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“We don’t have a mortgage, which is mind-blowing”: Why a marine engineer and a media advisor left Toronto for Kingston
Real Estate

“We don’t have a mortgage, which is mind-blowing”: Why a marine engineer and a media advisor left Toronto for Kingston

They wanted to live in a smaller city where they could make an impact

“It feels like we live at a resort”: Why a technician and a law clerk traded Toronto for Port Colborne
Real Estate

“It feels like we live at a resort”: Why a technician and a law clerk traded Toronto for Port Colborne

They went to school in Toronto, got jobs in Toronto, then faced a difficult decision: rent forever or leave

Urban Expats: This family ditched Toronto to build a life in Kingston. Here’s why
Real Estate

Urban Expats: This family ditched Toronto to build a life in Kingston. Here’s why

Once a week, one of the parents commutes to Toronto for work

Why are cops, teachers and nurses giving up on Toronto?
City

Why are cops, teachers and nurses giving up on Toronto?

Tracking a middle-class exodus

What happens to a city when the next generation of teachers, cops, nurses and firefighters decide to leave?
Real Estate

What happens to a city when the next generation of teachers, cops, nurses and firefighters decide to leave?

A six-part series on the middle-class migration

“We’d walk around Wychwood Barns and fantasize about owning a modest semi, but our budget was around $350,000”
Real Estate

“We’d walk around Wychwood Barns and fantasize about owning a modest semi, but our budget was around $350,000”

In Guelph, they found a two-bedroom condo in a converted church for $310,000

“We loved our life in Toronto, but we knew $600,000 wouldn’t get us very far”
Real Estate

“We loved our life in Toronto, but we knew $600,000 wouldn’t get us very far”

In Burlington, they found a three-bedroom row house for $620,000

“We have four kids. A skinny semi in the Upper Beaches wasn’t going to cut it”
Real Estate

“We have four kids. A skinny semi in the Upper Beaches wasn’t going to cut it”

They found a four-bedroom, three-bathroom detached with a giant backyard in Burlington—and most of their new friends are Toronto transplants

“We didn’t want to spend 50 per cent of our income on a mortgage for the next 25 years”
Real Estate

“We didn’t want to spend 50 per cent of our income on a mortgage for the next 25 years”

So they’re renting a three-bedroom detached house in Brampton for $1,800 a month

“Two-bedroom condos were renting for $2,400 in Toronto. In Innisfil, we found a three-bedroom house for $460,000”
Real Estate

“Two-bedroom condos were renting for $2,400 in Toronto. In Innisfil, we found a three-bedroom house for $460,000”

It’s 1,275 square feet with a yard, and it’s walking distance to a Starbucks

“We grew up with big backyards and wanted the same for our kids”
Real Estate

“We grew up with big backyards and wanted the same for our kids”

In Bracebridge, they have three bedrooms and a fireplace for $1,600 a month, and they’re saving up for a lakefront property

 

Private School Directory

The Spring 2023 Private and Independent School Directory
Private Schools

The Spring 2023 Private and Independent School Directory

Big Stories

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

<em>Star</em> Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country&#8217;s largest newspaper
City

Star Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country’s largest newspaper

After my husband tried to kill me, I was forced to flee Kenya. Eight years later, I&#8217;m still fighting for justice
Memoir

After my husband tried to kill me, I was forced to flee Kenya. Eight years later, I’m still fighting for justice

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy
Culture

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy

Inside the Ontario years of Elon Musk, the world&#8217;s most absurd billionaire
Deep Dives

Inside the Ontario years of Elon Musk, the world’s most absurd billionaire

<em>Toronto Life</em>’s top longreads of 2022
City

Toronto Life’s top longreads of 2022

&#8220;I spent five years in a white-power gang&#8221;: Inside the twisted world of Toronto&#8217;s white supremacist movement
Memoir

“I spent five years in a white-power gang”: Inside the twisted world of Toronto’s white supremacist movement

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it&#8217;s going&nbsp;up
City

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it’s going up

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice
Memoir

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022
City

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good
Culture

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings
City

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings

The Homecoming Club: Five families on leaving Toronto, regretting it and finding their way home
Real Estate

The Homecoming Club: Five families on leaving Toronto, regretting it and finding their way home

At 80, John Irving still has plenty to say: about Trump, about abortion, about tattoos, about everything
Culture

At 80, John Irving still has plenty to say: about Trump, about abortion, about tattoos, about everything

A look behind the scenes of Kent Monkman&#8217;s latest show
Culture

A look behind the scenes of Kent Monkman’s latest show

This developer sold pre-construction townhouses for $400,000. Three years later, they told their buyers to pay another $100K or lose their homes
Real Estate

This developer sold pre-construction townhouses for $400,000. Three years later, they told their buyers to pay another $100K or lose their homes

The restaurant industry is broken
Food & Drink

The restaurant industry is broken

Inside the weird world of cryotherapy, biocharging and fecal transplants
City

Inside the weird world of cryotherapy, biocharging and fecal transplants

Great Spaces

Inside a net-zero Lawrence Park home that generates negative energy bills
Real Estate

Inside a net-zero Lawrence Park home that generates negative energy bills

Best Dressed

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac &#038; Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac & Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey &#038; Lucia Remedios

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey & Lucia Remedios

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