2012: The Year in Review

The stories and images that stood out in 2012.

Top Stories of the Year
From CN Tower secrets to Rob Ford fumbles, the most popular articles, op/eds, photo galleries, and features on Torontoist in 2012 (plus a few other favourites we threw in for fun).

The Year in Photos
Defining moments, street scenes, and unexpected glimpses of wonder in Toronto this year, as captured by our photographers (and in a few cases, by our readers).



The Top 10 Toronto Albums of 2012
Toronto musical acts put out literally hundreds of releases this year. A few of them were brilliant. Here are our 10 best local albums, mixtapes, and EPs of 2012.



The Best of Photoist
A year in the life of Toronto, as photographed by you.

Hall of Heroes The people, places, and ideas that made Toronto better.

Hall of Villains The divisions and setbacks that befell our city this year.