Best of 2014

These easy-drinking wines, spirits and beers will elevate every celebration and inspire new holiday traditions

More than 120 covetable items to give or get, from bargain-basement deals and steals to the splurgiest of splurges

After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports

Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it

Our annual list of the up-and-comers shaping our city and the world

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

From laneway homes to garden suites to houseboats, these creative living spaces offer style, affordability and comfort in a city where land is in short supply

For 50 years, the Ontario government incarcerated kids accused of infractions as minor as truancy, drinking or shoplifting in so-called training schools

The chef behind Mimi and Sunnys Chinese spent years mastering the cuisine of a culture not his own. Now, he’s risking it all to return to his roots

Anti-Trudeau sentiment has officially breached the GTA. But what does the alternative look like? Here, 12 prognosticators weigh in on the impact of a Poilievre government for Canada’s largest city

Half a million Torontonians are without a primary care physician. The search is maddening, exhausting and often futile. Dispatches from the front lines

For 148 years, the country’s oldest tennis club was an ivy-covered bastion of civility with a roster of like-minded, blue-blooded members. Then chaos erupted

A growing cohort of Torontonians are swapping the coke-fuelled, booze-soaked club scene for cold plunges, sobriety and superfood smoothies. Here’s what it takes (and costs) to foster the ideal body and mind

The $680-a-head uptown restaurant everyone’s talking about has three giant egos in the kitchen and one very rich benefactor calling the shots. If they don’t self-destruct, they may well produce something spectacular

Boisterous, barky, humpy, mean: they’re everywhere and no one’s happy. Dispatches from the canine wars

Last summer, when a stray bullet killed a young mother near the South Riverdale supervised consumption site, it sparked a vicious fight between area residents. One year later, tensions are high, neither side will back down and the overdose crisis rages on

Five years ago, hardly anyone was talking about adult ADHD. Now it’s all over social media, and self-diagnosis is rampant. How a complex neurological condition became the new superpower

From Olivia Chow to Galen Weston Jr. to Drake, here’s everything we could find on what the city’s biggest names are bringing home

Wameed Ateyah was the answer to Schomberg’s prayers: a family physician who took walk-ins, made house calls, gave to local charities. Then his dark secret was revealed

This year’s winners include a tiny perfect snack bar, a Japanese listening lounge and a high-flying steakhouse. What they all have in common is a fanatical commitment to excellence

Before he died, William Waters transferred his fortune to his wife’s caregiver. His lawyers say she coerced him. She says they were having an affair. The untold story of a scandalous estate battle

After the birth of my first child, I split with reality. I had terrifying hallucinations, received messages from the spirit world and spent so much on New Age paraphernalia that I had to sell my house. A memoir on finding my way back to reality

Karima Manji wanted it all for her twin daughters, Amira and Nadya. And she found a way to help them get it: financial aid earmarked for Indigenous kids. The fact that they weren’t remotely Indigenous wasn’t going to stop her

“Since moving downtown, I pay more for rent but less for gas, so it evens out”

Expenses include: a pre-concert blowout, a DIY replica of Taylor Swift’s beaded bodysuit and two round trips to Europe

“I haven’t bought an office lunch in two years”

“I’ve spent almost $5,000 on my dog this year”

The 6,000-square-foot property also comes with a cobblestone driveway, original stained glass, a mirrored walk-in closet and a very green garage

The 2,200-square-foot property also comes with a 110-foot-deep backyard, two living rooms, a built-in sound system and a finished basement with nanny suite potential

The 4,300-square-foot property also comes with a dining room for 20 people, a wine cellar, a heated driveway and an EV charger

The 2,300-square-foot property near Yonge and St. Clair comes with Venetian verve, five bathrooms, original stained glass and a big backyard

The 2,900-square-foot property also comes with monkey-themed wallpaper, a wood-burning stove, an open staircase and a primo rooftop