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10 Sources of News in the City of Toronto

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:00:19 +0000

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Le Canadien was one of the first newspapers to be published in Canada on a regular basis. It was published entirely in French and while that paper no longer exists, there are many sources that people can turn to today if they want news. Reading about the area that you’re visiting is something that many tourists enjoy doing because it gives them a sense of connection with the city they’re visiting. If you enjoy reading the local news wherever you travel, here are some places you might turn to for indulging that habit in Toronto:

1) The Globe & Mail Newspaper
2) The National Post Newspaper
3) The Toronto Star Newspaper
4) Share News
5) NOW Magazine
6) The Toronto Sun Newspaper
7) MacLean’s Magazine
CBC News Toronto
9) Canadian Living Magazine
10) EYE Weekly

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Highrise Sprinklers and Other GTA News

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:00:03 +0000

Well well well, I don’t get the chance to post for a few days and still there are only three interesting stories available from the news sites I browse for this segment. I guess Toronto’s in a rut right now for interesting travel news, although if you are interested in daily Toronto news that is not necessarily travel-centric, there’s a lot of it that you can get from a number of different websites. I’ll probably talk about those websites soon enough and add them to the blogroll.

For now, here are the most recent happenings in the GTA that might be of interest to travelers.

1) Highrise sprinklers might be on the way in Toronto.

2) GO Transit back and much better after new engines were installed.

3) Hot shots lined up for Toronto International Documentary Festival.

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Wind Damages and Additional News from Toronto

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:00:33 +0000

Well, it appears that even though it hasn’t snowed in Toronto for awhile and even though there is no snow anywhere on the ground, city officials are still having problems with the weather. In particular, the wind. And that is what kicks off this edition of news from Toronto that travelers might find interesting.

1) Hydro crews are still scrambling to try and fix much of the fallout that has come from damages caused by heavy winds.

2) Raptors destroy 76ers at the Air Canada Centre.

3) Leafs end up losing (again), but captain Mats Sundin vows to stay with the team. Looks like ticket prices are going to stay right where they have been for awhile, unfortunately for travelers and probably some residents too.

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Gnarly Skateboard Parks and Other Recent Toronto News

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:00:19 +0000

Hopefully you guys are enjoying the short news updates, since I find that putting them together and finding specific news stories that might be interesting to tourists forces me to read through the news each day, something that I really should be doing but previously have usually found a way to get around through using school or work as an excuse. In any case, here are the stories for today!

1) Waterfront skateboard park now open to anyone that wants a ride.

2) Founder of George Brown Theatre School in Toronto dead at 87.

3) Apparently, wind storms have the ability to knock out power and pull signs off buildings.

4) High-Speed trains to travel between Ontario and Quebec being considered.

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Unseasonable Weather and Other News from Toronto

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:00:10 +0000

Well well well, if you picked January of 2008 (and in particular this week) to travel to Toronto, then you might be extremely glad or extremely frustrated depending on what you came to the city for. If you came here dreading the cold winters of Canada, then the fact that this has been the nicest winter on record is probably something you love. Of course, if you came here for the opposite reason, then you’re probably royally cheesed right about now. Well, the good news for the latter group of people is that if you’re staying for at least another week, you should get a chance to experience at least some reasonable weather before you leave.

On that semi-bright note, here is this morning’s round-up of stories of interest to the travelers of Toronto

1) The Ontario thaw causes fog that in turn causes flight cancellations

2) The same thaw breaks a city temperature record

3) In the wake of the thaw, a few pedestrian deaths have sparked a safety warning

4) The Toronto Megacity is 10 years old! Does anybody care?

5) Parking ticket scams and how to tell the real thing

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Winning the Lottery and Other News from Toronto

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:00:14 +0000

Here is your latest helping of news from the T-Dot:

1) Alycia Heitt and Brother win $36 million lottery prize

2) Unexpectedly warm weather causes some ponds to dangerously melt

3) Canada’s as good as gold at the World Junior Hockey Championships

4) Good news for tourists: GO Transit strike averted at the last minute

5) It’s like skiing in your own backyard?

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Free Hugs Make their way to Toronto

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:00:07 +0000

Well, I think the title and the video say it all!

Source: User salgreco on YouTube

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Transit Strikes and Other News in Toronto

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:00:24 +0000

Here are some of the most recent headlines making news within the borders of Toronto…

1) GO Transit is meeting with union representatives in a last ditch effort to avoid a strike.

2) Wheel flies off truck on the 401 and hits a car, but thankfully nobody was hurt too seriously.

3) Security scare at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport results in the arrest of one man.

4) Team Canada beats Team USA at the World Junior Championship Hockey Semi-Finals (not really a Toronto relevant story, but hey I’m a hockey fan!)

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Some News from the Hogtown Area

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:00:42 +0000

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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Canada’s Singing Cowboy

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:00:28 +0000

One of the things that I absolutely love about living in Toronto is the fact that there are so many artists around. While there are a lot of visual artists around, this particular post is about someone that is very fun to watch in the performing art of music.

Bernie German is one of the most delightful musicians around in my opinion, because he is very energetic in the way that he sings. Children from all over love his singing and this is true even to the extent that people that are in Toronto as families touring the city sometimes choose to carve out time to go and see one of his performances.

Well, he is performing on the 29th at the North York Central Library in what is being officially termed a family concert and sing-a-long session. The tickets for the event are completely free, so if you have children that love singing along to different songs, bring them to the North York Central Library at 10:30 am on December 29th to get their tickets for the concert that starts half an hour later at 11:00 AM.

The North York Central Library is very easy to get to by TTC. All you have to do to get to it is simply take the yellow subway line to North York Centre Station and then from there simply follow the signs into North York Centre, with the library being located within the actual shopping centre itself.

Event: Canada’s Singing Cowboy Concert and Sing-a-Long

Location: North York Central Library (5120 Park Home Avenue)

Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, tickets available at 10:30 AM from the Children’s desk

Cost: Free

For More Information: 416-395-5535

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