Toronto Life June 2025

THE MODERN KITCHEN has evolved in myriad ways over time, with exciting new kitchen-appliance trends popping up every year. Whether it’s to refine your style, innovate functionality or boost efficiency, choosing the right appliances for your kitchen can often turn into a confusing scramble with the plethora of options available to you. The experts at Tasco are ready to help. Locally owned and operated since 1954, Tasco Appliances is renowned for its high-quality, high-end, luxury-appliance brands and recognized expert advice. "We've never lost that personal touch you really only get with an independent retailer," says Tianna, one of Tasco’s skilled experts. "We ask the questions that matter, so we can guide our customers to finding the best appliances for their home and lifestyle. Our sales professionals never stop training because…

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Battle Royal Sarah Treleaven’s account of a Bay Street scandal attracted loads of attention from the financial district and beyond. The specifics were compelling enough—two high-ranking employees fired for having what their bosses deemed an “undisclosed close personal relationship” that led to preferential treatment. But the broader story—about workplace surveillance, employee rights and who decides what constitutes a “close” friendship—made it a must-read. “A reminder that TD isn’t the only bank with problems.” —@plutusofcrete89, X “A crazy article. What do you mean you were sending your CFO messages that you wish she was in bed next to you yet your relationship was entirely platonic?” —@t4njiro, X “Interesting article. I can’t help but notice there isn’t a single picture of Mr. Mason yet a prominent one of Ms. Ahn. Maybe the…

You’re holding the new and improved Toronto Life. We’ve added a fourth feature to each issue, bringing you more of what you love, alongside a new logo and an updated interior architecture. It’s the first such brand overhaul in 15 years, and it comes at a pivotal moment, as the AI revolution lays waste to preconceived notions of what’s real and reliable. Call me biased or naïve—both are probably true—but amid this upheaval, I can’t help but foresee a golden era for trustworthy outlets. I’ve always been drawn to magazines because they fixate not on being first but on being best. Of course, every day we publish a steady stream of buzzy news content on our website, on social media and via our newsletters, but when we decide to cover…

Every September, a powerful wave of purpose and energy arrives in Vaughan as thousands of people lace up their sneakers, grab their sticks and take to the pavement for a day of road hockey—it’s The Princess Margaret Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer (RHCC), fuelled by Longo’s. Although it features all the action, teamwork and playful competition you’d expect from Canada’s favourite sport, the event has a much deeper purpose: raising millions to fund life-saving cancer research. Now in its 14th year, RHCC brings together NHL and PWHL stars, celebrities, doctors, corporate teams, cancer survivors and supporters to Carry The Fire for a world free from the fear of cancer. Former Toronto Maple Leafs team captain Wendel Clark is among the celebrity players who return year after year because the cause…

“I stay out of politics, and I won’t tell you who I voted for”TIM LEIWEKE, P. 20 CANADA HAS A LETTUCE PROBLEM. Ninety per cent of the beloved leafy veg is imported, most of it from California. That’s not good for a country embroiled in a trade war or for shoppers desperate to keep food costs down. But one company seems to have found a home-grown solution. Haven Greens in King City operates Canada’s first fully automated greenhouse, which can produce more than 4,500 kilograms of lettuce a day, or 1.6 million kilos a year, all in a single five-acre facility. AI-driven farming reduces costs to a fraction of what they would be when using traditional methods, and it manages climate and water quality better too, resulting in bigger yields…