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"I gained one million new followers in a month": How Toronto's Saif Shawaf became a viral TikTok star

“I gained one million new followers in a month”: How Toronto’s Saif Shawaf became a viral TikTok star

"Celebrities like Liam Payne and Jason Derulo used my song in their videos"

"Parkside Drive is crazy": Police and cyclists are feuding in High Park. We asked locals what they think about the conflict

“Parkside Drive is crazy”: Police and cyclists are feuding in High Park. We asked locals what they think about the conflict

Some suggested solutions? Banning cars, redesigning the park, and raising children to respect the rules of the road

Inside Canada’s first Ace Hotel

Inside Canada’s first Ace Hotel

Featuring local art, custom-made furnishings and rooms designed to feel like urban cabins

What to watch on Netflix Canada this week

What to watch on Netflix Canada this week

Plus what's on Prime Video, Crave and Disney Plus

Q&A: Mayoral candidate Gil Penalosa on why he deserves John Tory’s job

Q&A: Mayoral candidate Gil Penalosa on why he deserves John Tory’s job

Plus: making the suburbs as good as downtown, overcoming an $875-million budget shortfall, and why Doug Ford's "strong mayor" plan is a red herring

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.

Meet five success stories of Entrepreneur First—the global talent investors breaking ground in Canada

Meet five success stories of Entrepreneur First—the global talent investors breaking ground in Canada

Applications for the next Toronto cohort are open until August 14

Created forEntrepreneur First

A look inside Canada's life-size Barbie world

A look inside Canada’s life-size Barbie world

Life in plastic, it's fantastic

What Torontonians are watching, reading and listening to right now

What Torontonians are watching, reading and listening to right now

Pop culture recommendations from Heidi Sopinka, Nashid Chroma, Enrico Colantoni, Tamara Khandaker, Ethan Eng, and more

“I was so petrified by the scale of the job that I couldn’t sleep”: True tales from the city's high-rise construction workers

“I was so petrified by the scale of the job that I couldn’t sleep”: True tales from the city’s high-rise construction workers

Every day, they rise before dawn, ascend into the sky and transform mountains of concrete and steel into schools, hospitals, homes and offices

What to watch on Netflix Canada this weekend

What to watch on Netflix Canada this weekend

Plus what’s on Prime Video, Crave, Apple TV Plus and Disney Plus

Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbourhood has been overrun with sidewalk patios

Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbourhood has been overrun with sidewalk patios

CaféTO seemed like a good cause at first. Now, I fear the serenity of my Main Street has been lost forever. What to do?

How I escaped from Manus prison: a memoir

How I escaped from Manus prison: a memoir

Ten years ago, I fled the only home I’d ever known to escape a violent regime and wound up in a detention centre for 1,284 days. Here's how I found my way to Toronto

Real Weddings: Inside a moody all-black ceremony at the Globe and Mail Centre

Real Weddings: Inside a moody all-black ceremony at the Globe and Mail Centre

Kiera Caruso, a wedding planner, met Blayne Gross, an investment banker, in September of 2017, when Kiera was planning Blayne’s...

What to watch on Netflix Canada this week

What to watch on Netflix Canada this week

Plus what's new on Prime Video, Crave, Apple TV Plus and CBC Gem

House of the Week: $8.7 million for a stylish Lawrence Park detached with an indoor rock climbing wall

Real Estate News

House of the Week: $8.7 million for a stylish Lawrence Park detached with an indoor rock climbing wall

Plus a bevy of other luxurious features: elevator, movie theatre, sauna and backyard pool

"Hundreds of people were commenting on my stories every day": How a Toronto teen became a star author on Wattpad

“Hundreds of people were commenting on my stories every day”: How a Toronto teen became a star author on Wattpad

"My friends and co-workers were reading my story, not knowing I was the author"

With their wedding fast approaching, this couple found their family home for $1.4 million

Real Estate News

With their wedding fast approaching, this couple found their family home for $1.4 million

Krystal and Phil had set a $1.5-million budget for a move-in-ready three-bedroom with ample space for a family as well as a yard for their dog

"I didn't think my commute would be that bad. I was very wrong": Why I returned to Toronto

Real Estate News

“I didn’t think my commute would be that bad. I was very wrong”: Why I returned to Toronto

Leaving the city made perfect sense during the pandemic. Then I was told to come back to the office

"I don't have Twitter. I don't need any more anxiety in my life": A Q&A with the Blue Jays' all-star closer, Jordan Romano

“I don’t have Twitter. I don’t need any more anxiety in my life”: A Q&A with the Blue Jays’ all-star closer, Jordan Romano

Jordan Romano is one of baseball’s best closers. As the Blue Jays’ lone Torontonian, he’s also the team’s go-to guy for the city’s hotspots and attractions.

The Questionnaire: These city hall veterans just made the leap to Queen's Park

The Questionnaire: These city hall veterans just made the leap to Queen’s Park

What do they plan to do with all that new power and responsibility? We found out

This Richmond Hill couple makes a combined $195,000. How are they spending it?

This Richmond Hill couple makes a combined $195,000. How are they spending it?

"We're saving to buy a cottage in the next five years"

What to watch on Netflix Canada this weekend

What to watch on Netflix Canada this weekend

Including Persuasion starring Dakota Johnson. Plus what's on Prime Video, Crave, and Disney Plus

A look inside Canada’s first Friends Experience

A look inside Canada’s first Friends Experience

Twelve Instagrammable rooms from the hit TV sitcom

"I'm actually wearing a bathing suit, because you never know": The freshest looks at this year's Field Trip festival

“I’m actually wearing a bathing suit, because you never know”: The freshest looks at this year’s Field Trip festival

Highlights from a day of soaking up sun, music and street fashion

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?