Macleans.ca • 29th November 2023

I couldn’t see a future as a gay man in Indonesia, so I sought asylum in Canada

As early as four or five, I knew I was different. I thought the men on TV were handsome, but I was raised to believe that homosexuality was wrong. I was born into a Muslim household in Malang, Indonesia.

Canadian Grocer • 23rd November 2023

How Naked and Saucy’s founder left his corporate job to give entrepreneurship a fair shot

In 2012, a year after graduating from business school, Paul Gill was feeling the pull toward entrepreneurship. He realized that corporate life wasn’t for him.

Toronto Life • 20th November 2023

Laneway Suite of the Week: How two neighbours at Main and Gerrard built a row of new rentals

In October 2020, George Emerson bought two side-by-side semis on Gerrard East. They were both three-unit homes with big backyards facing a laneway.

Toronto Life • 9th November 2023

Real Weddings: Inside a lavish, week-long Hindu ceremony

Shaelyn Fitzpatrick met Krunal Kanani when he slid into the DMs of her travel Instagram in 2016. Several shared trips later, on a vacation to Cape Breton Island, Krunal proposed. The couple were wed over a week of multicultural celebrations this May.

Toronto Life • 8th November 2023

"From Kim's Convenience, there's an understanding of what a Korean Canadian family might look like": A Q&A with Jean Yoon

The Toronto actor talks about her new Audible mystery series, her love of old CBC radio dramas and how things have changed since breaking into TV.

Macleans.ca • 7th November 2023

The Move: A former Toronto renter becomes a first-time homeowner—in St. John's

In October of 2019, Shaughnessy's employer held its company retreat in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The city’s overwhelmingly friendly vibe impressed Shaughnessy right away.

Toronto Life • 26th October 2023

Surreal Estate: $6.3 million for a Thornhill mansion that would make Frank Lloyd Wright proud

What 4,100-square-foot Prairie-style residence would be complete without a wall of mirrors, coffered ceilings, a secret bar, a steam room and a tennis court?

Toronto Life • 26th October 2023

How one couple transformed an old church into a polychromatic playhouse

In 2016, Matt Barnes was living in a condo at Bloor and Lansdowne when he came upon a 19th-century red-brick church for sale in the village of Sheffield, near Hamilton.

Escapism TO • 20th October 2023

A millennial's first-hand experience on a stately cruise to Alaska

A lifelong cruise skeptic, Andrea Yu ventures aboard her first voyage at sea, travelling on Cunard Cruises’ Queen Elizabeth from Vancouver to southern Alaska.

Macleans.ca • 16th October 2023

The Move: Two die-hard digital nomads finally settle at a former parsonage in Nova Scotia

Dalene and Pete were digital nomads long before it was cool. Back in 2007, the couple were living in a 2,100-square-foot detached house in Okotoks, Alberta.

Toronto Life • 13th October 2023

Real Weddings: Inside a royalty-themed bash at Casa Loma

Kiana Madeira met Lovell Adams-Gray when they were both hired to be greeters and seat fillers at the NBA All-Star Game in Toronto. Their relationship deepened as their careers progressed, bringing them to LA and then New York.

Canadian Grocer • 12th October 2023

The founders of Stellar Eats have got the (baked) goods

It was in 2019 when Stella Vanstone, Michelle Boigon and Emma Kula decided to pivot their organic meal delivery company, Stellar Eats, into something new.

Macleans.ca • 3rd October 2023

We're getting married in India, but diplomatic tensions could jeopardize our wedding plans

Paluck Kohli and her fiancé Ro are both from India. When Ro received his Canadian citizenship in August, he also lost something—India doesn’t allow dual citizenship.

Macleans.ca • 19th September 2023

This 7,000-square-foot Pender Island home looks like a spaceship

Designed by the West Vancouver-based architect Bo Helliwell and currently listed at $19.8 million, the mansion features his signature curving rooftops.

The Globe and Mail • 12th September 2023

As someone who rarely drives, here’s how I learned to stop panicking behind the wheel

I could feel my heart beating faster as I climbed behind the wheel, psyching myself up for a three-hour drive back to Toronto. Driving is something I’ve always actively avoided because I’m not particularly good at it.

Canadian Grocer • 5th September 2023

How Cove Drinks’ founders took their home-brewed kombucha to major grocers coast-to-coast

It was in 2016 that Ryan MacLellan first started brewing kombucha. “I was curious about fermented foods,” he says. “A friend of mine had a kombucha culture and gave me some instructions."

Macleans.ca • 31st August 2023

I've been waiting five years for my parents to join me in Canada

I was in Grade 11 when my parents started talking about sending me to Canada for college. We lived in Muktsar, a small, crime-ridden city in Punjab, India.

Toronto Life • 24th August 2023

The Chase: How this ER nurse scored a $750,000 three-bedroom in north Georgetown

In September of 2022, after separating from her husband of 24 years, Tammy Teeter was living with her two adult kids in a two-bedroom apartment in Etobicoke.

Macleans.ca • 22nd August 2023

For the price of a studio in Vancouver, you could buy an entire island four hours away

In Vancouver this summer, the average sale price for a one-bedroom condo surpassed $800,000. But why buy a measly studio in downtown Van when you could preside over an entire island for $200,000 less?

Toronto Life • 18th August 2023

Real Weddings: Inside an elegant starlit celebration on the waterfront

Nadia Ngo met Ryan Halliday in June 2020, while they were both working for the same luxury car dealership. Ten months later, they began dating, and in January 2022, Ryan proposed on Centre Island.