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The Weeknd
Culture
The 10 best Toronto albums of 2016
Drake, Gord Downie, Basia Bulat and more
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Culture
“I’m very proud of him”: A 16-year-old Weeknd superfan reviews
Starboy
Jahnaea Hines pulled an all-nighter to get tickets to the Weeknd's listening party, so, yeah, she's a little biased
Culture
Toronto’s 50 Most Influential: #18, The Weeknd
The megastar crooner
Style
Here’s what fans of The Weeknd bought at his Starboy pop-up shop
Fans waited in line for hours to snag merch promoting the Scarborough musician's new album
Culture
Four moments you missed from The Weeknd’s stellar
Saturday Night Live
performance
Haircut jokes and the return of the The Weeknd Update
Culture
The Weeknd cut off his hair, and Twitter is losing it
"Legend has it his hair was planted in soil to blossom into a beautiful tree"
Culture
The 10 biggest moments in Toronto pop culture in the last 50 years
The music, movies and shows that mattered most
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Culture
Toronto’s catchiest cover songs
"Hotline Bling" performed with phones, the return of "Teenage Dirtbag" and more
Culture
How the Weeknd soared from the ‘burbs to the big time
Tracing Abel Tesfaye's transformation from obscure YouTube singer to Drake collaborator, Rolling Stone cover model and seven-Grammy nominee
Culture
The 10 best Toronto songs on the Billboard charts, ranked
The best songs from the 6 on the charts right now, from Drake to Shawn Mendes to Bieber
Culture
Toronto’s 50 Most Influential: #18, The Weeknd
This was the year The Weeknd achieved monster commercial success
Culture
The Weeknd’s homecoming, a Warhol retrospective and eight other things to do this week
What to do in Toronto during the week of November 2
Style
Street Style: teens, artists and super-fans show off boho looks at the MuchMusic Video Awards
Last Sunday, teenage fans flocked to Queen and John for MuchMusic' s annual awards show. On top of a star-studded red carpet, the...
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Culture
The Drake Effect
The rap superstar has amassed a flock of musical disciples who guest on his albums, record on his label and perform at OVO...
City News
Best of Fall 2013: six Toronto concerts that are totally worth the lineup
By Andrew D’Cruz, Sue Carter Flinn, Emily Landau, Alison Mah, Jason McBride, Courtney Shea, Stéphanie Verge, Chris Webster and...
City News
Editor’s Letter (January 2013): why Toronto is suddenly such a hotbed of creative talent
Over the past year or so, a particular breed of talented Torontonians made it big. Sheila Heti’s quirky semi-autobiographical...
City News
See, Hear, Read: our experts pick November’s best movie, music and book release
They love it. We want it. Three red-hot releases “Jim Henson was my idol when I was growing up, and since this was the first...
Culture
Polaris Music Prize announces long list, and it’s 25 per cent Torontonian
Earlier today, the Polaris Music Prize announced its long list of the 40 Canadian bands and musicians eligible to win this year's...
City News
Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 3, because Drake had babies
As fans of the rappers Maestro, Kardinal and K-os well know, Toronto hip hop has been thriving for at least a couple of...
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Drake announces who will perform at this year’s OVO Festival
Drake has announced that his third annual OVO Festival (October’s Very Own, for the uninitiated) will take place on August 5 at...
Culture
The Weeknd drops his third mixtape of 2011, Echoes of Silence
Last night, Abel Tesfaye— a.k.a. The Weeknd, a.k.a. the man who out-Draked Drake— released his third, highly anticipated...
Culture
VIDEO: Watch The Weeknd’s “The Knowing” in 2-D Jankyvision
If you’re a fan of The Weeknd, you’ll be happy to know that you no longer have to watch homemade fan videos that look like...
Culture
Reaction roundup: Arcade Fire wins the 2011 Polaris Prize
Montreal rockers Arcade Fire had a big year in 2011—they won Junos and a Grammy, and as of yesterday, the esteemed Polaris...
Culture
TIFF Weekend Roundup: the best fashion, spottings and gossip
As usual, the opening weekend of TIFF meant an overdose of red carpets and parties, but we’ve still got our eyes and ears glued...
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Summer Camp Guide
City News
Summer Camp Directory 2026
Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages
Wines of the World
Food & Drink
Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from
Toronto Life’s
Best Restaurants
From cabernet and merlot to icewine and chardonnay, these wines are primed to pair and delight
Big Stories
Deep Dives
The Monster Cottages vs. the Resistance: Inside the ruthless battle for the future of Muskoka
From Gravenhurst to Port Cockburn, the uber rich and powerful are buying up shoreline for private island compounds and sprawling mega-resorts, radically changing the face of Muskoka and infuriating environmentalists, locals and long-time cottagers
Deep Dives
Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it
When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent
Deep Dives
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026
This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar
Deep Dives
Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team
After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype
Deep Dives
Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with
SNL
rookie Veronika Slowikowska
Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of
Saturday Night Live
in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it
Deep Dives
Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer
The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line
Deep Dives
The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?
We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout
Deep Dives
My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press
My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell
Deep Dives
Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin
Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe
Deep Dives
Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?
Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees
Deep Dives
City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?
Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution
Deep Dives
This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI
It’s hard out here for a 20-something
Deep Dives
The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market
Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises
Deep Dives
Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI
Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him
Deep Dives
Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world
Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better
Deep Dives
293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband
When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him
Deep Dives
The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone
The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks
Just Listed
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For Sale: 92 Arjay Crescent
As luxury buyers become increasingly focused on wellness, privacy, and long-term livability, a new generation of custom homes is emerging – one defined less by excess and more by thoughtful design
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For Sale: 171 Durant Ave
This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot
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For Sale: 50 First Avenue
A testament to time presiding over one of Uxbridge's most storied streetscapes, this magnificently preserved circa 1880 residence commands its prominent corner lot with the quiet confidence of a true architectural landmark
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For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive
A commanding architectural statement in prestigious Stonegate–Queensway, this newly completed custom residence by Bali Homes Group presents a refined interpretation of contemporary luxury living
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For Sale: 75 Queen Street
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