3D-printing house and a pair of modernist architecture gems

24 Hours in Ottawa - We've scouted out the very best of the city to pack into your stay

24 Hours in Ottawa - We’ve scouted out the very best of the city to pack into your stay

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The best (and worst) Twitter reactions to Justin Trudeau's pointy elbows

The best (and worst) Twitter reactions to Justin Trudeau’s pointy elbows

The internet teaches the PM a valuable lesson about elbows and not jabbing people with them

Three ways to get Raptors tickets in the new scalper economy

Three ways to get Raptors tickets in the new scalper economy

What’s legal, what’s not and everything else you need to know about how to snag prize seats

The best (and worst) moments from last night's Jays vs. Rangers fracas

The best (and worst) moments from last night’s Jays vs. Rangers fracas

Some moments you may have missed during Sunday's broadcast

A listicle of international Justin Trudeau listicles

A listicle of international Justin Trudeau listicles

The top ten reasons the entire world loves writing top-ten lists about the PM

The full text of Kathryn Borel's statement to the media about Jian Ghomeshi

The full text of Kathryn Borel’s statement to the media about Jian Ghomeshi

The woman who pressed charges against Ghomeshi for alleged workplace abuse spoke to reporters

The full text of Jian Ghomeshi's statement to the court

The full text of Jian Ghomeshi’s statement to the court

His first public statement in a year and a half

What is a peace bond, and what does it mean for Jian Ghomeshi?

What is a peace bond, and what does it mean for Jian Ghomeshi?

What to expect at Ghomeshi's latest court date

Remembering Jane Jacobs, my cantankerous old friend

Remembering Jane Jacobs, my cantankerous old friend

To mark Jane Jacobs’s 100th birthday, Toronto celebrates her as an inspirational oracle who fought valiantly for density, walkability and urban regeneration

Here's what you need to know the next time you take a taxi or Uber

Here’s what you need to know the next time you take a taxi or Uber

Toronto's new Uber rules are here. Here's what they mean

Roberto Alomar's original "catch the taste" commercial is finally on YouTube

Roberto Alomar’s original “catch the taste” commercial is finally on YouTube

The Blue Jays star's crowning moment is online, at last

The cutest pictures of Raptors players and their kids

The cutest pictures of Raptors players and their kids

The next generation of basketball talent is already toddling around Toronto

The 10 biggest moments in Toronto transportation in the last 50 years

The 10 biggest moments in Toronto transportation in the last 50 years

The trains, roads, strikes and spats that mattered most

Five things we learned by lurking on a Toronto UberX drivers' forum

Five things we learned by lurking on a Toronto UberX drivers’ forum

What do Uber drivers talk about?

Toronto's billion-dollar problem: our cops

From the archives

Toronto’s billion-dollar problem: our cops

From our 2016 piece on the Toronto Police Service: Inside the problems plaguing the city's law enforcement

Three visionaries, one finalist

Three visionaries, one finalist

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Blue Jay Chris Colabello gets suspended for 80 games after failing urine test

Blue Jay Chris Colabello gets suspended for 80 games after failing urine test

The Jays are going to need a new first baseman

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?