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Dear Urban Diplomat: My wannabe-paparazzo friend is doing TIFF all wrong

Dear Urban Diplomat: My wannabe-paparazzo friend is doing TIFF all wrong

He plans to spend the film festival staking out hotels and parties for celebrity shots. How can I make him see that he’s missing the point?

What went down at Toronto Life and Hello! Canada ’s Hollywood North party

What went down at Toronto Life and Hello! Canada’s Hollywood North party

Actors, pop stars, tennis champions, Raptors and celebrity chefs got together to celebrate 50 years of TIFF

It’s time we dare to think differently about disability

It’s time we dare to think differently about disability

Why this children’s hospital is raising $100 million to change the face of pediatric disability care

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What TL Insiders can look forward to in September

What TL Insiders can look forward to in September

Including a Mexican seafood dinner and an end-of-season garden party

There’s a massive new medispa coming to Yorkville

There’s a massive new medispa coming to Yorkville

Ink Entertainment, the hospitality group behind Daphne, Byblos and the Bisha Hotel, is moving into the beauty game

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.

Rogers brings TIFF’s 50th edition to life in Yorkville with an immersive festival experience

Rogers brings TIFF’s 50th edition to life in Yorkville with an immersive festival experience

Step into the past, present, and future of TIFF at Rogers TIFF 50 Timescape—a free event in the heart of Yorkville

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“We accept more undergrads each year than all the Ivies combined”: Meet U of T’s new president, Melanie Woodin

“We accept more undergrads each year than all the Ivies combined”: Meet U of T’s new president, Melanie Woodin

The university’s first woman president talks representation, campus protests and the role of higher education in the age of AI

Editor’s Letter: This month, TIFF brings home the magic of the movies

Editor’s Letter: This month, TIFF brings home the magic of the movies

Now in its 50th year, the Toronto International Film Festival turns the entire city into one big red carpet

Eight spas with the best hangover cures for all your TIFF woes

Eight spas with the best hangover cures for all your TIFF woes

Including IV drips, cold plunges and “compression lounges”

Housewarming Survival Guide: 15 gifts you’ll actually use

Housewarming Survival Guide: 15 gifts you’ll actually use

You made it—after weeks of packing, hauling and coaxing stubborn furniture through narrow doorways, you’re finally in. The...

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Dear Urban Diplomat: My cottage owner friends are using me for my handyman skills

Dear Urban Diplomat: My cottage owner friends are using me for my handyman skills

It’s nice to be invited for a weekend on the lake, but lately I’ve been spending more time working than lounging on the dock. Am I being taken advantage of?

Goodbye, Yonge-Dundas Square. Hello, Sankofa

Goodbye, Yonge-Dundas Square. Hello, Sankofa

The city’s most famous intersection officially has a new name

Is Cindy Crawford trolling Canadians from her Muskoka cottage?

Is Cindy Crawford trolling Canadians from her Muskoka cottage?

Ontario cottage country: home to supermodels and the star-spangled banner

Billionaire David Thomson wants to outbid Galen Weston for the Hudson's Bay charter

Billionaire David Thomson wants to outbid Galen Weston for the Hudson’s Bay charter

The great Canadian plutocrat bidding war

Dear Urban Diplomat: My client’s AI assistant is driving me crazy

Dear Urban Diplomat: My client’s AI assistant is driving me crazy

It’s maddening enough that he’s too busy to talk to his own lawyer, but his robot secretary is constantly making mistakes. How should I break it to him that his revolutionary technological innovation is a broken telephone?

What Toronto Life readers loved and loathed in our July issue

What Toronto Life readers loved and loathed in our July issue

Including a deep dive into Doug Ford’s political ambitions, a profile of the scientist behind Ozempic and a true crime romp about a man who stole millions to spend on his online girlfriend

This bureaucrat turned barista makes $60,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This bureaucrat turned barista makes $60,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“My new landlord offered a month of free rent, and that sold it for me”

Stella Artois Racquet Club: Where the court meets culture at the National Bank Open

Stella Artois Racquet Club: Where the court meets culture at the National Bank Open

What went down at the Toronto tennis tournament’s chicest place to unwind, fuel up and embrace tenniscore

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Dear Urban Diplomat: My Hamiltonian sister keeps claiming to be from Toronto

Dear Urban Diplomat: My Hamiltonian sister keeps claiming to be from Toronto

On a recent trip to Europe, she kept introducing herself as a proud Torontonian. Meanwhile, I pay a premium to actually live here. Am I wrong to be annoyed?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Is it normal to bring a ring light to a restaurant?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Is it normal to bring a ring light to a restaurant?

I’m a server at a buzzy spot downtown, and I recently shut down an unauthorized influencer filming content for social media. Was I right to?

1 Hotel has launched free pop-up pickleball courts

1 Hotel has launched free pop-up pickleball courts

But no volleys in the kitchen!

Homegrown superstar Victoria Mboko just turned Toronto into a city full of tennis fanatics

Homegrown superstar Victoria Mboko just turned Toronto into a city full of tennis fanatics

We’re claiming full bragging rights over Burlington’s National Bank Open breakout star

Dear Urban Diplomat: My daughter refuses to get her driver’s licence

Dear Urban Diplomat: My daughter refuses to get her driver’s licence

She says cars are bad for the environment but then asks me for rides. How can I get her to see the hypocrisy?

The Weston family just bid a whopping $12.5 million on the Hudson's Bay charter

The Weston family just bid a whopping $12.5 million on the Hudson’s Bay charter

But it won’t be hanging in their living room

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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”

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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?