Books have always cost me a lot of money; I don’t use libraries, because I dream of keeping all my books to build a huge library of my own, and I don’t like used bookstores, because I hate to picture myself cuddled up in bed with a book whose whereabouts I can’t account for.
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In light of the debacle that was the G20 Summit, Toronto couldn’t ask for a ray of sunshine at a better time. Introduced to Toronto in 1967, the Caribana festival will make its annual appearance in Toronto for the 43rd consecutive year. The 2010 Caribana season officially launched last week at Yonge/Dundas Square in...
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The tenth annual TELETOON Most Awesome Summer tour is coming to a city near you.
The tour kicks off in Vancouver on Canada Day and ends in Toronto on September 6th.
The popular cartoon network will be bringing in non-stop fun for three months such as the Johnny Test Lab-O-Mania game inspired by the hit television...
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When I initially set out to write a neighbourhood profile on Old Town I thought there would be no better place to start than the St. Lawrence Market. As it turns out, the market, with its winding hallways of farm fresh produce and colourful characters running the stalls, is like a big and bustling...
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A 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit Ontario, Quebec and the Northern United States this afternoon.
No serious injuries, damage or major destruction was reported although residents remain a little shaken up.
Alison Mokracki 23, was working at her desk in Markham when the quake hit. “The floor below was renovating so we all thought they were destroying...
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Attention Torontonian pirates! Here’s yer chance to sail the great lakes.
The Toronto Brigantine has a summer program which teaches youth 13-18 years old how to sail and explore horizons.
Julian Schroer Captain of the Pathfinder, says what he loves about the summer program is how everybody on board becomes your family for that period of...
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I am not a runner. In fact, this time last year, running non-stop for two minutes seemed unachievable. Last May, I started training with a group of friends running every day, maybe 100 metres at a time. By the end of summer, I was able to run 4k without walking or stopping to catch...
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There is an interesting article in the latest Maclean's magazine (June 7th edition) that says we may be facing a recession redux. Basically, the article describes how the dire financial situations in places like Greece, Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Italy are not merely regional phenomena.
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Like most Torontonians, my experience with Queen Street’s hot hotels has been limited to late night revelry or early morning brunch. And so, while I consider myself quite familiar with both The Gladstone and The Drake – I’ve never actually climbed the stairs of either of these ever trendy hotels. During the recent...
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Toronto is always an exciting place to be when soccer fever reaches its peak—every four years during the FIFA World Cup. For one month, fans will sport their favourite team’s jersey, flags of all sizes are proudly draped on people, waving outside restaurants and bars and attached to vehicles to display support for their...
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