Toronto Life Magazine

After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports. Here, our Most Influential Torontonians of 2024 discuss the long road to success, meeting fans in unlikely places and why getting heckled is their love language

Judging by the visionary thinkers and boundless creatives on our second-annual Rising Stars list, it’s clear that there are ample opportunities and avenues to make an impact in—and on—this city. Many of the folks we’ve chosen to highlight are thriving despite the challenges faced by Toronto’s younger generations—some are even doing so in direct response to them. While the list serves as a companion piece to our 50 Most Influential Torontonians package, it’s also a potential roadmap for the future of the city: these Rising Stars are already shaping our sense of humour, our ideas about student housing, the way we see art and even our taste in cookies ✨

Toronto in 2024 had all the hallmarks of a city in transition—and it wasn’t just the endless construction projects. This year’s inductees to our Most Influential list made waves, large and small, across the GTA and beyond. They tackled the housing crisis, disrupted the health care sector and won high-profile court cases. The biggest players expanded their dominance in business, politics, pop culture chefdom, romance writing and more. But the year’s greatest development—the one that captured our imaginations and aspirations more than any other—was the story of women in pro sports. For blazing that trail (and giving this hockey-mad city a team to rally behind that isn’t the Leafs), the stars of the Toronto Sceptres earn the No. 1 spot 🎉

Thousands of people are clamouring for last-minute tickets to the Eras Tour, and many are getting scammed. Here, the head of the TPS's new fraud unit breaks down how Swifties are being swindled

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Ten song-inspired bars, cafés and restaurants within walking distance of the Rogers Centre

The city’s new hotel lobby bars are opulent, star-studded and not just for tourists. Here, three worth checking out (without having to check in)

This Swiftie has spent over $5,200 on the Eras Tour—and her Toronto ticket cost most than attending five international shows

Chrystal Nguyen’s mom, Ly Thi Bui, passed away when Nguyen was 13. After struggling with grief and how to carve out a life for herself, Nguyen went back to her favourite childhood memories for inspiration

The executive director of the Gillers discusses the prize’s controversial lead sponsor, her response to demands made by more than 1,500 Canadian authors, and the relationship between literature and dissent