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Boat People

These friends started a yacht rental service during the pandemic, and business is booming
City

These friends started a yacht rental service during the pandemic, and business is booming

"Everyone who steps off our boats is so happy. They can’t wait to do it again"

These friends bought a sailboat for $6,500 on a whim. They’re loving it
Life

These friends bought a sailboat for $6,500 on a whim. They’re loving it

"It’s tough to beat waking up on the Islands and going for a swim on an empty beach"

This couple moved into their $40,000 motor yacht for the summer
Life

This couple moved into their $40,000 motor yacht for the summer

"The moment we leave our apartment and come aboard, our stress levels plummet"

We bought a $62,000 sailboat and moved in
Life

We bought a $62,000 sailboat and moved in

"We’ve got pretty much everything we need on this boat"

This couple paid $150,000 for a motor yacht and moved in
Life

This couple paid $150,000 for a motor yacht and moved in

"It feels like coming home to a vacation every single day"

This couple gave up their Leslieville semi and moved into a sailboat
Life

This couple gave up their Leslieville semi and moved into a sailboat

"We don't think having kids will force us to move back to land"

Adventures in real estate: “I gave up my basement apartment to live on a boat year-round”
Life

Adventures in real estate: “I gave up my basement apartment to live on a boat year-round”

I'd dreamed about it for years. The pandemic was the push I needed

“I wanted to get out of my condo during the pandemic so I bought a sailboat with a stranger”
Life

“I wanted to get out of my condo during the pandemic so I bought a sailboat with a stranger”

"We split all costs and just text each other whenever we want to use the boat"

Life Aquatic: How a family of three lives on a 47-foot sailboat in Toronto Harbour
Real Estate

Life Aquatic: How a family of three lives on a 47-foot sailboat in Toronto Harbour

They wanted their 10-year-old son, Strummer, to experience the nautical lifestyle

Chris Hadfield’s Generator, a binge-worthy new crime show and eight other things to see, do, hear and read this week
Culture

Chris Hadfield’s Generator, a binge-worthy new crime show and eight other things to see, do, hear and read this week

What to do in Toronto during the week of January 8

 

House of the Week

A weekly feature on one-of-a-kind houses in Toronto
Real Estate

A weekly feature on one-of-a-kind houses in Toronto

Private School Guide

The Private and Independent School Guide Fall 2023
Private Schools

The Private and Independent School Guide Fall 2023

Big Stories

The Inside Job: A crooked cop, a dead man and an $800,000 estate fraud
Deep Dives

The Inside Job: A crooked cop, a dead man and an $800,000 estate fraud

The Kickstarters: Meet the mentors who helped launch Toronto’s biggest stars
Deep Dives

The Kickstarters: Meet the mentors who helped launch Toronto’s biggest stars

The Killer in Suite 104: Inside the Vaughan condo shooting
Deep Dives

The Killer in Suite 104: Inside the Vaughan condo shooting

Students are cheating. Professors are panicking. The system is unravelling. Scenes from the AI revolution on campus
Deep Dives

Students are cheating. Professors are panicking. The system is unravelling. Scenes from the AI revolution on campus

The fabulous, terrifying, chaotic life of Josh Richards, TikTok’s reigning influencer
Deep Dives

The fabulous, terrifying, chaotic life of Josh Richards, TikTok’s reigning influencer

Urbs vs. Burbs: Six families defend their visions of the ideal life in and around the GTA
Real Estate

Urbs vs. Burbs: Six families defend their visions of the ideal life in and around the GTA

Who broke the TTC? Inside Toronto’s public transit disaster
Deep Dives

Who broke the TTC? Inside Toronto’s public transit disaster

“At 31, I discovered that my parents had been keeping a shocking secret—and the surprises just kept coming”
Deep Dives

“At 31, I discovered that my parents had been keeping a shocking secret—and the surprises just kept coming”

Promised Land: Inside the debate raging around the Greenbelt
Deep Dives

Promised Land: Inside the debate raging around the Greenbelt

“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
Deep Dives

“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

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate
Deep Dives

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school’s descent into chaos
Deep Dives

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school’s descent into chaos

The Insatiable Janet Zuccarini: Inside the food empire of Toronto’s most consistent restaurateur
Deep Dives

The Insatiable Janet Zuccarini: Inside the food empire of Toronto’s most consistent restaurateur

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants in 2023
Food & Drink

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants in 2023

This man’s gun ended up in the hands of a murderer
Deep Dives

This man’s gun ended up in the hands of a murderer

Future City: An optimist’s guide to the green, affordable, Jetsonesque near-future of Toronto real estate
Real Estate

Future City: An optimist’s guide to the green, affordable, Jetsonesque near-future of Toronto real estate

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex
Deep Dives

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah
City

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong
Deep Dives

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected
Life

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected

Cost of Living

This Willowdale couple makes $163,000 a year. How do they spend it?
City

This Willowdale couple makes $163,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This public-sector lawyer makes $103,000 a year. How does she spend it?
City

This public-sector lawyer makes $103,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This apparel-company owner makes $90,200 a year. How does he spend it?
City

This apparel-company owner makes $90,200 a year. How does he spend it?

This Casa Loma couple makes up to $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?
City

This Casa Loma couple makes up to $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?

House of the Week

House of the Week: This Etobicoke home more than tripled its price after a full-on reno
Real Estate

House of the Week: This Etobicoke home more than tripled its price after a full-on reno

House of the Week: $3.5 million for an Etobicoke home with three fireplaces just off Mimico Creek
Real Estate

House of the Week: $3.5 million for an Etobicoke home with three fireplaces just off Mimico Creek

House of the Week: $1.3 million for an Edwardian in Roncesvalles Village with industrial flourishes
Real Estate

House of the Week: $1.3 million for an Edwardian in Roncesvalles Village with industrial flourishes

House of the Week: $2.2 million for a Bloor West Village detached with two living rooms and a backyard oasis
Real Estate

House of the Week: $2.2 million for a Bloor West Village detached with two living rooms and a backyard oasis

House of the Week: $5.5 million for a King City home with a fireplace that defies physics
Real Estate

House of the Week: $5.5 million for a King City home with a fireplace that defies physics

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