By Nikki Gill
Comedians and filmmakers Mike Mildon and Jackson Rowe have been collaborating on projects ever since they met in a Second City class, but it wasn’t until 2020 that the two approached a new genre they’ve never explored before — true crime, with a twist. The result was For Heaven’s Sake, an eight-episode docu-series revolving around … Continued
By Ron Johnson
A new season of CBC-TV’s Great Canadian Baking Show is underway. This season, one of the new co-hosts is Alan Shane Lewis alongside Ann Pornel. For this new column, we asked Lewis to tell us the types of things he is consuming while squirrelled away in his Toronto home during the pandemic. EATING: During the … Continued
By lindsaylow
Chef Craig Harding’s name has become synonymous with delicious Italian food in the city. He is the chef and owner of La Palma, Constantine and previously Campagnolo. He’s spent much of his life in the kitchen, and it was also in the kitchen where he met his wife, interior designer and creative director Alexandra Hutchison. … Continued
By Nikki Gill
By lindsaylow
Everyone loves a good home renovation show, but this time HGTV Canada is going beyond the regular storyline viewers are accustomed to with its new series Farmhouse Facelift. The show follows artisan contractor Bill Pearson and his sister and interior designer Carolyn Wilbrink as they find historic farmhouses across Ontario and breathe new life into … Continued
By Ron Johnson
Today, the world lost an acting legend as it was announced that Toronto native Christopher Plummer died at the age of 91, in his home in Connecticut. Plummer was born in Toronto and grew up in Montreal. The classically trained actor made his stage debut in Ottawa in a 1948 production of Cymbeline at the … Continued
By lindsaylow
Entertainment reporter Carlos Bustamante graces our television screens as part of the ET Canada team, but his life in showbiz started on the dance floor. Bustamante grew up dancing in a competitive group along with his wife Rachel. Though they were just kids when they first met, their love story blossomed into one for the … Continued
By lindsaylow
You’ve attended every home game of the team. How hard has it been? To not cheer on the players and pick on the opposing players and pick on the opposing coaches and argue with the referees, and, you know, talking to my coaches in person and talking to my players and encouraging them is difficult. … Continued
By Nikki Gill
It’s no secret that Ontario has been churning out NBA stars in the last few years. A new CBC docu-series this month called Anyone’s Game is highlighting one of the world’s top basketball development programs right here in Ontario, where many of these stars are getting their start: Orangeville Prep. The series follows the high … Continued
By lindsaylow
A hand sanitizer company may seem like an obvious idea for 2020, the year of COVID-19, but Amy Welsman, founder of natural and sustainable hand sanitizer brand Paume, actually came up with the idea well before the start of the pandemic. Welsman says it all started when she gave birth to her daughter in early … Continued
By lindsaylow
Toronto photographer Caitlin Cronenberg has had many opportunities to shoot fellow Torontonian Dan Levy, creator and co-star of the award-winning comedy series Schitt’s Creek, but nothing quite as big as the most recent project for People magazine’s annual Sexiest Man Alive issue (pictured above). Schitt’s Creek just finished off its sixth and final season capping … Continued
By lindsaylow
CBC News anchor Marivel Taruc met her husband Trevor Pilling while they were both working at CBC Manitoba. They bonded over a love of sports, and as she went on to become the weekend anchor of CBC Toronto News, he became the director of news and highlights at Olympic Broadcasting Services. Here is how they … Continued
