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Why you’ll need and want Hyundai's new IONIQ 5 and wide range of electrified products

Why you’ll need and want Hyundai’s new IONIQ 5 and wide range of electrified products

Get the keys to a greener future with Hyundai's wide range of electrified vehicles

Created forHyundai Canada

The 2022 Jaguar I-PACE provides a glimpse into the electric-powered future of our roads

The 2022 Jaguar I-PACE provides a glimpse into the electric-powered future of our roads

The British company’s flagship EV presents a compelling argument to go electric

Created forJaguar Land Rover

Inside the El Mocambo's $30-million reno

Inside the El Mocambo’s $30-million reno

Including a full recording suite, archival imagery and the original neon palms

A design-obsessed vintage collector's Roncesvalles loft

A design-obsessed vintage collector’s Roncesvalles loft

Featuring hard-to-find furnishings and a hanging bicycle

Dr. Kristopher Alexander on how gaming is transforming the classroom

Dr. Kristopher Alexander on how gaming is transforming the classroom

The Creative School professor and video game aficionado is bringing online learning to another level

Created forThe Creative School

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country

When Kandahar fell to the Taliban last summer, Sangeen Mateen's family was in danger, terrified they'd be jailed or killed. Here's how they got out

Inside the Latest Issue

The June issue of Toronto Life features our annual ranking of the best new restaurants. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

Real Weddings: Inside a multi-day bash on a private island in Muskoka

Real Weddings: Inside a multi-day bash on a private island in Muskoka

During the ceremony, the couple danced to “La Vie en rose” and fed each other grapes instead of exchanging rings

Real Weddings: Inside a French-themed celebration at a King West cocktail bar

Real Weddings: Inside a French-themed celebration at a King West cocktail bar

After postponing their ceremony twice, this couple was able to invite nearly all of their original 120-person guest list

How to choose the right appliances for your kitchen renovation

How to choose the right appliances for your kitchen renovation

Bring style and function to your kitchen renovation with appliances that work for you and your family

Created forTasco Appliances

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father

Norman Barwin, a respected fertility doctor, helped my mother get pregnant with donated sperm. Decades later, we discovered that he was secretly inseminating patients with sperm he had no right to use, including his own

Real Weddings: Inside a bittersweet, repeatedly postponed celebration

Real Weddings: Inside a bittersweet, repeatedly postponed celebration

With a cheery photo shoot at the Aga Khan Museum

Real Weddings: Inside an intimate ceremony at the Fairmont Royal York

Real Weddings: Inside an intimate ceremony at the Fairmont Royal York

The bride wore a fusion dress, with desi-inspired beading and lace

"The oldest piece is a cast-iron headboard from the 1500s": This woman designed her house around her antiques collection

“The oldest piece is a cast-iron headboard from the 1500s”: This woman designed her house around her antiques collection

"I use all my antiques, no matter how precious they are, because that’s what they’re for"

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s

Joan Latchford was a nun who left the convent to devote herself full time to her true calling: photography. Here's a retrospective of her life's work

The most intense at-home fitness classes from Toronto gyms for adrenalin junkies

The most intense at-home fitness classes from Toronto gyms for adrenalin junkies

To get that glazed-donut glow

A romantic weekend getaway in St. Martin

A romantic weekend getaway in St. Martin

Love is in the warm, Caribbean air with this intimate itinerary designed for couples

Created forSt. Martin Tourist Office

"It was kind of like camp": How a community in Leslieville came together during the pandemic

“It was kind of like camp”: How a community in Leslieville came together during the pandemic

When Covid hit, the residents of 50 Curzon came together (at a safe distance)

"This rink builds relationships": Five volunteers on the impact natural ice rinks have on communities

“This rink builds relationships”: Five volunteers on the impact natural ice rinks have on communities

They're much more than just places for shinny

Dispatches from the weirdest university year ever

Dispatches from the weirdest university year ever

Life on campus is utterly unpredictable. True tales from Queen's, Western, McMaster and more

Campus Diaries: “Things were feeling so much more relaxed. Then Omicron hit"

Campus Diaries: “Things were feeling so much more relaxed. Then Omicron hit”

Memoirs from the weirdest university year ever

Campus Diaries: “I'm just hoping Omicron doesn’t send us through the whole painful lockdown process all over again”

Campus Diaries: “I’m just hoping Omicron doesn’t send us through the whole painful lockdown process all over again”

Memoirs from the weirdest university year ever

Campus Diaries: “Everyone is labelling our year as the 'crazy bunch' ”

Campus Diaries: “Everyone is labelling our year as the ‘crazy bunch’ ”

Memoirs from the weirdest university year ever

Campus Diaries: “People need to be more careful, because some of us are trying to protect our loved ones”

Campus Diaries: “People need to be more careful, because some of us are trying to protect our loved ones”

Memoirs from the weirdest university year ever

Campus Diaries: “University students can be really stupid. That’s part of the experience”

Campus Diaries: “University students can be really stupid. That’s part of the experience”

Memoirs from the weirdest university year ever

Private School Guide

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

Big Stories

Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber

Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber

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

Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche

Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche

If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto

Trump's Loss, Toronto's Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north

Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north

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

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

The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy

The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy

Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story

The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC

The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC

Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition

Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king

Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king

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

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?

Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm

Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm

Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband

Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian

Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian

For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect

Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield

Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield

A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown

The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation

The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation

Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?

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

"I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial"

“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”

How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence

Buy Canadian

"We felt disconnected from the outdoors before": What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home

“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home

And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling

Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches

Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches

Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine

“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers

“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers

And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon

The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini

The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini

With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative