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A giant red bear, a bamboo jungle gym and three other cool art installations that just popped up along the waterfront

A giant red bear, a bamboo jungle gym and three other cool art installations that just popped up along the waterfront

Take a look at IceBreakers' awesome lakeside art

A Lana Del Rey concert, the Interior Design Show and six other things to see, do, hear and read this week

A Lana Del Rey concert, the Interior Design Show and six other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of January 15

Nine breathtaking pre-dawn photos of Toronto

Nine breathtaking pre-dawn photos of Toronto

Photograph Taku Kumabe wakes up in the wee hours of the morning to capture the city under pomegranate skies

All the Toronto locations that show up in Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water

All the Toronto locations that show up in Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water

Massey Hall, Lakeview diner, the Gardiner and all the other spots in the Golden Globe–winning film

Chris Hadfield's Generator, a binge-worthy new crime show and eight other things to see, do, hear and read this week

Chris Hadfield’s Generator, a binge-worthy new crime show and eight other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of January 8

The Toronto locations that show up in Aaron Sorkin's Molly's Game

The Toronto locations that show up in Aaron Sorkin’s Molly’s Game

Including the Royal York, Blowfish and much more

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.

Ten things you need to know about Daniel Caesar, the Toronto R&B singer who got a shout-out from Barack Obama

Ten things you need to know about Daniel Caesar, the Toronto R&B singer who got a shout-out from Barack Obama

His dad is a gospel singer, he was kicked out of high school and he once was homeless

All the GTA locations that show up in the second episode of Black Mirror' s new season

All the GTA locations that show up in the second episode of Black Mirror’s new season

Turns out our dystopian future looks a lot like Toronto

A Fringe theatre festival, the opening of the Bentway skating trail and seven other things to see, do, hear and read this week

A Fringe theatre festival, the opening of the Bentway skating trail and seven other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of January 2

The 10 most popular photo essays of 2017

The 10 most popular photo essays of 2017

Including a day with a family of 14, chefs' tattoos and life at 700 feet above Toronto

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in January

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in January

Including a new season of Black Mirror, Jack Black as The Polka King and the accidental LGBT icon The Babadook

Three Daniel Caesar shows, a Die Hard quote-a-long and seven other things to see, do, hear and read over the next two weeks

Three Daniel Caesar shows, a Die Hard quote-a-long and seven other things to see, do, hear and read over the next two weeks

What to do in Toronto during the weeks of December 18 and 25

Inside the sprawling memorabilia collection of the GTA's biggest Star Wars superfan

Inside the sprawling memorabilia collection of the GTA’s biggest Star Wars superfan

Including a piece of the Death Star, a signed cast photo and a ticket to the 1989 Oscars

A free day at the ROM, a play in Christie Pits and seven other things to see, do, hear and read this week

A free day at the ROM, a play in Christie Pits and seven other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of December 11

This photographer collects old Polaroids and asks the Internet to imagine the stories behind them

This photographer collects old Polaroids and asks the Internet to imagine the stories behind them

Eight of our favourite shots from Kyler Zeleny's Found Polaroids

Ontario Place is covered in shimmering lights right now

Ontario Place is covered in shimmering lights right now

A waterfall of light, a glowing warming hut and the rest of the installations at Ontario Place's Winter Light exhibition

Six fascinating shots from a Toronto photography workshop for teen refugees and immigrants

Six fascinating shots from a Toronto photography workshop for teen refugees and immigrants

Inside the Fredric Roberts workshop at the Aga Khan Museum

The Nutcracker, a new Guillermo del Toro film and eight other things to see, do, hear and read this week

The Nutcracker, a new Guillermo del Toro film and eight other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of December 4

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in December

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in December

Including Dark, Wormwood, the second season of The Crown and much more

A talk with R.L. Stine, Home Alone in concert and eight other things to see, do and hear this week

A talk with R.L. Stine, Home Alone in concert and eight other things to see, do and hear this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of November 27

Q&A: Broken Social Scene front man Kevin Drew on his debut play, A&R Angels, suicide and getting over his stage fright

Q&A: Broken Social Scene front man Kevin Drew on his debut play, A&R Angels, suicide and getting over his stage fright

"The thought of acting scared the shit out of me so much that I realized I had to do it"

A Jay-Z show, the ROM's dazzling Dior exhibition and six other things to see, do, hear and read this week

A Jay-Z show, the ROM’s dazzling Dior exhibition and six other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of November 20

Six amazing archival photos of the Toronto Maple Leafs over the past 100 years

Six amazing archival photos of the Toronto Maple Leafs over the past 100 years

Training in 1928, winning the Cup in 1951 and other shots from A Century of NHL Memories

This photographer creates ridiculously elaborate freeze frames of wild pool parties and bowling alley brawls

This photographer creates ridiculously elaborate freeze frames of wild pool parties and bowling alley brawls

How L.A. artist Ryan Schude shoots his captivatingly chaotic tableaux

Deep Dives

Sex worker and Anora consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood

Sex worker and Anora consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood

Andrea Werhun’s dream was to be a writer, but there was a lot more money in sex work. She told herself she’d quit soon, then spent years working as a stripper. In 2022, Sean Baker hired her as a consultant on his Oscar-sweeping film. Now she’s stepping into her own spotlight

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

The Baroness von Sketch Show alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?

Almost Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom

Almost Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom

A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world

Quality Trash: Meet director Ron Oliver, Hallmark’s king of schmaltz

Quality Trash: Meet director Ron Oliver, Hallmark’s king of schmaltz

Over two decades and dozens of made-for-TV Christmas films, Oliver has become the Hallmark Channel’s most prolific, flamboyant and unapologetically sappy director

Aural History: Backstage stories from the legendary Budweiser Stage

Aural History: Backstage stories from the legendary Budweiser Stage

Since its first show (Bryan Adams, May 1995, sell-out crowd), Budweiser Stage has been synonymous with summer and stars both celestial and musical. As the venue kicks off its 30th season, we asked performers and staff for their best, wildest, most indelible memories of the amphitheatre by the lake

How Carley Fortune is reinventing the romance novel

How Carley Fortune is reinventing the romance novel

In just two years, she’s published two runaway bestsellers, sold film rights to Prince Harry and Meghan, finished a third book—which hits shelves this month—and is well into her fourth. Here, she talks anti-romance snobbery, what makes a good sex scene and how sudden fame has changed her life

The wildest stories from the legendary 888 Dupont art squat

The wildest stories from the legendary 888 Dupont art squat

The rent was dirt cheap, the rules were nonexistent and the parties were legendary. Now, with demolition underway, former tenants share their favourite memories of the city’s most storied artists’ space

The fabulous, terrifying, chaotic life of Josh Richards, TikTok's reigning influencer

The fabulous, terrifying, chaotic life of Josh Richards, TikTok’s reigning influencer

TikTok turned Josh Richards from an ordinary small-town teen into a multimillionaire, CEO and venture capitalist. How to make a fortune via bedroom eyes, 10-second lip syncs and a signature ’do

"We lived in a shelter downtown, and Honest Ed’s was the only store I knew": Shania Twain on her years dreaming big in Toronto

“We lived in a shelter downtown, and Honest Ed’s was the only store I knew”: Shania Twain on her years dreaming big in Toronto

Before she became a global phenomenon, Shania Twain was flipping burgers, hawking jeans and fronting cover bands in Toronto. Today, the queen of country pop is touring the world with a new album, but she’s still nostalgic about the city that made her

What to Do

The Best of the Fests: What to see, do and hear in Toronto this festival season

The Best of the Fests: What to see, do and hear in Toronto this festival season

This July, the streets are brimming with music, art, theatre and other forms of summer revelry. Here, a roundup of the best bets of the month