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The best things to see, do, read and hear in Toronto this April
Including a John Williams soundtrack symphony, a hands-on exhibition of historic Japanese art and a mystery novel that revolves around Cherry Beach
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Culture
How actor and
Industry
star Trevor White spends a day off in Toronto
Including school drop-off, heavenly trips to Fiesta Farms and family dinner at Dotty’s
Culture
What to see, do, read and hear in Toronto this August
Including an open-air performance of a doomed romance and a hotly anticipated reunion tour
City News
This flight attendant makes $95,000 per year. How does he spend it?
"I'm hoping to retire in my late 50s"
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Culture
Inside goth icon
Beetlejuice
’s journey from screen to stage
A new Mirvish production is reanimating the 1988 cult film
Culture
What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this May
A revival of
Jesus Christ Superstar
, a tribute to Gordon Lightfoot, a night of comedy with Gerry Dee and more
Culture
“Performing ‘You Oughta Know’ is like making friends with a wild animal”: A Q&A with the breakout star of
Jagged Little Pill
Toronto performer Jade McLeod on getting advice from Alanis Morissette, receiving mid-show standing ovations and trans visibility on Broadway
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Watch Angela Lansbury bring
Blithe Spirit
to life
Separately, Angela Lansbury and Blithe Spirit have been around for ages. One is the 89-year-old British star of Murder, She Wrote...
Discover Arcadia, Tom Stoppard’s masterpiece of a play
There are many gems in Tom Stoppard’ s catalogue, but Arcadia —a comedy that effortlessly intertwines disparate threads of...
Culture
The Argument: Mirvish’s whimsical new war drama stars real-life combat veterans, stumps and all
In the past few years, a handful of films have revitalized the war-story genre by fusing hard documentary with fanciful...
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City News
The Argument: Broadway smash The Book of Mormon makes believers out of musical theatre heathens
The day tickets for the Toronto run of The Book of Mormon went on sale in February, a lineup formed outside the Princess of Wales...
Food & Drink
The Weekender: Grey Cup Festival, Terminus and five other events on our to-do list
1. 100TH GREY CUP FESTIVAL The Toronto Argos are going for grey on home turf this weekend, facing off against the Calgary...
Culture
Mirvish Productions announces new “Off-Mirvish” series for smaller-scale productions
This morning, at a press conference at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Mirvish Productions announced a new series called...
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City News
The Argument: Why War Horse’s puppets win by flaunting their artificiality
Since it was first staged more than four years ago, War Horse has enjoyed the kind of success that’s usually reserved for Disney...
Culture
Tony Danza, The Book of Mormon and Sister Act among the absolutely mainstream crowd-pleasers for Mirvish’s 2012-13 season
Mirvish announced its 2012-13 season this morning, and the theatre company has noticeably taken few risks, appealing instead to...
City News
Spotlight: Actress Blythe Wilson brings brassiness and a big voice to Mary Poppins at the Princess of Wales Theatre
In a world of instant stars and stunt casting, Blythe Wilson is a throwback to the brassy belters and hoofers of theatre’s...
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City News
Les Misérables returns to Toronto—but will Justin Bieber play the lead?
We nearly started to sing in the office when we heard the city’s latest musical theatre news: Les Misérables is coming back in...
The Weekender: Private Lives, Queen West Art Crawl and six other events on our to-do list
1. PRIVATE LIVES This 1930s comedy by Noël Coward is responsible for about three quarters of romantic comedies today. Just look...
City News
Russell Peters and Trey Anthony on jokes, race and jokes about race
The place: Cora’s Breakfast and Lunch in Woodbridge. The people: comedians Russell Peters and Trey Anthony. The subject:...
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The Flying Dragon Bookshop bites the dust
It’s no secret that the last few years haven’t been kind to the local ink-and-paper publishing industry. We’ve said goodbye...
Culture
Hugh Jackman to ride into Toronto for a two-week run in July
This summer, Hollywood’s favourite (and only) action hero–musical crossover star, Hugh Jackman , brings his swivelling...
Food & Drink
The Weekender: The Lion King, Easter Eggstravaganza and six other can’t-miss events
1. THE LION KING You wouldn’t think a theatrical adaptation of a Disney movie would run for so long (nearly 14 years), earn so...
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Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad to get Toronto staging in 2012
After successful productions in Ottawa and Calgary, Margaret Atwood ’s The Penelopiad will finally be mounted in the first lady...
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The one thing you should see this week: a musical about a boy who just wanted to dance
This week’s pick: Billy Elliot The producers of Billy Elliot owe a debt of gratitude. Three out of the four boys playing Billy...
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Summer Camp Directory 2026
Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages
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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!”
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