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Stunt artist gets the green light to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope

Stunt artist gets the green light to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope

Back in December, Canada cemented its reputation for being both a bore and a buzz kill when officials nixed an American...

Watch Coco Rocha dance on a table (don’t worry, it’s safe for work)

Toronto-born model Coco Rocha dons tap shoes and channels her inner Shirley Temple in a new commercial for White House Black...

Sears cuts prices on 5,000 items—is that all it takes to out-manoeuvre Target?

Sears cuts prices on 5,000 items—is that all it takes to out-manoeuvre Target?

While local shoppers drool over the prospect of cheap Jason Wu and temporary mini-boutiques, we imagine Target ’s impending...

Esprit is shutting down all of its North American stores (that’s right, all of them)

After last year’s 98-per-cent earnings slump and failure to find a buyer for its tanking business, Esprit has announced plans to...

The destined-to-be-changed (four times) Toronto Fashion Week schedule has been announced

The destined-to-be-changed (four times) Toronto Fashion Week schedule has been announced

The schedule for Toronto Fashion Week has been released by the Fashion Design Council of Canada, with an exciting addition and...

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.

Walmart might have Happy Meals, but Target Canada will have venti chai lattes

Walmart might have Happy Meals, but Target Canada will have venti chai lattes

• Target partners with Starbucks in Canada [Toronto Star]

Juma makes its presence known at NYFW with shocking technicolour tunics for the adventurous traveller

Juma makes its presence known at NYFW with shocking technicolour tunics for the adventurous traveller

Sure we were disappointed when rising Toronto brand Juma opted to show at New York Fashion Week instead of Toronto, but Jamil and...

Rockabilly hair and a poised designer behind-the-scenes at Jeremy Laing’s fall/winter 2012 show

Rockabilly hair and a poised designer behind-the-scenes at Jeremy Laing’s fall/winter 2012 show

The front of house was busy with boldfaced names like Hanneli Mustaparta, artist Terence Koh, editor Kate Lanphear, architect Mark...

Coco Rocha is taking over the world—or at least the Internet—this New York Fashion Week

Coco Rocha is taking over the world—or at least the Internet—this New York Fashion Week

While we already knew Toronto-born model Coco Rocha was a savvy self-promoter, she’s outdoing herself for New York Fashion...

Tommy Ton teams up with Club Monaco to sell bags (and oddly, not shoes)

Tommy Ton teams up with Club Monaco to sell bags (and oddly, not shoes)

It was recently announced that Tommy Ton from Jak&Jil blog (oh, and GQ photographer and host of fashion parties ) has teamed up...

Jeremy Laing’s post-goth models wear bleached velvet, mohair and more

Jeremy Laing’s post-goth models wear bleached velvet, mohair and more

On Sunday morning at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea, Jeremy Laing showed his fall/winter 2012 collection to a crowd that...

Toronto’s Imperfect Indulgence scores a major on-screen role in The Vow

Toronto’s Imperfect Indulgence scores a major on-screen role in The Vow

Toronto handmade leather goods designer Ana Niculae from Imperfect Indulgence is bound to make some more money soon, because her...

Toronto-born Tanya Taylor debuts at NYFW with a sense of whimsy and some killer prints

Toronto-born Tanya Taylor debuts at NYFW with a sense of whimsy and some killer prints

While New York Fashion Week officially kicked off today, the week’s jam-packed schedule means shows have been running since...

Like Joe Fresh? Like Hunger Games? Now you can have both (no murder involved)

Like Joe Fresh? Like Hunger Games? Now you can have both (no murder involved)

Joe Fresh has announced that, much like every young adult (and old adult reading young adult fiction on the TTC), it’s a fan of...

POLL: White carpet style, Rachel McAdams edition

POLL: White carpet style, Rachel McAdams edition

Remember when we told you about The Vow ? You know, that movie where Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams play a married couple who...

Introducing: CB2, a middle finger to all surrounding furniture shops on Queen West (also, it used to be the Big Bop)

Introducing: CB2, a middle finger to all surrounding furniture shops on Queen West (also, it used to be the Big Bop)

Nothing seems to get Torontonians going like an American chain finally opening its first Canadian store here (take that, Vancouver...

Five pictures of the cutest thing to ever happen to the Toronto Zoo (seriously, this little guy is unbearably adorable)

Five pictures of the cutest thing to ever happen to the Toronto Zoo (seriously, this little guy is unbearably adorable)

Who can resist clicking through a photo gallery dedicated to the polar bear cub the Toronto Zoo unveiled last week?...

Coco Rocha doesn’t advocate airbrushing (okay, she does, but only sometimes)

Coco Rocha doesn’t advocate airbrushing (okay, she does, but only sometimes)

Everyone wants to look good, right? What “good” means depends on the person, but for Coco Rocha, it means not having pimples...

Watch Hannah Sider and Gabriel Graham channel Air’s “Kelly Watch the Stars” in an Amanda Lew Kee fashion film

Watch Hannah Sider and Gabriel Graham channel Air’s “Kelly Watch the Stars” in an Amanda Lew Kee fashion film

The Fashion magazine film series continued this week with Hannah Sider and Gabriel Graham’ s take on Amanda Lew Kee’ s...

When fashion and sports collide: George Laraque calls out the Leafs for endorsing Canada Goose

Retired NHL player George Laraque isn’t happy with the Toronto Maple Leafs. No, he isn’t some curmudgeon complaining from a...

Introducing: Positive Space, where beds are more than just beds and storage is more than just storage

Introducing: Positive Space, where beds are more than just beds and storage is more than just storage

Positive Space just opened on King East, and while some might say there isn’t a dearth of furniture stores on the...

Long, drawn-out story of Adam Nobody lumbers towards disappointing conclusion

The Special Investigations Unit has announced it won’t be reopening its probe into the Adam Nobody case because that...

Dealuxe owner Joanna Track poaches another employee from the Fashion masthead: Susie Sheffman

Dealuxe owner Joanna Track poaches another employee from the Fashion masthead: Susie Sheffman

Earlier last week, Joanna Track— former owner of Sweetspot and current owner of e-tailer Dealuxe announced that Fashion...

The Flos/LightForm party was packed with international design stars (and some awesome lights too)

The Flos/LightForm party was packed with international design stars (and some awesome lights too)

On Friday night, Niagara Street lit up with the opening of the first ever Canadian Flos flagship store in partnership with...

Shopping

How an iGaming platform is giving back to the northern Ontario community

How an iGaming platform is giving back to the northern Ontario community

By bridging the gap between digital play and physical bingo halls, Betty is redefining the gaming industry to ensure that local communities always win.

Five ways to prepare for the ultimate watch party experience, at home or on the go

Five ways to prepare for the ultimate watch party experience, at home or on the go

Enjoy the soccer game anywhere with immersive tech that feels like a win

What Dora-winning actor Hailey Gillis loves about the Beaches

What Dora-winning actor Hailey Gillis loves about the Beaches

The acclaimed thespian takes us on a tour of her favourite haunts

What multi-hyphenate artist Vivek Shraya loves about Leslieville

What multi-hyphenate artist Vivek Shraya loves about Leslieville

Including an iconic brunch spot, a bespoke burrito and the ultimate sunset-and-skyline vantage

Great Spaces

Inside an art dealer’s 430-square-foot apartment crammed with paintings

Inside an art dealer’s 430-square-foot apartment crammed with paintings

Janos Toth began collecting works by Inuk artist Floyd Kuptana last year. He now has 42 on display

Inside painter Janna Watson's minimalist studio in a Grey County forest

Inside painter Janna Watson’s minimalist studio in a Grey County forest

A weathered steel exterior renders the building virtually invisible from the road

This couple turned a Dundas West Victorian into a dark and sultry Hollywood Regency palace

This couple turned a Dundas West Victorian into a dark and sultry Hollywood Regency palace

“I want it to feel like an Old Hollywood actress retired and then went thrifting”

Inside a technicolour rural farmhouse lovingly restored by director Eva Michon and musician Sebastien Grainger

Inside a technicolour rural farmhouse lovingly restored by director Eva Michon and musician Sebastien Grainger

Turns out the guy from Death From Above 1979 is really good at renovations