In today’s edition of This City: a Brampton educator on Ontario’s alarming teacher shortage. Plus, how a 32-year-old editor and project manager lives in 460 square feet, Charlotte Day Wilson on her new album, and more. For all of our city coverage, visit torontolife.com or subscribe to our print edition. |
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Jason Bradshaw, a teacher at Castlebrooke Secondary School in Brampton, says cancelled classes, field trips, counselling sessions and library hours are becoming the norm in Ontario. He blames Doug Ford’s government for neglecting to adequately fund education. |
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| | In April of 2020, Steffie Davis moved into her first studio apartment, a 460-square-foot unit just north of High Park. To make the space feel bigger, she had to get creative. Davis made invisible but clearly defined dividing lines between different living areas, invested in multifunctional furniture and turned her balcony into an outdoor oasis. |
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| | R&B singer-songwriter Charlotte Day Wilson is revving up to tour her sophomore album, Cyan Blue. Since releasing her debut EP, CDW, in 2017, Wilson has been sampled by Drake, earned five Juno nominations, and released collaborations with fellow Toronto artists Badbadnotgood and Daniel Caesar. We caught up with her to talk about her PWHL dreams, making music in LA and what defines Toronto’s sound. |
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What to see, do and read this month |
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| | From the author of the widely praised Outline trilogy comes a new novel that defies character and plot. Rachel Cusk’s Parade follows an artist, G, who represents multiple characters, including a middle-aged man who paints grotesque portraits of his wife and a young woman whose paintings displease her husband. Meanwhile, a woman is attacked in Paris by a person who admires her victim the way an artist might, and two siblings confront their late mother’s legacy. How these stories connect is just part of the mystery. Out June 18 |
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| | In the latest issue: our annual ranking of where to eat now. Plus, the small-town doctor who tore his community apart, confessions of a reformed shoplifter, an eye-popping history of Budweiser Stage, and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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