Toronto Life
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Toronto Life is a monthly Canadian
Canada
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 magazine
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 about entertainment
Entertainment
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, politics
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 and life in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Canada
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. Toronto Life also publishes a number of annual special interest guides about the city, including Home Decor, Stylebook, Eating & Drinking, Real Estate and Weddings. Established in 1966, it is now owned by St. Joseph Media. It has a circulation of 85,500, and readership of 727,000. The magazine is a major winner of the Canadian National Magazine Awards, leading current publications with 97 gold awards including 3 awards for Magazine of the Year in 1985, 1989, and 2007.

History

Established in 1966, Toronto Life was purchased by Michael de Pencier
Michael de Pencier
Michael Christian de Pencier, CM, OOnt, B.A., M.A., LL.D. is an entrepreneur, environmental investor, and publisher. He is the grandson of Adam de Pencier and brother-in-law of Richard A. N. Bonnycastle....

 in 1972 and held until 2002, when it was sold to St. Joseph Media. The publisher also owns the tourism magazine Where Canada (published in several large cities), Fashion
Fashion (magazine)
Fashion is a Canadian fashion magazine published by St. Joseph Media. Established in 1977, it is currently based in Toronto , publishes 10 issues a year and has a total readership of 1.85 million .The magazine covers international, national and local fashion and beauty trends and news...

, Wish, Wedding Bells, and several smaller magazines. The current editor-in-chief is Sarah Fulford, who succeeded long-time editor John Macfarlane in 2008.

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