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Drake General Store
City News
Inside the Drake Motor Inn, the hotel’s latest outpost in Prince Edward County
Each room has a Polaroid camera
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Food & Drink
Inside the kitchen of Paula Navarrete, the executive chef of Momofuku’s new restaurant
A few of the things it's stocked with: booze, mustard pickles and lots of hot sauce
Shopping
The coolest gear for commemorating Canada’s 150th birthday
Nine non-kitschy ways to prove your patriotism
Real Estate News
House of the Week: the $1.6-million Wychwood pad with some serious design cred
A co-founder of the Drake General Store is selling this beautiful Wychwood home
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Shopping
The best boxing day sales in Toronto
Where to find everything from cozy parkas to strappy stilettos—at a steal
Shopping
Inside the Drake General Store’s giant new Queen West flagship, with a café, barbershop and New Balance boutique
It's a massive upgrade
Style
The best rainbow-hued apparel for showing your pride this weekend
What to wear to the city's annual parade
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Style
The coolest not-so-official Raptors gear
We've put together a short list of "team" gear to wear to Jurassic Park, on the couch or wherever you find yourself watching the Cleveland series
Shopping
Mother’s Day Gift Guide: Twenty thoughtful presents to spoil Mom (without spending a fortune)
You have until May 8 to use this guide wisely
City News
How Jeff Stober turned the Drake Hotel into an empire
The Drake's owner is a master at exporting his quirky brand of twee
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Style
Where to (still) find the best Boxing Day deals
Ten super sales you haven't missed
Style
Cashmere dickies, stylish sweats and other incredibly cozy holiday essentials
For days spent binge-watching Netflix
Style
Twenty-three pieces of flair for every outfit (and attitude)
The best statement-making pins and patches
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Style
A grown-up toy shop, and six more spots to buy last-minute gifts this week
The week's best new stores and coolest pop-ups
Food & Drink
Toronto’s 50 Most Influential: #36, Jeff Stober
The king of Queen West has taken his quirky brand of Canadiana on the road
Shopping
The Find: four fab accessories to accentuate your Pride
Let’s face it: part of Pride is wearing as little clothing as possible, meaning a proper outfit really depends on the...
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Style
The Drake General Store’s Union Station outpost is open
Union Station' s long-anticipated re-vamp is finally coming together . In addition to getting a fancy new food court next...
Shopping
Pop-Up Pick: score massive discounts on winter goods at the Drake General Store’s warehouse sale
If, like us, you're someone who blitzed through all their Christmas shopping at the Drake General Store, racking up quite the bill...
Style
Store Guide: Good Neighbour, a family-friendly boutique in Leslieville (complete with its own Drake General Store)
Name: Good Neighbour Sells: Clothing, accessories and gifts for women, men, and kids Contact info: 935 Queen St. E...
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Shopping
Pop-Up Pick: snag Pride-themed paraphernalia at this all-Canadian collaboration
Drake General Store and the Bay, two of Toronto's most devoted peddlers of Canadiana gear, have come together to create a themed...
Shopping
The Find: a patriotic sweatshirt you’ll be proud to sport year-round
Parading around in Hudson Bay’ s Team Canada apparel isn't for every sports fan. For patriotic Canadians who’d rather make a...
Shopping
Toronto Valentine’s Day Gifts for Women: 15 gifts she will actually adore
A note for bewildered boyfriends: few women want to gorge on chocolate or squeeze into ill-fitting lingerie after consuming a...
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Shopping
Christmas Gift Ideas: get a jump on holiday shopping at the Drake General Store’s weekend warehouse sale
It’s pretty early to be thinking about Christmas, but smart shoppers seize bargain opportunities where and when they...
Style
Shop Talk: new stores and shopping websites from May 2013
Opened The new discount spinoff from Holt Renfrew has not one packed rack of last season’s rejects. Instead, you’ll find...
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Summer Camp Guide
City News
Summer Camp Directory 2026
Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages
Best New Restaurants
TL Events
Toronto Life
’s Best Restaurants returns for its 10th-anniversary edition on June 8
General admission tickets are now on sale for Toronto’s biggest culinary night, featuring top chefs, restaurants and drinks
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!”
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
Guelph is having a moment