Last month, Forest Hill actor Mia Kirshner and North York filmmaker Sarah Polley came forward with personal accounts of inappropriate encounters with Harvey Weinstein, one week after the New York Times published a story detailing allegations of decades of sexual harassment against him. Polley, who wrote an op-ed in the New York Times, explained how … Continued
Día de los Muertos, the massive Mexican festival on Nov. 2, honours the beloved deceased with fabulous food and dance. A T.O. Aztec dancer and a Mexican folk dancer show us how to party.
Other Side of the Game, premiering on Oct. 18 at the Aki Studio at Daniels Spectrum and running until Nov. 5.
I asked Toronto teen Grace, 15, to give me a rundown on all the hip words kids today are using. I’ve provided some helpful tips on how parents might work these words into their own convos.
Kara Alloway, star of the Real Housewives of Toronto, can now add music video star to her resumé. Yes, that’s right. She is the star of a music video for Jordan Grant, a University of Waterloo student who jokingly says he has a master’s degree in parody songwriting. Although we must say, this parody is … Continued
Max Kerman is walking by his old high school, Harbord Collegiate, as he responds to interview questions on the phone, explaining that he started dabbling in songwriting at 16. Kerman is the lead singer of the Arkells, a band that has quickly risen to fame since they released their first EP in 2007. Now they … Continued
Noah Cappe, host of Bachelor Canada, is no stranger to the world of television. He’s an actor who has had roles in Good Witch and Bitten, and he currently hosts Food Network’s Carnival Eats. Here he talks about his own love story with his wife Keri. Bachelor contestants could use some pointers from Cappe. How … Continued
The solution to more parkland in the area is to apply the same creativity to Midtown as the Rail Deck proposal applies to downtown. The former bus terminal at Yonge and Eglinton provides a creative solution to more parkland for Midtown.
The provincial government made a big announcement on Sept. 8 regarding the proposed regulations for the sale and distribution of recreational cannabis. Provided that the legalization bill passes on the federal level by July 1, 2018, the Ontario government has proposed a strict LCBO-based model involving the distribution and retail of cannabis by a subsidiary … Continued
The tax rate is applied to the assessed value of a property to create the property taxes that must be paid, and that assessment is based on market value. With the rapid escalation in sale prices in the city — particularly in the Yonge Street corridor where the condominium market is hottest — market values of many properties have risen quite astronomically.
The true story of Grace Marks dates back to 1840s Ontario, and Margaret Atwood’s novel, Alias Grace, was first published in 1996. Despite this, the themes and issues the story presents are just as relevant today, if not more so. In the CBC’s new six-episode adaptation of Alias Grace, Toronto-born actor Sarah Gadon plays Grace … Continued
LUKUMI (THE WATAH THEATRE) This exciting new work is billed as an “Afro-futurist Dub-Opera set in post-apocalypse Turtle Island in 2167” and is penned by award-winning local playwright and actor d’bi.young anitafrika. The world premiere of Lukumi at the Tarragon Extra Space, beginning Sept. 22, could be one of the most exciting theatrical events of … Continued
