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50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 26, Kobo is taking on the Kindle

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 26, Kobo is taking on the Kindle

When Heather Reisman, the founder of Indigo Books and Music, began selling e-books in 2009, she made a choice that seemed...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 25, Bike-riding pinkos have a sense of humour

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 25, Bike-riding pinkos have a sense of humour

Last December, when Don Cherry stepped up to the mike at Rob Ford’s mayoral investiture dressed in a signature...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 24, Rob Stewart is the new Jacques Cousteau

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 24, Rob Stewart is the new Jacques Cousteau

Nine years ago, Rob Stewart, then a 22-year-old Toronto biologist, boarded a plane to Ecuador with his brand new underwater video...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 23, 68-year-old Tom Butscher rowed across the Atlantic Ocean

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 23, 68-year-old Tom Butscher rowed across the Atlantic Ocean

Tom Butscher, a 68-year-old resident of Ward’s Island, has an impressive athletic resumé of speed skating championships and a...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 20, A Star story prompted 30 grand for Haiti relief

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 20, A Star story prompted 30 grand for Haiti relief

When the Haitian earthquake hit late on a Tuesday afternoon in January 2010, two-year-old Lovely Avelus was watching cartoons. Six...

Inside the Latest Issue

The July issue of Toronto Life features the monster cottages of Muskoka versus the resistance. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

Doug Ford wants charity events off city streets and, well, put somewhere else

Doug Ford wants charity events off city streets and, well, put somewhere else

In the final months leading up to the election, Rob Ford said he’d prefer to move marathons off city streets —apparently, the...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: Nos. 18 and 19, Tourist town and solar schools

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: Nos. 18 and 19, Tourist town and solar schools

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 17, Malin Akerman is the city’s girl next door

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 17, Malin Akerman is the city’s girl next door

If you don’t know her name, that’s because she’s not desperately shoving it down your throat. She doesn’t spend her...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 16, A leg-powered, flapping-wing aircraft took flight

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 16, A leg-powered, flapping-wing aircraft took flight

The ancient Greeks hypothesized about human-powered flight. Leonardo da Vinci sketched it. R. Kelly wrote a song about it. Last...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 15, Everyone wants to live here

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 15, Everyone wants to live here

Last February, the most expensive house on the Toronto market sold for $17.5 million. The Hogg’s Hollow estate, at 174...

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 14, Jose Bautista is baseball’s best hitter

50 Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 14, Jose Bautista is baseball’s best hitter

Jose Bautista is 195 pounds of flexed calves, sturdy hips, mighty shoulders and cocked wrists. The Blue Jays’ 30-year-old star...

The hilarious hijinks of the hash brown hoax hack

The hilarious hijinks of the hash brown hoax hack

Canadians can rest easy this morning knowing that the political party currently governing their country has the same awesome level...

50 Reasons To Love Toronto: No. 13, Sherbourne Common is changing the waterfront

50 Reasons To Love Toronto: No. 13, Sherbourne Common is changing the waterfront

For years, Toronto’s eastern waterfront has been a bit like Amy Winehouse—full of potential but deeply troubled and rife with...

50 Reasons To Love Toronto: No. 12, Louise Pitre’s musical theatre renaissance

50 Reasons To Love Toronto: No. 12, Louise Pitre’s musical theatre renaissance

It takes a special kind of singer to inspire pathos with ABBA. That’s exactly what Louise Pitre did at the Royal Alex in...

50 Reasons To Love Toronto: Nos. 9-11, Momofuku, Bixi, democracy rallies

50 Reasons To Love Toronto: Nos. 9-11, Momofuku, Bixi, democracy rallies

Apparently, Conrad Black didn’t get that whole “convicted felon” thing, treating cellmates “like servants” and generally being “haughty”

Apparently, Conrad Black didn’t get that whole “convicted felon” thing, treating cellmates “like servants” and generally being “haughty”

There’s no keeping some people down. Despite doing two years in the hoosegow for assorted financial misdeeds, Conrad Black...

50 Reasons To Love Toronto: No. 8, The Indian Oscars are here

50 Reasons To Love Toronto: No. 8, The Indian Oscars are here

If you encounter more than the usual number of bhangra dancers on the streets this month, that’s because the International...

Pride panders to ancient gay stereotypes, loses touch with the 21st-century man and woman

When Toronto Pride rolls into town, the large attendance always reminds of us just how much the city supports its gay...

Presto cards are coming to the TTC (finally), pushing Toronto transit into the late 20th century

Presto cards are coming to the TTC (finally), pushing Toronto transit into the late 20th century

One of the stranger fights that plagued the last few months of David Miller ’s mayoral tenure was between Toronto and Queen’s...

50 Reasons To Love Toronto: Nos. 4-7, Scouts, Brian Burke, no more Peddie, SlutWalk

50 Reasons To Love Toronto: Nos. 4-7, Scouts, Brian Burke, no more Peddie, SlutWalk

SPOTTED: Martha Stewart eats, Rihanna walks and Robert Pattinson drinks

SPOTTED: Martha Stewart eats, Rihanna walks and Robert Pattinson drinks

It figures that once the weather gets nice, Toronto is the go-to destination for the stars. If we had this kind of sun all year...

Five reasons we love the Jays’ J.P. Arencibia

Five reasons we love the Jays’ J.P. Arencibia

The Toronto Blue Jays catcher continued his power surge on Friday night, belting out the first grand slam of his young career—we...

50 Reasons To Love Toronto: No. 3, Jim Flaherty saved Bay Street

50 Reasons To Love Toronto: No. 3, Jim Flaherty saved Bay Street

Jim Flaherty is a pugnacious little jerk. Short in stature, he has the cruel eyes of a fighter, and the bent nose to go with...

50 Reasons To Love Toronto: No. 2, John Tory’s not a right-wing blowhard

50 Reasons To Love Toronto: No. 2, John Tory’s not a right-wing blowhard

He either has a thick skin or a thick skull, but it took four humiliating defeats for John Tory to realize he wasn’t cut out for...

Cost of Living

These North York points enthusiasts earn $370,000 a year. How do they spend it?

These North York points enthusiasts earn $370,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“We try to maximize our rewards by using various credit cards plus PC Optimum”

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”

Urban Diplomat

Dear Urban Diplomat: My family takes Mother’s Day more seriously than Father’s Day

Dear Urban Diplomat: My family takes Mother’s Day more seriously than Father’s Day

She gets flowers, gifts and breakfast in bed; I get a lousy grill brush. Am I wrong to feel slighted?

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