The Best of Toronto Life
9 most popular Toronto Life articles, as voted by our community.
The essential and entertaining guide to life in Toronto, for over 50 years. Full issues available on @AppleNews+
Toronto Life on Elon Musk
Inside the Ontario years of Elon Musk, the world's most absurd billionaire
Before he was the egomaniacal, influential and just plain weird owner of SpaceX, Tesla and Twitter, he was an awkward kid who built computers and chased girls at Queen’s University
Toronto Life on Longevity
Inside the weird world of cryotherapy, biocharging and fecal transplants
The members of Longevity House are united by two things: a willingness to hand over $100,000 and a burning desire to live forever
Toronto Life on Real Estate
The inside story of a real estate nightmare
In 2018, a family-run developer started selling pre-construction townhouses for $400,000. Three years later, they gave buyers a shocking ultimatum: pay $100,000 more or lose your home
Toronto Life on TV
How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good
In the past year, the CBC star turned Marvel action hero has hosted SNL, ruled Celebrity Jeopardy!, released a bestselling memoir and helped design a luxury condo. Now, he's harnessing his newly…
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This man is the Jeff Bezos of the international drug trade
Tse Chi Lop, the suspected ringleader of a $21-billion crime syndicate, may be the world’s most innovative drug lord. And Toronto was his training ground
Inside a $500-million family feud
Frank Stronach spent decades grooming his daughter, Belinda, to take over his billion-dollar business. Now he wants it back
I helped eight people end their lives. By the time you read this, I'll have ended mine
John Hofsess helped eight people commit suicide, including the poet Al Purdy
The restaurant industry is broken
Staff are overworked and underpaid, costs are soaring, kitchen culture is toxic, and burnout is rampant. We talked to 27 industry insiders about how to fix everything
A family doctor trafficked 4,000 fentanyl patches out of this strip mall
He was a respected physician with a six-bedroom mansion in Richmond Hill and a bustling clinic in the northwest corner of the city—until it all came crashing down
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