STRATFORD’S 2013 SEASON ANNOUNCED
Brian Dennehy and Brian Bedford are returning to the Stratford Festival next year. Dennehy will star in Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot,” while Bedford plays “Shylock” in “Merchant of Venice.” The...
View ArticleAGO HOSTS PATTI SMITH PHOTOS
The Art Gallery Of Ontario will be the last stop for visual artist and punk-music pioneer Patti Smith’s photography exhibition. “Patti Smith: Camera Solo ” is scheduled to begin in February 2013. The...
View Article5 Record Store Day Releases
Founded in 2007, Record Store Day was a way to bring “together fans, artists, and thousands of independent record stores across the world.” Record store day, now a world-wide event, takes place twice a...
View ArticleTORONTO FILM CRITICS ANNOUNCE FAVOURITES
The people who review movies in Toronto have chosen the latest from the Coen Brothers as their favourite of the year. The Toronto Film Critics Association announced that Inside Llewyn Davis by Joel and...
View ArticleGOVERNOR GENERAL: GIVE MORE OF YOURSELF IN ’14
You’re urged to give more of your time, talent or money to building a stronger country. In his annual year-end message, the Governor General says he’d like to see a ”smarter, more caring” Canada next...
View ArticleORNGE AIR AMBULANCE CHARGED IN FATAL CRASH
Ontario’s air ambulance service reportedly facing 17 offences under the Canadian Labour Code. All charges relate to what happened on early May 31, 2013. Four Ornge employees – two pilots, two...
View ArticleDEFENSE TAKES OVER THE FORCILLO TRIAL
The defense moves into the driver’s seat today at the James Forcillo murder trial. Forcillo is the Toronto police officer who was charged after shooting and killing 18 year old Sammy Yatim aboard an...
View ArticleNEW MANDELA BOOK GENERATES CONTROVERSY
Some of Nelson Mandela’s relatives say a new book by a military doctor, that documents Mandela’s treatment before his death in 2013, is a violation of doctor-patient confidentiality. But the retired...
View ArticleCONTROVERSIAL MANDELA BOOK PULLED
A controversial new book about the last days of former South African President Nelson Mandela has been withdrawn by the publisher. Mandela’s family had complained that the book, which was written by...
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