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Cassette is a “retro-inspired restaurant and performance venue” promising a martini menu, diner-inspired food and a monthly residency with Canada’s Drag Race alumna Tynomi Banks

Will the latest reboot of the Melody Bar revive the Gladstone’s rizz? - Toronto Life

Cassette, a new retro-inspired diner, opens later this month

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For this student and retiree, moving in together was a way to survive the housing crisis. Becoming fast friends only sweetened the deal

This international student and this retiree became roommates through a home-share program. Now they're inseparable - Toronto Life

For Christine and Bonnie, moving in together was a way to survive the housing crisis. Becoming fast friends only sweetened the deal

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Forget a liquidation sale. The real Hudson’s Bay Company loot is in the shuttered retailer’s upcoming art auction

The Bay's art collection is being auctioned off - Toronto Life

It won't recoup the full $950 million owed to creditors, but it's a start

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Drake plans to appeal the decision

Drake’s case against that song is dismissed—but it's not over yet - Toronto Life

A judge ruled that Kendrick Lamar had every right to call Drake a “certified pedophile” in the context of a rap battle

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2026 will see the launch of the Lassonde Art Trail, a 4.2-kilometre buffet of open-air contemporary installations

A giant technicolour sculpture inspired by a Greek god is coming to the Port Lands - Toronto Life

The “magical tree-like” behemoth will call the Lassonde Art Trail home in 2026

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A Pickering nuclear operator went live on YouTube exposing power plant vulnerabilities

A former Pickering nuclear operator was found not criminally responsible for a dangerous livestream - Toronto Life

The employee's site credentials had been revoked shortly before the incident

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 2d

Susie and Peter's wedding at the Old Mill featured swan ice sculptures, a Chinese tea ceremony and a paebaek ceremony

Real Weddings: Inside a Chinese and Korean celebration at the Old Mill - Toronto Life

Inside a Chinese and Korean celebration at the Old Mill

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Why just drink a beer when you can pair your pint with a game of Pac-Man, ping-pong or pinball? Toronto’s nightlife has gone full barcade

What to eat, drink and do at the city's new arcade bars - Toronto Life

Patio season is over—it’s time to play inside

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 2d

A case regarding who gets to own a retired trauma support dog will soon head to Toronto court

Two former Victim Services Toronto employees are heading to court over pet ownership - Toronto Life

The dog’s handler says a mutual agreement was reneged on

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 4d

Torontonians have the worst commute to work in the country—eight minutes longer than the national average

Metrolinx and the TTC promise to make commuting less terrible - Toronto Life

Service adjustments are being made to accommodate return-to-office mandates

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 4d

Durham students are protesting their school's recent decision to cancel prom

Durham high schools are cancelling prom - Toronto Life

Have these principals not seen <em>Footloose?</em>

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 4d

A verdict has been reached in the fraud case against a former chief administrative officer at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital, and the ex-president of Bondfield Construction, a major Ontario construction company

A Toronto judge found two men guilty in the St. Michael's Hospital fraud case today - Toronto Life

Vas Georgiou and John Aquino were convicted of fraud over $5,000

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Marineland is threatening mass euthanasia of 30 belugas if the federal government doesn’t provide the park with financial support. Is that even legal?

Marineland is threatening to euthanize 30 belugas. Can it do that? - Toronto Life

The executive director of Animal Justice weighs in

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 4d

What happens when a lawyer uses her firm’s trust account to finance her family’s lavish lifestyle? A cautionary tale about real estate fraud

Pathological Lawyer: Inside the multimillion-dollar embezzlement case against attorney Singa Bui - Toronto Life

What happens when a real estate lawyer uses her firm’s trust account to finance her family’s lavish lifestyle? Inside the multimillion-dollar embezzlement...

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 4d

One of Ford’s cabinet ministers got hit with a $450 fine for going 70 in a 40

Doug Ford's cabinet ministers are getting a lot of speeding tickets - Toronto Life

Are speed cameras to blame?

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Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 5d

This coordinator and entrepreneur left her career as a high school math teacher to pursue her passion for sustainability. Here, a breakdown of her monthly spending