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Sceptres superstar Sarah Nurse is leaving Toronto for PWHL Vancouver

Sceptres superstar Sarah Nurse is leaving Toronto for PWHL Vancouver

Let the weeping begin

Pickering’s scandal-plagued city councillor just lost her court case to recoup wages. Now, she owes an additional $30,000

Pickering’s scandal-plagued city councillor just lost her court case to recoup wages. Now, she owes an additional $30,000

Remember Lisa Robinson, the white woman who called herself a “modern-day slave”?

Desperate Toronto condo landlords are luring tenants with $500 gift cards

Desperate Toronto condo landlords are luring tenants with $500 gift cards

Other inducements include free rent, Wi-Fi and parking

The Toronto Catholic District School Board is begging students to stop blowing up their laptops

The Toronto Catholic District School Board is begging students to stop blowing up their laptops

Introducing the Chromebook Challenge: a TikTok craze that is—quite literally—fire

Josh Matlow dreams of a Toronto without piles of hot garbage. Can it be done?

Josh Matlow dreams of a Toronto without piles of hot garbage. Can it be done?

The city councillor sounds off on overflowing trash bins and why the current privatized maintenance contract is rubbish

Inside the Latest Issue

The June issue of Toronto Life features our annual ranking of the best new restaurants. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

Two more corporate sponsors have abandoned Pride Toronto—and it's giving anti-DEI

Two more corporate sponsors have abandoned Pride Toronto—and it’s giving anti-DEI

Someone pass the premium-grade power hose: Home Depot is washing off the pink

“I am a Harvard student until someone tells me I’m not”: A Torontonian on Trump's attack on international students

“I am a Harvard student until someone tells me I’m not”: A Torontonian on Trump’s attack on international students

For Scarborough's John Gobin, acceptance to Harvard Law was a golden ticket. Now, thanks to Trump's vendetta against the Ivy League institution, his future—and those of thousands of students—hangs in the balance

NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's jersey is now on display in Toronto

NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s jersey is now on display in Toronto

The SGA swag is part of a larger exhibition celebrating the history of basketball in our fine city

For a cool $1,700, let your inner F1 driver loose at Porsche's new racetrack in Pickering

For a cool $1,700, let your inner F1 driver loose at Porsche’s new racetrack in Pickering

Yes, you can rip doughnuts

Dear Urban Diplomat: My son’s obsession with urban exploration is freaking me out

Dear Urban Diplomat: My son’s obsession with urban exploration is freaking me out

His adventures in abandoned industrial buildings are keeping me up at night. How can I get him to cut it out?

A billionaire from China now owns 28 Hudson's Bay leases. But what about the Toronto flagship?

A billionaire from China now owns 28 Hudson’s Bay leases. But what about the Toronto flagship?

Ruby Weihong Liu announced the deal on social media, gushing over her plans for the “New Bay”

How a flight attendant's side hustle nets him more than $1,000 per gig

How a flight attendant’s side hustle nets him more than $1,000 per gig

Brendon Savic loves the freedom and travel perks of working for an airline, but he was having trouble keeping up with the cost of living. Then he turned a hidden talent into a part-time business

A bridge, a tunnel, a gondola—all the ways the city may connect the Toronto Islands to the mainland

A bridge, a tunnel, a gondola—all the ways the city may connect the Toronto Islands to the mainland

Expensive ideas to help more people let loose at the beach

"My Earls hookup turned out to have a diaper fetish"

“My Earls hookup turned out to have a diaper fetish”

Zoey, a 30-year-old painter, thought she’d scored with a mysterious suit from the bar. Then he opened his briefcase

A high-tech greenhouse in King City is sticking it to Trump’s tariffs

A high-tech greenhouse in King City is sticking it to Trump’s tariffs

How to reduce our reliance on American farmers? Rely on robot ones instead

Dear Urban Diplomat: The pickleball court next door is driving us up the wall

Dear Urban Diplomat: The pickleball court next door is driving us up the wall

The constant thwacking is maddening. Short of heading down there and snapping some paddles, what can we do?

"Coexistence isn't working": Coyotes killed her dog. Now she wants them gone

“Coexistence isn’t working”: Coyotes killed her dog. Now she wants them gone

Liberty Village resident Ruby Kooner’s dog was fatally ambushed by two local coyotes. She wants the province to relocate the animals—but not everyone agrees

A revamped proposal above Murphy's Law confronts Beaches residents with more density and rental housing

A revamped proposal above Murphy’s Law confronts Beaches residents with more density and rental housing

The project gets full marks for heritage preservation. Whether NIMBYs will be persuaded is another matter

“We were safe in our town—but we didn’t know if that would change”: Why this children’s book author and her COO husband left Massachusetts for Toronto

“We were safe in our town—but we didn’t know if that would change”: Why this children’s book author and her COO husband left Massachusetts for Toronto

Shari Becker and John Gauch were happy in their progressive Boston enclave. But, when support for Trump’s rhetoric took root across the US, they knew they had to get out

Bathurst business owners are using AI-generated "concerned residents" to fight a proposed bus lane

Bathurst business owners are using AI-generated “concerned residents” to fight a proposed bus lane

Even the robots are mad about Toronto transit

The six weirdest things Eric Trump just said at a Toronto crypto convention

The six weirdest things Eric Trump just said at a Toronto crypto convention

Donald Trump’s large adult son headlined a Toronto bitcoin conference. It was unintentionally hilarious

Inside the vibrant members-only community at the University Club of Toronto

Inside the vibrant members-only community at the University Club of Toronto

Inspired spaces, exceptional food and wine, and even better company

Created forUniversity Club of Toronto

Four ways playing road hockey can make a difference

Four ways playing road hockey can make a difference

The world’s largest road hockey fundraiser is back to help create a world free from the fear of cancer

Created forThe Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation

A gold-medal Olympian dancer is breaking at Scarborough Town Centre this weekend

A gold-medal Olympian dancer is breaking at Scarborough Town Centre this weekend

Leave your Raygun jokes at home

Cost of Living

This painter and restaurant host makes $56,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This painter and restaurant host makes $56,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“I’m saving up for a visit to Kenya to connect with my roots”

This piano teacher and wedding musician makes $170,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This piano teacher and wedding musician makes $170,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“Loblaws is ridiculously expensive. I avoid it completely”

Urban Diplomat

Dear Urban Diplomat: I think my neighbours might be exhibitionists

Dear Urban Diplomat: I think my neighbours might be exhibitionists

I'm forever trying to keep my son away from the windows. How can I impose some privacy?

Dear Urban Diplomat: The co-worker I share a hot desk with is a total slob

Dear Urban Diplomat: The co-worker I share a hot desk with is a total slob

I've tried to bring it up with him politely, but nothing has changed. Is it time to go over his head?

Dear Urban Diplomat: I lied to my partner about my fear of heights—then he bought us EdgeWalk tickets

Dear Urban Diplomat: I lied to my partner about my fear of heights—then he bought us EdgeWalk tickets

I just wanted to seem adventurous. Now, I'm scared the truth will break us up

Dear Urban Diplomat: I was excluded from my best friend's wedding shower for having Covid

Dear Urban Diplomat: I was excluded from my best friend’s wedding shower for having Covid

I had to stay home alone while all my friends partied in an undisclosed location