Toronto Life is nominated for 15 National Magazine Awards
Including nods for long-form feature writing, one-of-a-kind storytelling, art direction and more
Toronto Life has been nominated for 15 National Magazine Awards. This year, the stories recognized by a jury of our peers include the tale of a legendary bank robber on the run, a deep dive into the insatiable political ambitions of Doug Ford, our annual ranking of the city’s best new restaurants and more. Below, the full list of nominees.
Long-form feature writing: 6,000+ words
Is Ontario’s pugnacious premier charting a course for Ottawa? He definitely isn’t not considering a post-Carney run for prime minister. A long, hard, behind-the-curtain look at the insatiable political ambitions of Douglas R. Ford | By Katrina Onstad
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals. Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit | By Malcolm Johnston
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports | By Trevor Cole
Personal Journalism
For four weeks this summer, I traded my human therapist for an AI equivalent. It did not go well | By Olivia Stren
Profiles
Is Ontario’s pugnacious premier charting a course for Ottawa? He definitely isn’t not considering a post-Carney run for prime minister. A long, hard, behind-the-curtain look at the insatiable political ambitions of Douglas R. Ford | By Katrina Onstad
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports | By Trevor Cole
Service Journalism
Our 43rd annual ranking of the city’s best new restaurants | By Liza Agrba, Caroline Aksich and Erin Hershberg
Portrait Photography
Is Ontario’s pugnacious premier charting a course for Ottawa? He definitely isn’t not considering a post-Carney run for prime minister. A long, hard, behind-the-curtain look at the insatiable political ambitions of Douglas R. Ford | Photography by Christopher Wahl
For defending Canada in a time of turmoil, the PM is Toronto Life’s most influential person of the year | Photography by Markian Lozowchuk
One-of-a-Kind Storytelling
The Great French Fry Mystery When an A&W takeout bag appeared on my neighbour’s porch in the middle of the night—followed by another, then another—I became obsessed with solving a fast food whodunit that was as baffling as it was beguiling | By Harley Rustad
Art Direction for a Single Article
Our 43rd annual ranking of the city’s best new restaurants | Art direction by Stephanie Firka
Editorial Package
The ultimate try-anything-once, antidote-to-doomscrolling bucket list for 2025 | By Ali Amad, Stephanie Firka, Naomi Harris, Graham Isador, Maddy Mahoney, Anthony Milton, Larissa Primeau, Ryan Snook and Stéphanie Verge
Best Cover
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain | Cover by Malcolm Johnston, Colleen Nicholson and Pete Ryan
Best Issue
Short-term renters have taken over, locals are mad as hell and town councils from Muskoka to Tiny Township are making everything worse | By Toronto Life staff and contributors
Publisher of the Year
Jason Maghanoy
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