Subscribe

Proudly Canadian, obsessively Toronto. Subscribe to Toronto Life!

City News

Surging loonie is hurting Toronto athletes’ wallets—but Blue Jays’ Bautista pays it no mind

Surging loonie is hurting Toronto athletes’ wallets—but Blue Jays’ Bautista pays it no mind

With the value of the Canadian dollar hitting new heights , Toronto athletes that chose to be paid out in the U.S. greenback in...

G20 Aftermath: Byron Sonne gets bail after 11 months in the slammer

G20 Aftermath: Byron Sonne gets bail after 11 months in the slammer

Arrested in the pressure cooker days before last summer’s G20 summit, Byron Sonne has been waiting almost a year while...

Critics cry foul after Ford spams supporters

In anticipation of the cuts to be made by the Rob Ford administration, the city is undertaking a review of its services. Because...

CBC reporter Mellissa Fung was abducted, stabbed and held captive in the Afghan desert for 28 days—and she wants to go back

CBC reporter Mellissa Fung was abducted, stabbed and held captive in the Afghan desert for 28 days—and she wants to go back

In your new book, Under an Afghan Sky, you describe being taken hostage by Taliban sympathizers. Tell us about the abduction. I...

Bob Barker gets his wish: Toronto Zoo sends pachyderms packing

Bob Barker gets his wish: Toronto Zoo sends pachyderms packing

On Thursday, the board of directors of the Toronto Zoo voted to send three elephants south after former Price is Right host Bob...

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.

New York takes cues from T.O. by using the Interwebs to retrieve stolen stuff

New York takes cues from T.O. by using the Interwebs to retrieve stolen stuff

Ever since a Toronto woman arranged a sting to get her bike back in the summer of 2009—a feel-good story that made it all the...

What the heck is happening on Finch?

Finch Avenue West is one of the lingering casualties of Rob Ford’s war on Transit City. One of the busiest bus routes in...

The Scene: Nicole Richie helps TNT launch their newly renovated Yorkville location

The Scene: Nicole Richie helps TNT launch their newly renovated Yorkville location

The offer of free alcohol used to be enough to lure Toronto’s social butterflies away from their at-home pasta binges and...

Apparently, Queen’s Park doesn’t hold a grudge—Joe Pantalone lands a spot at Waterfront Toronto

Apparently, Queen’s Park doesn’t hold a grudge—Joe Pantalone lands a spot at Waterfront Toronto

Turns out it isn’t necessary to run for a seat under Dalton McGuinty ’ s banner to wash away the bad taste left over from the...

The Raptor effect: four former players who found playoff glory somewhere else

Call us self-loathing Toronto sports fans, but this year’s otherwise spectacular NBA playoffs have been marred by the success of...

Could the solution to the city’s taxi trouble be worse than the original problem?

Could the solution to the city’s taxi trouble be worse than the original problem?

Toronto cabbies don’t have it easy—and not just because so many of them are wildly overqualified for their current jobs. While...

Hashtag of the day—careful, it’s odorific

Some days Toronto stinks, and not just a little bit. People on their way to work this morning discovered a funk lingering over the...

Five things we learned from last night’s garbage debate

Five things we learned from last night’s garbage debate

Newbie councillor Josh Matlow has spent the last six months very carefully straddling council’s middle, taking a calculated...

Apparently, Toronto still isn’t in the big leagues. But that may be a good thing

Apparently, Toronto still isn’t in the big leagues. But that may be a good thing

U.S. firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has released a list of the world’s best cities , in which “best” is defined by a high score...

Everybody panic! Huffington Post is coming to Canada and has so far hired one person

Everybody panic! Huffington Post is coming to Canada and has so far hired one person

A bit of inside baseball news about the wild, sometimes incestuous world that is Toronto media: Globeandmail.com editor Kenny Yum...

Gregory Burke pulled the Power Plant out of debt and enhanced its international reputation. Then, he quit.

Gregory Burke pulled the Power Plant out of debt and enhanced its international reputation. Then, he quit.

The Power Plant’s first board meeting of the year was held at noon on Monday, February 7. The gallery, situated on prime...

Five stupid things Geert Wilders said during his stay in Toronto

Five stupid things Geert Wilders said during his stay in Toronto

Last night, Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders visited Toronto, where he spoke to both Sun TV’s Ezra Levant and the...

Toronto hoop prodigies seeking NBA glory

Toronto hoop prodigies seeking NBA glory

Two basketball phenoms are ready to turn their hoop dreams into reality. A pair of former GTA high school stars—Brampton’s...

War on the Car: cars still winning, this time in a battle against a Bixi bike stand

War on the Car: cars still winning, this time in a battle against a Bixi bike stand

We didn't expect to see the clash between the city’s two allegedly warring modes of transportation play out quite so literally...

NHL fans break from playoffs to discuss gay marriage—because, apparently, it’s still 2006

NHL fans break from playoffs to discuss gay marriage—because, apparently, it’s still 2006

Normally, “Canadian athlete supports existing Canadian law” wouldn’t be a big story—but the fact that New York Rangers...

TTC rolls out service cuts, to transit riders’ chagrin

The service cuts the TTC announced earlier this year came into effect across the city on Sunday, meaning many bus routes will be...

If you can’t beat ’em, buy ’em—Canadian Tire acquires Sport Chek

If you can’t beat ’em, buy ’em—Canadian Tire acquires Sport Chek

Big news from the Canadian sporting good retail world today: Canadian Tire struck a deal worth a reported $771 million to buy...

City’s deal with the police union could blow a(nother) huge hole in the budget

City’s deal with the police union could blow a(nother) huge hole in the budget

The Toronto police force’s already bloated budget just ballooned a little bigger. Word is that Toronto Police Service Board and...

Blockbuster death spiral: Canadian stores can’t escape the Netflix effect

Blockbuster death spiral: Canadian stores can’t escape the Netflix effect

Though we've been hearing for months that the Canadian arm of bankrupt U.S. movie rental giant Blockbuster Video has been doing...

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?