The Toronto Traveler

 
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Even though The Toronto Traveler has only been around for about two and a half months or so, there are still highlights to talk about!  Here are some of the more memorable posts that have come up in the short time that The Toronto Traveler has been online:
- The Welcome Post, on October 19th
- A Great Picture of the CN Tower, on October 25th
- Staying Safe on Halloween, on October 30th
- A Plug for the Official City of Toronto Website, on November 18th
- Great Music at one of Toronto’s best Jazz Locales, on November 20th
- Toronto’s First …read more

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Here are some recent stories from the Toronto Area:
- Tributes pour in for Oscar Peterson
- Pakistani Natives Living in Toronto Remember Benazir Bhutto
- Rangers Destroy Maple Leafs 6-1
- Walter Gretzky and Steve Nash named to the Order of Canada

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And now for something a little different. Some people might be a bit confused by the way that Torontonians speak. Granted, it is a lot closer to Americanized English than you are likely to hear from a lot of other English-speaking countries around the world, but there are still a few differences. Here are ten of them that I was able to think of off the top of my head:
- Torontonians frequently substitute the word Chesterfield in for the word couch
- Torontonians and most other Canadians use the proper term Inuit instead of the term Eskimo
- When …read more

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The Toronto Maple Leafs, recently on a streak of futility having lost their last three games after an excellent 3-0 win against the Ottawa Senators, are going to be hosting the Montreal Canadiens this evening at the Air Canada Centre.  Toronto has played reasonably well this year against the Habs with a 2-0-1 record against their historical rivals.  This game could be the chance the Leafs have to halt this losing streak here and do what they can to pick up the pieces of their season and try to get themselves back to within striking distance of a playoff spot …read more

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