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City News
Four of Ontario’s 10 worst roads are in Toronto
This is not the kind of list we want to be on
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City News
All of a sudden, everybody wants to be in Hamilton
Toronto’s little brother to the south is going from steel town to boom town
Culture
Justin Bieber, Tate McRae and the Weeknd are all snubbing the Junos
So much for being Canada down
Real Estate News
“I’ve owned a home and I’ve rented, and I’ll take renting every time”
For Downtown Yonge East resident Sam Tibshirani, there’s no substitute for the freedom to drop everything and spend a year travelling the world
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Culture
Don’t ruin Cardi B’s sold-out streak, Hamilton
The superstar had stern words for her southern Ontario fans
Food & Drink
Ten new restaurants, bars and cafés that are worth the drive to Hamilton
Including a throwback diner, a Detroit-style pizzeria, and a new Matty Matheson and Coulson Armstrong joint
City News
Basketball MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander just became part-owner of Hamilton’s TD Coliseum
The Oklahoma City Thunder star was born-and-raised in Hamilton
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Culture
And the host of the 2026 Juno Awards goes to...
No, it’s not the dudes from
Heated Rivalry
City News
Heated Rivalry
fans have discovered the Hamilton location of a very sweet scene
We’ll tell you how to get there if you want to have a little cry
Food & Drink
Toronto Life
’s most popular Chefs in the Burbs of 2025
Our top neighbourhood food tours of the year
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Food & Drink
What’s on the menu at Matty Matheson’s massive new Hamilton restaurant
The Iron Cow Public House is inside the newly renovated TD Coliseum
City News
Police busted an organized crime group alleged to have stolen over a million dollars’ worth of merchandise from Shoppers Drug Marts
Twenty-one people from Hamilton and the GTA have been arrested
City News
A Hamilton man took a city bus for a joy ride
All passengers got home safely, eventually
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Real Estate News
Stunning public bathrooms with green roofs and hoseable walls may be coming to Toronto
They’re so beautiful, you just might have to sit down while using them
City News
Dear Urban Diplomat: My Hamiltonian sister keeps claiming to be from Toronto
On a recent trip to Europe, she kept introducing herself as a proud Torontonian. Meanwhile, I pay a premium to actually live here. Am I wrong to be annoyed?
Food & Drink
Where chef Clay Smith eats in Hamilton and Dundas
His favourite spots for seafood, birria and cocktails
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Food & Drink
Where Pearl Morissette chef Eric Robertson eats in Hamilton
His favourite spots for oysters, Detroit-style pizza and chicken wings
City News
“I’d love for Hamilton to have a PWHL team”: Former MLSE boss Tim Leiweke on turning the Hammer into a mini Toronto
Leiweke has returned to the GTHA, dangling promises of shiny arenas, good jobs and billions in private investment
Food & Drink
Matty Matheson is opening a 9,500-square-foot restaurant in Hamilton
The Iron Cow Public House will be housed in the city’s new arena
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Culture
“Success is random—all you can do is keep improving”: Max Kerman of Arkells on his new memoir,
Try Hard
The indie rock frontman talks growing up downtown, the changing nature of the music business and the inspiration behind his first book
City News
“Toronto can be one of the world’s great cities”: New chief planner Jason Thorne on his grand designs
After a decade in Hamilton, Thorne has been selected as our planner in chief. With traffic in gridlock, transit ever-delayed and housing far from affordable, he’s got his work cut out for him
Food & Drink
Ten restaurants, bars and cafés worth the trip to Hamilton
Including a bagel counter, a nouveau dive bar and a tropical pizza parlour
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Style
Inside a colourful converted church apartment with a heavy dose of quirk
Sara Camposarcone’s eccentric Hamilton home is filled with stained glass windows, a 1,000-piece vintage clothing collection and, of course, a hamburger-shaped ottoman
Style
Inside a maximalist Hamilton bungalow with hand-painted murals
Featuring disco balls, whimsical furnishings and retro flair
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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
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
Guelph is having a moment