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Watch Toronto Life’s Sarah Fulford talk #TorontoIsFailingMe on Global

This month's cover story on Toronto's inner suburbs and what it's like to live in them hits newsstands today, and this...

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My parents worked round-the-clock to lift us out of poverty

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My parents worked round-the-clock to lift us out of poverty

My parents fled Sri Lanka as refugees from the civil war, arriving in Canada 30 years ago. My brother, Gobi, was born in 1981. I...

The Yorkville Swindler: How Albert Allan Rosenberg scammed his way into high society

The Yorkville Swindler: How Albert Allan Rosenberg scammed his way into high society

Looking back, it does seem unlikely that a Swiss billionaire baron would be seeking love on the Internet, but when Antoinette met...

#TorontoIsFailingMe: I want to teach kids that this neighbourhood isn't a curse

#TorontoIsFailingMe: I want to teach kids that this neighbourhood isn’t a curse

I grew up in a five-bedroom townhouse in the Edgeley Village community housing complex. My whole life I had neighbours and...

Rob Ford, who lied about everything all the time, accuses John Tory of lying

Rob Ford, who lied about everything all the time, accuses John Tory of lying

Before being elected mayor, Rob Ford enjoyed a weird sort of moral high ground. His outsider status on city council meant he had...

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.

#TorontoIsFailingMe: I moved to Mississauga to get away from gang life

#TorontoIsFailingMe: I moved to Mississauga to get away from gang life

I was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, in 1988. My mother moved to Canada a year later, and my father followed soon after. But they left...

#TorontoIsFailingMe: I ran against Rob Ford and suffered the consequences

#TorontoIsFailingMe: I ran against Rob Ford and suffered the consequences

My parents came to Toronto from Somalia during the civil war. I’m the fourth of nine children: eight girls and one boy. I still...

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My brother was killed outside a bar, and everyone assumed he was in a gang

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My brother was killed outside a bar, and everyone assumed he was in a gang

My father, Tsehaie Berhane, fled Asmara, Eritrea, in the ’80s during the war with Ethiopia. He was a professor, and the...

#TorontoIsFailingMe: I tried to improve my neighbourhood and got arrested

#TorontoIsFailingMe: I tried to improve my neighbourhood and got arrested

In 1989, when I was nine, my parents fled the escalating civil war in Somalia, moving me and my two siblings to Windsor. I fit in...

Memoir: I was friends with my dad—until I found out he was secretly dating my mom

Memoir: I was friends with my dad—until I found out he was secretly dating my mom

I grew up the product of a no-strings arrangement: in 1986, my mom found herself single, in her mid-30s and wanting to have a...

Ten things Patrick J. Adams can’t live without

Ten things Patrick J. Adams can’t live without

The boyish wonder stars in the hit legal drama Suits, set in Manhattan, shot in Toronto, and back on the box this month

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My students are terrified of getting shot

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My students are terrified of getting shot

I took over as principal at Lawrence Heights Middle School in September 2009. I wanted to work in a challenging...

Smoother traffic is only the beginning: John Tory's parking crackdown will change the way Toronto works

Smoother traffic is only the beginning: John Tory’s parking crackdown will change the way Toronto works

Attention Toronto drivers: your heaping helping of schadenfreude is ready. For all the times you’ve ever been stuck behind an...

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My apartment tower is infested with cockroaches and bugs

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My apartment tower is infested with cockroaches and bugs

When I first came to Toronto in 1980, I was 24. I remember thinking, What a beautiful city. I came from a very small village in...

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My kid's school is a disgrace

#TorontoIsFailingMe: My kid’s school is a disgrace

My wife and I are originally from India, but spent more than a decade living in Abu Dhabi, where I worked as a computer...

Why Toronto needs to talk about the inner suburbs

Why Toronto needs to talk about the inner suburbs

The seven-year-old girl above, Amal Syed, came to Canada three years ago from Abu Dhabi. Her father is a computer analyst who left...

Dear Urban Diplomat: what can I do about the never-ending porn shoot next door?

Dear Urban Diplomat: what can I do about the never-ending porn shoot next door?

Dear Urban Diplomat, It seems the unit down the hall at my condo has become the world’s busiest porno set. There’s a steady...

"It happened to me once": five Regent Park carding stories

“It happened to me once”: five Regent Park carding stories

On January 1, police chief Bill Blair quietly suspended "carding," the Toronto police practice of routinely stopping, questioning...

A Winter Hater's Guide to Loving Winter: how to survive the season in style

A Winter Hater’s Guide to Loving Winter: how to survive the season in style

This is the era of the polar vortex. Winters are colder, storms are icier and the frost sticks around till May. You could...

John Tory isn't as good at mayoring as Rob Ford, says Rob Ford

John Tory isn’t as good at mayoring as Rob Ford, says Rob Ford

For some, a demotion to city councillor after four years as mayor would be a humbling experience, but for Rob...

Secrets to a Happy Toronto Winter: #14. The Sheraton has an all-season outdoor pool

Secrets to a Happy Toronto Winter: #14. The Sheraton has an all-season outdoor pool

When the cold has welded your shoulders into a permanent hunch, a steamy soak does wonders. On the third floor of the Sheraton, an...

Secrets to a Happy Toronto Winter: #6. Snowshoeing induces bliss

Secrets to a Happy Toronto Winter: #6. Snowshoeing induces bliss

After the dot-com crash, Ted Cordina, a software consultant, turned his passion for kayaking and snowshoeing into an all-season...

Secrets to a Happy Toronto Winter: #8. Not all toboggans are created equal

Secrets to a Happy Toronto Winter: #8. Not all toboggans are created equal

Thick kiln-dried planks of northern birch and extra-thick powder-coated steel runners ensure Mountain Boy’ s heirloom-quality...

Secrets to a Happy Toronto Winter: #1. There’s a Game of Thrones –ish ice wall in Ancaster

Secrets to a Happy Toronto Winter: #1. There’s a Game of Thrones–ish ice wall in Ancaster

Stable rock formations and the sheer volume of frozen water make Ancaster’s 21-metre Tiffany Falls the only scaleable waterfall...

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?