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Toronto can expect two federal by-elections in the near future
Long-time Liberal MP Bill Blair announced his resignation yesterday and will relocate to the UK for a different role
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The Influentials 2017: Best buds
Four people shaping the new pot landscape
City News
Deputy police chief Peter Sloly on running to succeed Bill Blair, and the first item on his agenda if he does: race
As deputy police chief, you are frequently mentioned as a favourite to succeed Bill Blair. Do you want the job? William Blair is...
City News
Why an end to police carding is only the beginning
I was asked, in November, to join a panel on police relations with young Torontonians. Early on in the event, police chief Bill...
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Bill Blair wants to shrink Toronto’s police force slightly
—The number of officers soon-to-be-former police chief Bill Blair is asking the police board to eliminate from Toronto's force...
City News
Police Chief Bill Blair accepts Doug Ford’s apology
After an abortive initial attempt at an apology, earlier this afternoon Doug Ford released a written retraction of his allegedly...
City News
Police Chief Bill Blair serves Doug Ford with a notice of defamation
The Globe reports that police Chief Bill Blair has made good on his threat to pursue legal action against Doug Ford . On Monday...
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When he leaves his post, police Chief Bill Blair will take a whole lot of money with him
—The amount of money police Chief Bill Blair will receive when he leaves his post next April, according to the Sun . (That's...
City News
John Lorinc, on the search for police chief Bill Blair’s replacement:
"In fact, when you add it all up—the lunatic politics, the high-handed treatment meted out to public servants and the fact that...
City News
Police Chief Bill Blair is out, as of next April
The Toronto Police Services Board has just announced that it won't be renewing police chief (and Toronto Life cover model ) Bill...
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Almost a year after Sammy Yatim, Toronto Police get a report on how to deal with people in crisis
Almost a year to the day after the shooting death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim , a long-awaited report on police encounters with...
City News
The police officer charged with Sammy Yatim’s murder is back at work
With his preliminary hearing underway, constable James Forcillo , the police officer charged with second-degree murder in the...
City News
Toronto Police ask the OPP to oversee the investigation into Rob Ford
Project Brazen 2, the Toronto Police investigation into Rob Ford' s activities, has always been a little awkward, because the...
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A play-by-play of the escalating Ford-family feud with police chief Bill Blair
While it's somewhat understandable that Doug and Rob Ford would be unhappy with the Toronto Police Service's ongoing investigation...
City News
UPDATED: Doug Ford gets police chief Bill Blair investigated for misconduct
Doug Ford has frequently alleged that his brother Rob's troubles are the result of a conspiracy against the Ford family. His...
City News
The 14 top reactions to the latest round of Rob Ford revelations
After new details emerged yesterday about pseudo-mayor Rob Ford' s alleged involvement in gang activity, blackmail and maybe even...
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QUOTED: Bill Blair sidesteps the question of whether Rob Ford will be charged after more shady details surface
—Police Chief Bill Blair, not really answering the question on many Torontonians’ lips : why hasn’t Rob Ford been charged...
City News
The 50 Most Influential People in Toronto: who really runs this city?
You know you live in interesting times when the chief of police is the most powerful person in town. What propelled Chief Blair to...
City News
Party Pics: Laureen Harper replaces Stephen, and Bill Blair wants to arm wrestle at the True Patriot Love gala
Stephen Harper missed Thursday night’s True Patriot Love Dinner at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, but his wife Laureen...
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The 62 questions we still have for mayor Rob Ford
Mayor Rob Ford's second press conference on Tuesday saw him read a detailed and repetitive apology for smoking crack, in which he...
City News
The top seven Rob Ford jokes on American talk shows, from Jon Stewart to Howard Stern to Jay Leno
Toronto’s been getting frequent updates on the Rob Ford Crackgate circus since May , but for many joke-makers south of the...
City News
Rob Ford Crack Scandal: 16 amusing, baffling and touching reactions from notables that you need to read
Opinions about Rob Ford are like rage-fuelled TTC stories: every Torontonian has one. With the massive volume of mayor-related...
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Cover Preview: Check out Toronto Life’s December cover featuring Rob Ford and Bill Blair
Our December issue, which features our annual ranking of the 50 most influential people in Toronto, goes out to subscribers next...
City News
Rob Ford Crack Scandal: Toronto police chief Bill Blair confirms that the cops have the Rob Ford crack video
At a packed press conference this morning, Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair completely and utterly shocked the city by revealing...
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Summer Camp Guide
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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
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
Deep Dives
Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes
If this city stands any chance of solving the housing crisis, it will need buildings with multiple units in residential neighbourhoods—a move that has many residents saying, “Anywhere but here!”
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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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