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Cait Alexander was beaten by her partner and left for dead in their Leaside home. Despite overwhelming evidence, the case never went to trial for one simple reason: it took too long

Our 2025 bucket list—for inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless things to tackle over the next 12 months, as described by people who dared to try them

It makes for quite the news—world-famous pop icon hangs out at charming but random local Polish tavern! The stars really are just like us! It seems almost too good to be true, which raises the question: Is it? We decided to get to the bottom of it via this exclusive investigation

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Vinoteca Pompette is the Italian(ish) transformation of the previously very French Pompette. The same team is behind it, and it’s in the same space (albeit with a slightly new look), but the menu has decidedly more house-made pasta and Boot-inspired cocktails, like a pistachio negroni

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A growing cohort of Torontonians are swapping the coke-fuelled, booze-soaked club scene for cold plunges, sobriety and superfood smoothies. Inside the expensive, obsessive, addictive quest for a perfect life

Grape Witches, Toronto’s women-led natural wine collective, has just opened its second location inside the recently revitalized Waterworks building. The European-style bottle shop and wine bar offers over 300 bottles to go, glasses and snacks to stay, and ticketed wine education hours that are playful and unpretentious

Our annual holiday gift guide features more than 120 covetable items to give or get, from bargain-basement deals and steals to the splurgiest of splurges

Last week, Toronto Life hosted its annual celebration of the city’s most influential people. Players from the Toronto Sceptres—including our December-issue cover stars Sarah Nurse, Natalie Spooner and Blayre Turnbull—celebrated the occasion with Mayor Olivia Chow, federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, and other change-makers in politics, tech, media, sports, culture and real estate. Here's what went down