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These Torontonians raised millions for Ukraine
City

These Torontonians raised millions for Ukraine

Six good Samaritans, thousands of kilometres from the front

Nine amazing archival photos that reveal Toronto’s rich Ukrainian history
City

Nine amazing archival photos that reveal Toronto’s rich Ukrainian history

The tastes and traditions in Toronto through the decades

“They can stay as long as they need”: This woman took in a family of strangers from Ukraine
Memoir

“They can stay as long as they need”: This woman took in a family of strangers from Ukraine

Catherine Mack, a 56-year-old real estate agent, is hosting four Ukrainians in her three-bedroom bungalow in Oshawa

“All of this is a little surreal”: Six Ukrainian-Canadians on the war
City

“All of this is a little surreal”: Six Ukrainian-Canadians on the war

The neighbourhood fixtures who feed, teach and lead their community

“The most difficult part was looking into the eyes of the children”: This Brampton volunteer spent a week helping refugees in Poland
Memoir

“The most difficult part was looking into the eyes of the children”: This Brampton volunteer spent a week helping refugees in Poland

"The refugee building reminded me of the International Centre in Mississauga"

“We knew we might not see each other again for years”: When this teacher fled Ukraine for Toronto, she had to leave her husband behind
Memoir

“We knew we might not see each other again for years”: When this teacher fled Ukraine for Toronto, she had to leave her husband behind

She's now living with two other Ukrainian families in an old friend's house in Mississauga

Six Toronto restaurants cooking Ukrainian meals to benefit the war relief effort
Food & Drink

Six Toronto restaurants cooking Ukrainian meals to benefit the war relief effort

Half a dozen ways to help out and enjoy good food at the same time

“I just want to have breakfast without the fear of bombing”: How a Ukrainian family reconnected with an old friend to escape the war
Memoir

“I just want to have breakfast without the fear of bombing”: How a Ukrainian family reconnected with an old friend to escape the war

Twenty years ago, Alla Galych helped two Ukrainian orphans get into university. When Russia attacked, she stepped up again to help them escape

“I had half an hour to gather my things and leave”: How a visually impaired retiree made it out of Ukraine
Memoir

“I had half an hour to gather my things and leave”: How a visually impaired retiree made it out of Ukraine

"When I landed in Toronto, someone suddenly ran over and hugged me. I was frightened at first, but then I realized it was my daughter"

“I long to see my husband again”: Inside one family’s heartbreaking decision to flee Ukraine
Memoir

“I long to see my husband again”: Inside one family’s heartbreaking decision to flee Ukraine

For Anna Gutta-Ustymenko, fleeing to safety also meant leaving her spouse behind

“If I can do my little part, I’m going to do it”: Toronto chef Jagger Gordon on his humanitarian trip to Ukraine
Food & Drink

“If I can do my little part, I’m going to do it”: Toronto chef Jagger Gordon on his humanitarian trip to Ukraine

He’s cooking meals for displaced people and members of the military

“We ran for cover as the air raid sirens blared”: A retiree on his week-long journey out of Ukraine
Memoir

“We ran for cover as the air raid sirens blared”: A retiree on his week-long journey out of Ukraine

"Our sons were waiting for us when we arrived at Pearson. We started crying as soon as we saw them"

“My accounts were frozen because the banks thought I was laundering money”: How a Toronto man raised $1 million for Ukraine by selling stickers
Memoir

“My accounts were frozen because the banks thought I was laundering money”: How a Toronto man raised $1 million for Ukraine by selling stickers

Christian Borys spent five years as a foreign correspondent in Kyiv. When Russia attacked Ukraine, he started a viral Instagram fundraiser

“My phone is ringing non-stop”: How a Ukrainian-Canadian helped raise $3 million to support troops in his home country
Memoir

“My phone is ringing non-stop”: How a Ukrainian-Canadian helped raise $3 million to support troops in his home country

"Our volunteers are risking their lives doing this work—there are bombs and Russian missiles falling all over Ukraine right now"

“We waited at the border for 20 hours”: A school principal on her harrowing escape from Ukraine
Memoir

“We waited at the border for 20 hours”: A school principal on her harrowing escape from Ukraine

"My mother called every day, begging me to come back to Canada, but I didn’t want to believe that the Russians would actually invade"

Private School Directory

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022
Private Schools

The Independent and Private School Directory Spring 2022

Big Stories

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine
City

Tales of love and resilience from Little Ukraine

This man would like your attention
City

This man would like your attention

I was forced into an arranged marriage at 17
Memoir

I was forced into an arranged marriage at 17

Toronto’s first family of cheese
City

Toronto’s first family of cheese

25 Reasons to Love Toronto Now
City

25 Reasons to Love Toronto Now

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country
Life

Inside a high-stakes flight from a crumbling country

The twisted mind of a serial romance scammer
City

The twisted mind of a serial romance scammer

What should the post-pandemic workplace look like?
City

What should the post-pandemic workplace look like?

How director Domee Shi turned Toronto into a pastel Pixar wonderland
Culture

How director Domee Shi turned Toronto into a pastel Pixar wonderland

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father
Memoir

How I learned the horrifying truth about my biological father

Inside a $4-billion family feud
City

Inside a $4-billion family feud

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s
City

Fifteen mesmerizing photos that reveal the lives of Torontonians in the 1960s and ’70s

Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war
City

Behind the scenes of an $11-billion subway war

Dispatches from the weirdest university year ever
Life

Dispatches from the weirdest university year ever

<em>Toronto Life&#8217;</em>s top longreads of 2021
City

Toronto Life’s top longreads of 2021

Fired for being female
City

Fired for being female

The winter hater&#8217;s guide to loving winter
City

The winter hater’s guide to loving winter

Inside the hunt for Christine Jessop&#8217;s real killer
City

Inside the hunt for Christine Jessop’s real killer

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2021
City

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2021

How an army of volunteers inoculated Ontario
City

How an army of volunteers inoculated Ontario

Great Spaces

Inside the Royal Hotel&#8217;s five-year restoration
Style

Inside the Royal Hotel’s five-year restoration

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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