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The Santa Claus Parade, a Simon and Garfunkel tribute show and seven other things to do this week

The Santa Claus Parade, a Simon and Garfunkel tribute show and seven other things to do this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of November 13

Twelve photos that capture what it's like to work in a crane 700 feet above Toronto's streets

Twelve photos that capture what it’s like to work in a crane 700 feet above Toronto’s streets

Our favourite shots from Tony Cicero's exhibition, Cranes in the City

Eight amazing photos that reveal what it was like to be an immigrant in 1900s Toronto

Eight amazing photos that reveal what it was like to be an immigrant in 1900s Toronto

Our favourite shots from the Toronto Ward Museum's online exhibition Block by Block

Chris Rock's stand-up set, a dazzling ballet and eight other things to see, do, hear and read this week

Chris Rock’s stand-up set, a dazzling ballet and eight other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of November 6

Inside the newly restored Cinesphere at Ontario Place

Inside the newly restored Cinesphere at Ontario Place

With multi-million-dollar projectors and film reels that weigh 600 pounds

Are Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez really getting back together? A Toronto Life investigation

Are Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez really getting back together? A Toronto Life investigation

Now that The Sleeknd is no more, is Jelena back from the dead?

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 20 best jack-o'-lanterns from last night's pumpkin parades

The 20 best jack-o’-lanterns from last night’s pumpkin parades

Including Pennywise, Gord Downie and more than a few Trumpkins

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in November

Every new title coming to Netflix Canada in November

Including Mudbound, Godless and much more

All the GTA locations that show up in CBC's latest Atwood adaptation, Alias Grace

All the GTA locations that show up in CBC’s latest Atwood adaptation, Alias Grace

Including the Kingston Penitentiary, Black Creek Pioneer Village and a handful of rural mansions

Canada's answer to The Great British Bake Off, an Arcade Fire show and eight other things to see, do, hear and read this week

Canada’s answer to The Great British Bake Off, an Arcade Fire show and eight other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of October 30

A séance in High Park, a haunted Island tour and seven other spooky things to do this Halloween

A séance in High Park, a haunted Island tour and seven other spooky things to do this Halloween

All the haunted happenings worth doing this Hallow's Eve

Q&A: Eliminated Bachelor Canada contestant April on the sting of rejection and finding love after the show

Q&A: Eliminated Bachelor Canada contestant April on the sting of rejection and finding love after the show

"We wanted to be friends, but we also had to go behind each other's backs"

Ten exciting artists to check out at Art Toronto 2017

Ten exciting artists to check out at Art Toronto 2017

Featuring a VR art experience, a gallery in a shipping container and much more

Q&A: Anthony Ricciardi, the colourblind financial analyst who quit his job to become an artist

Q&A: Anthony Ricciardi, the colourblind financial analyst who quit his job to become an artist

Plus, some of our favourite works at his pop-up exhibition at Yorkdale mall, on display until October 27

Between the Pages offers up an exclusive, insightful evening with the authors shortlisted for this year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize

Between the Pages offers up an exclusive, insightful evening with the authors shortlisted for this year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize

Who could resist a chance to get to inside the minds of Canada’s most talked about writers? This year’s Scotiabank Giller...

Created forScotiabank Giller Prize

A comprehensive guide to Justin Bieber's massive new torso tattoo

A comprehensive guide to Justin Bieber’s massive new torso tattoo

Everything we know about that Hieronymus Bosch of a paint job

A Bernie Sanders talk, Art Toronto and six other things to see, do, hear and read this week

A Bernie Sanders talk, Art Toronto and six other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of October 23

Seven amazing portraits of tree planters working in B.C.'s remote backcountry

Seven amazing portraits of tree planters working in B.C.‘s remote backcountry

The stories behind the shots in Rita Leistner's new photo series, The Tree Planters

What Justin Trudeau, Ryan Reynolds and other notable Canadians are saying about Gord Downie's death

What Justin Trudeau, Ryan Reynolds and other notable Canadians are saying about Gord Downie’s death

"What a gift Gord was to all of us. The country feels gutted right now"

Nine vintage photos that track the Tragically Hip's rise to CanRock royalty

Nine vintage photos that track the Tragically Hip’s rise to CanRock royalty

There used to be a lot more hair

Inside the private art collection of Drake Hotel Properties curator Mia Nielsen

Inside the private art collection of Drake Hotel Properties curator Mia Nielsen

Some of whimsical, wonderful works that she's collected over the past 20 years

A night with David Sedaris, a Charlotte Day Wilson show and eight other things to see, do, hear and read this week

A night with David Sedaris, a Charlotte Day Wilson show and eight other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of October 16

Are Drake and Bella Hadid really dating? We weigh the evidence

Are Drake and Bella Hadid really dating? We weigh the evidence

Drizzy hosted her birthday party, and she has a thing for Toronto hip-hop stars

Q&A: Eliminated Bachelor Canada contestant Pricilla on the season premiere and jumping out of a giant cake

Q&A: Eliminated Bachelor Canada contestant Pricilla on the season premiere and jumping out of a giant cake

"There’s always The Bachelorette, right?"

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