Toronto Life

5 days ago | torontolife.com | Courtney Shea

When he wasn’t imposing new tariffs or breaking up with Elon Musk, Donald Trump spent last week on a bit of a get-out-of-jail-free spree, pardoning and commuting the sentences of fellow shady reality stars and tax evaders as well as former Chicago crime boss Larry Hoover. Kanye West, who has been a public Hoover advocate for years, posted on X in celebration: “Thank you Drake for helping to bring Hoover home.” Confused? We’ve got you.

5 days ago | torontolife.com | Kristin Donovan

When Hooked co-owner Kristin Donovan first opened a Kensington Market outpost of her local fish chain in 2012, she was prepared to be there for the long haul. Back then, the market was the epitome of the downtown grocery experience and an integral part of the city, as it had been for more than a century. Thirteen years later, Donovan is shocked to be closing up shop. As it turns out, not all is well on Augusta Avenue—or any of the market’s corridors.

5 days ago | torontolife.com | Roxy Kirshenbaum

Neighbourhood: Dovercourt VillageSize: 1,137 square feetBedrooms: 2Bathrooms: 1+1Related: $2.2 million for an upside-down Harbord Village home with a rooftop showerThe PlaceA two-bedroom, one-plus-one-bathroom laneway suite a few blocks west of Christie Pits Park. The in-fill mixes the contemporary (black metal cladding, floor-to-ceiling windows, tons of white throughout) with the traditional (red brick and oak, echoing Toronto’s century homes) for something both functional and charming.

1 week ago | torontolife.com | Courtney Shea

Someone pass the premium-grade power hose: Home Depot is washing off the pinkWith less than a month before the festival, Home Depot and Google are the latest corporate sponsors to leave Pride Toronto in the lurch, according to reporting by the Toronto Star. This comes after Nissan Canada, Adidas and the Abnormal Beauty Company jumped ship (or artfully festooned float) from North America’s largest Pride celebration back in February.

1 week ago | torontolife.com | Courtney Shea

At last, Bono has found what he’s looking for: Prime Minister Mark Carney. In an interview with Global News, the U2 frontman and Irish activist extraordinaire said that the whole world was “in awe” of Canadians based on our recent election results. He thanked us (at least most of us) for “putting politics aside and not electing a populist.” He may have been wearing literal rose-tinted glasses at the time (a change from his signature blue tint), but his appreciation for Canada seemed legit.