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The class of 2021: "With the change to quadmesters, the amount of work was overwhelming"

The class of 2021: “With the change to quadmesters, the amount of work was overwhelming”

Our 12-part series on high school grads in the year of Covid

"I went from making small bowls to doing custom furniture": When her wedding shoots dried up, this photographer started woodworking

“I went from making small bowls to doing custom furniture”: When her wedding shoots dried up, this photographer started woodworking

"I still have those moments when I finish a piece, step back and think, 'Wow. I made that'"

"I knew I could save more money by moving home with my parents": This project manager scored a downtown condo for $638,000

“I knew I could save more money by moving home with my parents”: This project manager scored a downtown condo for $638,000

The condo market was picking up, so he put in an offer over asking

This Torontonian transformed his coffee truck into a mobile vaccine clinic

This Torontonian transformed his coffee truck into a mobile vaccine clinic

"Our vehicles were 33 feet long, with four fridges and a freezer, and they could hold tens of thousands of vaccines"

Three months ago, Bobby Del Rio joined the audio app Clubhouse. Now he's making Hollywood movies

Three months ago, Bobby Del Rio joined the audio app Clubhouse. Now he’s making Hollywood movies

"I'm locked down in my Annex apartment, but by any metric my life is blowing up"

"We weren’t ready to move to the suburbs yet": This couple paid $1 million for a Riverdale condo

“We weren’t ready to move to the suburbs yet”: This couple paid $1 million for a Riverdale condo

They saved enough for a down payment during lockdown

Inside the Latest Issue

The July issue of Toronto Life features a behind-the-curtain look at the insatiable political ambitions of Doug Ford. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

"I scored a loft at Richmond and Bathurst for $20,000 under asking": Why this realtor is banking on the return of downtown

“I scored a loft at Richmond and Bathurst for $20,000 under asking”: Why this realtor is banking on the return of downtown

The purchase price? $869,000, and he got the developer to throw in a locker and roller blinds

“I spend 10 hours every day quilting”: Before Covid, he couldn’t sew. Now he sells his designs on Instagram

“I spend 10 hours every day quilting”: Before Covid, he couldn’t sew. Now he sells his designs on Instagram

Justin Yong's one-of-kind quilts have turned into a booming side hustle

"I paid $779,800 for a one-bedroom at Dundas and River": This realtor added a pre-construction condo to his downtown portfolio

“I paid $779,800 for a one-bedroom at Dundas and River”: This realtor added a pre-construction condo to his downtown portfolio

By the time it's built, Covid will be over

"My sister bought oxygen tanks on the black market": This Toronto psychologist's entire family in India has Covid

“My sister bought oxygen tanks on the black market”: This Toronto psychologist’s entire family in India has Covid

When Tanaya Chatterjee found out that her father had tested positive for Covid, the first thing she wanted to do was jump on a plane. Then she found out her mom and sister had it too

"I found a split-level unit near the CN Tower for $690,000:" This PR firm owner found a great deal downtown

“I found a split-level unit near the CN Tower for $690,000:" This PR firm owner found a great deal downtown

She juggled several jobs to be able to buy downtown

"I saw a one-bed-plus-den in Liberty Village for $575,000, and I scooped it up": Why this insurance advisor bought an investment property downtown

“I saw a one-bed-plus-den in Liberty Village for $575,000, and I scooped it up”: Why this insurance advisor bought an investment property downtown

He's bought two more places since then

Outbreak at Canada Post: a memoir from inside the Gateway plant

Outbreak at Canada Post: a memoir from inside the Gateway plant

When my colleague got Covid-19, I was scared. When 280 others caught it, I was convinced I was next

"The pilot won’t let you on the plane if you're not dressed for survival": This Toronto doctor travelled to Northern Ontario to vaccinate people in fly-in Indigenous reserves

“The pilot won’t let you on the plane if you’re not dressed for survival”: This Toronto doctor travelled to Northern Ontario to vaccinate people in fly-in Indigenous reserves

"The elders were so funny. They’d say, 'The only thing we want to know is if the vaccine will improve our sex lives!'"

"We work the canning line until 4 a.m. some nights": How an ex–government employee and a data manager opened the brewery of their dreams

“We work the canning line until 4 a.m. some nights”: How an ex–government employee and a data manager opened the brewery of their dreams

"People were posting photos of our beers and I was in tears. I held up my phone, like, 'People like us! They really like us!'"

Right before the pandemic hit, we quit our Bay Street jobs and moved to Panama to open a hotel

Right before the pandemic hit, we quit our Bay Street jobs and moved to Panama to open a hotel

"Everyone's waiting for the vaccine. In the future, we want to host yoga retreats, surf retreats and diving retreats"

"After surviving Covid, I knew I had to help others": This long-time toymaker is producing 100,000 masks a week

“After surviving Covid, I knew I had to help others”: This long-time toymaker is producing 100,000 masks a week

He went from making Yoda figurines to mass-producing PPE

"I kept thinking about all the surgeries being postponed during Covid": This ex–construction CEO is building surgical units out of shipping containers

“I kept thinking about all the surgeries being postponed during Covid”: This ex–construction CEO is building surgical units out of shipping containers

"Each unit has two rooms, two anterooms and a nursing station, as well as its own HVAC system so there’s no cross-contamination"

"I’m a front-line worker. I live in my car. And I’m not unique": a memoir about being homeless during Covid

“I’m a front-line worker. I live in my car. And I’m not unique”: a memoir about being homeless during Covid

People like me—the hidden homeless—have always been around. The pandemic is only making a bad situation worse

"By the end of the first month, we'd made triple our rent": This ex–PR pro teamed up with her mom to open a Korean restaurant during Covid

“By the end of the first month, we’d made triple our rent”: This ex–PR pro teamed up with her mom to open a Korean restaurant during Covid

"People thought we were crazy for opening a restaurant during Covid"

Three years ago, I left Toronto to walk across Canada. Now I'm riding out the pandemic in an Arctic community of nine people

Three years ago, I left Toronto to walk across Canada. Now I’m riding out the pandemic in an Arctic community of nine people

"I’m truly in the middle of nowhere, with boreal forest, river valleys and mountain ranges as far as the eye can see. The pandemic and this place have become part of my big adventure"

Inside the mind-bending business of keeping a restaurant alive during a pandemic: a memoir from Toronto's top chef

Inside the mind-bending business of keeping a restaurant alive during a pandemic: a memoir from Toronto’s top chef

At Alo, I poured my heart and soul into creating the perfect dining experience: the ambience, the service, the elegantly plated food. Now I make 1,200 burgers a week

A cooped-up, stressed-out urbanite’s guide to the longest winter ever

A cooped-up, stressed-out urbanite’s guide to the longest winter ever

Livestreamed dance parties, window workouts, really long walks, and other creative ways to stay sane

“We're beyond capacity, and I expect it will only get worse”: A Scarborough ICU director on what it’s like at hospitals hit hardest by Covid

“We’re beyond capacity, and I expect it will only get worse”: A Scarborough ICU director on what it’s like at hospitals hit hardest by Covid

"Before the pandemic, I would often work 100 to 120 hours straight before getting a week off. During the pandemic, however, there's no such thing as a week off"

Best New Restaurants

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025

This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in

Big Stories

Save Me From My Screen: How smartphone addiction is ruining our lives

Save Me From My Screen: How smartphone addiction is ruining our lives

Despite the do-not-disturb settings, time-spent reminders and ritual purging of apps, we’re still hopelessly obsessed with our devices. Dispatches from the digital minimalist movement

The $4-Million Girlfriend Experience: The thief, the cam girl and their whirlwind fraudulent romance

The $4-Million Girlfriend Experience: The thief, the cam girl and their whirlwind fraudulent romance

Stephanie Sahler was a cam girl. Ralph Puglisi was a man willing to pay anything for her doting attention. It was the perfect arrangement—until she realized that every penny he sent her was stolen

Dr. Ozempic: Inside the medical discovery that revolutionized weight loss

Dr. Ozempic: Inside the medical discovery that revolutionized weight loss

I was just a baby scientist when I discovered the hormone that made Ozempic possible. I had no idea how life-changing—and world-changing—that breakthrough would be

A behind-the-curtain look at the insatiable political ambitions of Doug Ford

A behind-the-curtain look at the insatiable political ambitions of Doug Ford

Is Ontario’s pugnacious premier charting a course for Ottawa? He definitely isn’t not considering a run for prime minister. A long, hard look at the populist’s playbook

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

Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal

Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal

As the pivotal member of a notorious betting ring, Porter was playing for another team. The story of a cheater, his bookmakers and the wager that brought them all down

Megan Savard for the Defence: Meet the lawyer representing a player at the centre of the Hockey Canada trial

Megan Savard for the Defence: Meet the lawyer representing a player at the centre of the Hockey Canada trial

She’s fierce, shrewd and relentless. And she doesn’t just want to win—she wants to dismantle the prison system altogether

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

The Magic Lab: How chemist and computer scientist Alán Aspuru-Guzik brought self-driving laboratories from Harvard to Toronto

The Magic Lab: How chemist and computer scientist Alán Aspuru-Guzik brought self-driving laboratories from Harvard to Toronto

Aspuru-Guzik and his multinational team of mad scientists are combining chemistry, robotics and AI to fight climate change, streamline organ transplants and supercharge the scientific method. How did their lab end up at the University of Toronto? In a word: Trump

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

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For Sale: 500 Wellington St W PH1001

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For Sale: 1445 Islington Avenue

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