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How to bike through the winter in comfort and style

How to bike through the winter in comfort and style

Secret no. 4 to making the most of the city this chilly season

Where to ice fish in style

Where to ice fish in style

Secret no. 10 to making the most of the city this chilly season

How to surf Lake Ontario when the weather's sub-zero

How to surf Lake Ontario when the weather’s sub-zero

Secret no. 12 to making the most of the city this chilly season

Justin Trudeau would like you to know that he likes Star Wars

Justin Trudeau would like you to know that he likes Star Wars

The prime minister knows how to use the force

How Norm Kelly became the city's weirdest hip-hop hero

How Norm Kelly became the city’s weirdest hip-hop hero

The 74-year-old city councillor has morphed into a street-savvy superstar who spouts rap lyrics on Twitter, pals around with Drake and inspires worship from teens around the world

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 best quotes from Conrad Black's ode to his friend Donald Trump

The best quotes from Conrad Black’s ode to his friend Donald Trump

Lord Black compares the presidential candidate to Archie Bunker, but in a good way

Q&A: Lewis Kent, the world champion of running while drunk

Q&A: Lewis Kent, the world champion of running while drunk

On running the world's fastest beer mile, and meeting Ellen

Inside Toronto's new indoor playground for adults

Inside Toronto’s new indoor playground for adults

Pursuit OCR invites grown-ups to play on its monkey bars and in its ball pit

Should Toronto put an end to UberX? The app's biggest booster and its mortal enemy square off

Should Toronto put an end to UberX? The app’s biggest booster and its mortal enemy square off

Uber Canada general manager Ian Black in conversation with Kristine Hubbard, Beck Taxi's operations manager

The most influential up-and-comers of 2015

The most influential up-and-comers of 2015

Five Torontonians on the verge of big things

How NoJetsTO activists are feeling now that Porter's plans have been dashed by the feds

How NoJetsTO activists are feeling now that Porter’s plans have been dashed by the feds

"I still don't 100 per cent believe it"

The high cost of illegal tobacco

The high cost of illegal tobacco

Created forNCACT

Six in the Six: Half a dozen burning questions for Judy Matthews, who's spending $25 million to remake the Gardiner

Six in the Six: Half a dozen burning questions for Judy Matthews, who’s spending $25 million to remake the Gardiner

The woman who's trying to turn the Gardiner Expressway into an urban oasis tells us why it's worth the money

Toronto's best bashes of 2015

Toronto’s best bashes of 2015

The most fun we had all year—a ranking

The most influential new-media figures of 2015

The most influential new-media figures of 2015

Four faces at the forefront of a changing industry

The most influential hashtaggers of 2015

The most influential hashtaggers of 2015

They used the power of social media to rally Torontonians to their causes

The most influential honorary Torontonians of 2015

The most influential honorary Torontonians of 2015

They’re from elsewhere. They love Toronto. The feeling is mutual

Toronto's 50 Most Influential: #2, John Tory

Toronto’s 50 Most Influential: #2, John Tory

John Tory has taken the first steps toward defining his legacy

Toronto's 50 Most Influential: #3, Kathleen Wynne

Toronto’s 50 Most Influential: #3, Kathleen Wynne

It's been a rocky year for the premier

Toronto's 50 Most Influential: #4, George Cope

Toronto’s 50 Most Influential: #4, George Cope

Cope is the head of Canada’s largest telecommunications company

Toronto's 50 Most Influential: #5, Gerald Butts

Toronto’s 50 Most Influential: #5, Gerald Butts

Butts is now the most powerful non-elected person on Parliament Hill

Toronto's 50 Most Influential: #6, Guy Laurence

Toronto’s 50 Most Influential: #6, Guy Laurence

Laurence is now entering year three of his attempted turnaround of Rogers

Toronto's 50 Most Influential: #7, Ian Black

Toronto’s 50 Most Influential: #7, Ian Black

Black is the regional head of a global corporate scofflaw

Toronto's 50 Most Influential: #8, Jennifer Keesmaat

Toronto’s 50 Most Influential: #8, Jennifer Keesmaat

Keesmaat is Toronto's defiant, outspoken chief planner

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?