In today’s edition of This City: Toronto public health expert Sabina Vohra-Miller on her plan to save the Ontario Science Centre. Plus, an intimate backyard wedding that cost $4,530, the stories behind the city’s top salaries, and more. For all of our city coverage, visit torontolife.com or subscribe to our print edition. |
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Public health doctoral candidate Sabina Vohra-Miller is so outraged by the provincial government’s decision to close the Ontario Science Centre that she has personally offered up $1 million to help keep the facility open. She’s hoping that her offer—which has been matched by other high-profile Torontonians like Geoffrey Hinton—will help the beloved landmark survive. |
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| | Vlad Dumitrescu and Kate Lee met in 2016, when they matched on Tinder while both living in South Korea. By 2019, they had relocated to Toronto, where Vlad grew up. He proposed during a summer staycation at Hotel X, and they rented a house in Little Portugal for a 10-person backyard wedding in May of 2024 followed by brunch at Good Fork. Here’s how it all came together. |
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| | How much is Dani Reiss, CEO of Canada Goose, making these days? Reiss drew close to $7 million last year—33 per cent less than in 2022—after an unseasonably warm winter hurt coat sales and led to cascading layoffs across the company’s corporate workforce. See more from our city-wide salary survey here. |
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What to see, do, read and hear in July |
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| | Synth-pop group Future Islands rocketed to fame in 2014 with their single “Seasons (Waiting on You)” and an electric David Letterman performance. Now they’re on tour for their seventh album, People Who Aren’t There Anymore. Showgoers can expect plenty of the band’s signature energetic, high-drama antics. Massey Hall, July 4 |
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| | In the latest issue: our city-wide survey of who earns what. Plus, the shooting that ruptured Leslieville, why everybody suddenly has adult ADHD, the best new patios for summer sipping, and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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