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The Ford Fallout: “I teach history to 36 students in a room built for 30”

The Ford Fallout: “I teach history to 36 students in a room built for 30”

Terry Maguire, of Parkdale Collegiate, on the effects of the cutbacks. Part 3 in our series

The Ford Fallout: “We discovered a way to grow skin for burn victims. Now our research is in jeopardy”

The Ford Fallout: “We discovered a way to grow skin for burn victims. Now our research is in jeopardy”

Marc Jeschke, a surgeon and director of the Ross Tilley Burn Centre at Sunnybrook, on the provincial funding cuts. Part 4 in our series

The Ford Fallout: “Being a councillor now is like watching from afar with fingers crossed”

The Ford Fallout: “Being a councillor now is like watching from afar with fingers crossed”

Parkdale-High Park’s Gord Perks on the slashing of city council. Part 5 in our series

The Ford Fallout: “I was scraping by on $1,406 a month. Now that’s been cut to $823”

The Ford Fallout: “I was scraping by on $1,406 a month. Now that’s been cut to $823”

Zeljko Bibic relies on the Ontario Disability Support Program to pay his bills. Without warning, his monthly amount was slashed. Part 6 in our series

The Ford Fallout: “You’re seeing innocent people plead guilty to avoid navigating the courts”

The Ford Fallout: “You’re seeing innocent people plead guilty to avoid navigating the courts”

Three lawyers who have a few things to say about Legal Aid cuts. Part 7 in our series

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.

The Ford Fallout: “I have to tell rape victims to come back in 11 months”

The Ford Fallout: “I have to tell rape victims to come back in 11 months”

Deb Singh, a counsellor at the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre and chair of the Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres, on the provincial funding cuts. Part 8 in our series

The Ford Fallout: “I’m dreading the day my grandchildren look at me and ask, ‘Why did you let this happen to us?’”

The Ford Fallout: “I’m dreading the day my grandchildren look at me and ask, ‘Why did you let this happen to us?’”

Dianne Saxe, the former environmental commissioner of Ontario, on the dissolution of her office. Part 9 in our series

The woman who built Queen West

The woman who built Queen West

The dazzling life and tragic death of art dealer Katharine Mulherin

How cookbook author Amy Rosen celebrates the holidays

How cookbook author Amy Rosen celebrates the holidays

She takes inspiration from her bubbes

How TV host Lainey Lui celebrates the holidays

How TV host Lainey Lui celebrates the holidays

She cherry-picks her favourite traditions, from suckling pig to lobster pie

How drag star Tynomi Banks celebrates the holidays

How drag star Tynomi Banks celebrates the holidays

Hint: it involves a glittery gown, ’90s tunes and heavily spiked eggnog

How designer Tiffany Pratt celebrates the holidays

How designer Tiffany Pratt celebrates the holidays

She’s the DIY queen: cards, gifts, even a doggie stocking for her dachsund, Poppy

How the Remedios family celebrates the holidays

How the Remedios family celebrates the holidays

Lots of wine, a little Bing Crosby and matching PJs, for starters

My family's Griswold-calibre holiday ritual

My family’s Griswold-calibre holiday ritual

On Christmas day, you can’t get into our subdivision because of all the cars

RBC’s NOMI helps take the stress out of managing your finances

RBC’s NOMI helps take the stress out of managing your finances

Canadians are well-known to fret about their finances. A lot. Research suggests that we have notably more anxiety about managing...

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Torontonians who are shaking up the tech sector

Torontonians who are shaking up the tech sector

Kate Dickson co-founded Primped, an online service that lets customers book in-home beauty and self-care treatments

Q&A: Harnarayan Singh, co-host of Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi, on Don Cherry's infamous "you people" rant

Q&A: Harnarayan Singh, co-host of Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi, on Don Cherry’s infamous “you people” rant

“I can't tell you how often I've had to justify my Canadianness”

Dear Urban Diplomat: Is it okay to kill an invading raccoon?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Is it okay to kill an invading raccoon?

I’ve tried everything else

Q&A: Ontario education minister Stephen Lecce

Q&A: Ontario education minister Stephen Lecce

In the OSSTF standoff, the buck stops with him

Why Raptors president Masai Ujiri is Toronto's most influential person

Why Raptors president Masai Ujiri is Toronto’s most influential person

He won us a championship and built us a new identity

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2019

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2019

Our annual ranking of the power wielders whose smarts, connections and clout are changing the world as we know it

Masai Ujiri is Toronto’s No. 1 most influential person

Masai Ujiri is Toronto’s No. 1 most influential person

The powerhouse Raptors president did more than just secure an NBA trophy. He helped us see Toronto for what it is: a city of winners

"I got tired of living in cheap sublets”: How a software engineer spends his $90K

“I got tired of living in cheap sublets”: How a software engineer spends his $90K

He’s saving for a big European vacation

Every reference in BirdO's 10-storey Deer Park mural

Every reference in BirdO’s 10-storey Deer Park mural

Tim Burton is credited for tree branch inspiration

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?