Anthony Milton

Attention Toronto folks! Is your home a multi-generational one? Have you embarked on a co-ownership scheme with friends? Or are you part of a housing co-op of any sort?

I'm a journalist for Toronto Life magazine, and I want to speak with you! Email me at amilton@torontolife.com.

Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal - Toronto Life Jontay Porter may have been a Toronto Raptor, but as the pivotal member of a notorious betting ring, he was playing for another team. The story of a...

How did Jontay Porter, a promising young big from Missouri, get banned from the NBA and implicated in a sports betting conspiracy? For @torontolife, I took a deep dive into Porter's personal history to find out.
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I'm a Canadian journalist looking to interview Americans planning on moving to Canada in response to Trump's policies. If that's you, shoot me an email at anthony.milton@stjoseph.com.

I'm an editor at Toronto Life looking for GTA folks who are making personal sacrifices to join the US boycott - whether that be selling US property at a loss, cancelling booked vacations, or the like. If that's you, shoot me a DM!

Are you a migrant in the GTA impacted by the federal government's recent immigration cuts? Toronto Life magazine wants to speak with you! Send me DM here, or an email at anthony.milton @ stjoseph.com (no spaces)

There's truly nothing like a good TO council meeting

"Baseball is for everyone": Meet legendary pitcher Ayami Sato, the first woman to play on a men's pro team in Canada - Toronto Life The world’s best woman pitcher on joining the Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball Club, breaking into the sport as a young girl and why she’s crossing the world to...

Pitcher Ayami Sato, the first woman to play on a men’s pro team in Canada, on joining the Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball Club

A holiday-themed guide to the auditor general’s annual naughty list - Toronto Life Lumps of coal included

For those who aren’t inclined to read all 941 pages of the auditor general's report, we present a holiday-themed guide to the six most ho-ho-holy crap revelations, complete with lumps of coal

Wait: Did Taylor Swift really visit a Toronto dive bar? - Toronto Life 1,077,815 Torontonians can’t be wrong.

Rumour has it Taylor Swift made an unexpected stop at Inter Steer, a long-standing no-nonsense bar on Roncesvalles, after her final show in Toronto. But is it true?

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it's tuesday evening and we're korean

I'm fucking blasted and hanging out in the weirdest scene because history happened at a deeply inconvenient hour. so it goes.

These Canadian cities are finally doing something to fix the housing crisis. Almost none are in Ontario While British Columbia and Quebec move to address the lack of housing, Ontario is going backwards.

Latest by me, in today's Toronto Star. These Canadian cities are finally doing something to fix the housing crisis. Almost none are in Ontario.

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“It’s cool to be ending the band on our own terms”: Tokyo Police Club on their farewell tour - Toronto Life 1,077,815 Torontonians can’t be wrong.

Twenty years after taking the Indie scene by storm, Tokyo Police Club is calling it quits, playing four back-to-back farewell shows this week. I spoke with singer and bassist Dave Monks and keyboardist Graham White about quitting while they're ahead:

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“There’s untapped beauty in our beleaguered democratic institutions”: Chris Abraham of Crow’s Theatre on turning the Sidewalk Labs fiasco into a hit play - Toronto Life 1,077,815 Torontonians can’t be wrong.

Crow's has become one of Toronto's coolest theatre companies - their plays have made comedies out of City Hall bureaucracy and housing bidding wars, to hilarious effect. My interview with artistic director Chris Abraham:

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And because this thread will be obsolete the moment I press post, check my portfolio for my most recent stuff. Thank you all!
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To end it, a note to various folks!
EDITORS: You can reach me at charlesanthonymilton [at] gmail.com. I'm always open to assignments.
PR PEOPLE: You're better off contacting editors. My powers of persuasion are limited.
TIPS? Always needed! Fire away!

I'm also a freelance editor at certain places, every now and then. Vague, but intentionally so. Writers, I'll have more to share soon. Watch this space!

In the same vein, I do a lot of thinking about our social contract between the generations. Unwittingly, we've chosen to pay for our elder's retirements via high housing prices. There's got to be a better way to do that, and I have some ideas.
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As a millennial renter in a ridiculously expensive city, I have some rather pointed thoughts about housing policy. I was born and raised in a nice old house in Toronto - a place I'm more than willing to sacrifice for some affordable apartments.
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The Homeless Asylum-Seekers of Canada As a cold winter approaches, African refugees are sleeping rough on the streets of Toronto

Also for New Lines, I wrote about how Canada's housing crisis is affecting refugees from East Africa - leaving many to sleep outside in the pouring rain, unable to find shelter.
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Antitrust Action Against Google May Transform the Internet A global court and regulatory battle could have ramifications far beyond the news

I write about global issues too. In New Lines Magazine, I dug into the pan-Atlantic crackdown on Google's monopoly power being done by the US, the UK, and the EU - and how it could change the internet.
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The Online-Betting Boom Is Ruining Sports—and Lives - Macleans.ca In only two years, online betting has changed the face of Canadian sports, lit up gambling addiction hotlines and siphoned billions of dollars from fans to industry and governments. It’s just getting ...

I also write about Canada-wide issues for Maclean's in a long-form format. Most recently, I took a deep dive into the rapid rise of sports betting in the country - and how it's leading people into addiction.
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Inside the rise of the Tragically Hip, Canada's most beloved rock band - Toronto Life 1,077,815 Torontonians can’t be wrong.

I also had the immense privilege of talking with the legends behind the Tragically Hip ahead of their TIFF documentary last September. Very witty guys!
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“It’s cool to be ending the band on our own terms”: Tokyo Police Club on their farewell tour - Toronto Life 1,077,815 Torontonians can’t be wrong.

I'm a regular writer for Toronto Life's culture section, where I interview artists, curators, film-makers, playwrights, authors and creatives writ large. Most recently, I chatted with Dave and Graham of Tokyo Police Club about their farewell tour.
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Hello newcomers! Let me introduce myself: my name is Anthony, and I'm a freelance journalist and editor living in Toronto. I write about urbanism, culture, and politics. Let me give you a tour! 🧵

Me please!

Draft briefing for cabinet warned bike lane changes could worsen congestion A leaked government document says removing bike lanes in cities could backfire

Break roads
Promise to fix roads
Get re-elected

Break roads
Promise to fix roads
Get re-elected

Break roads...

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Great list! Would love to get on the next one if possible