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A heavily armed man says he called off plans for an east-end shooting spree Wednesday afternoon following a chance encounter with a friendly dog. After parking his gun-packed car near Queen Street East and Victoria Park Avenue, he stepped into a nearby park to load his weapons. There, he said,
The Royal York hotel was opened on June 11, 1929 by Lord Willingdon, Canada's governor-general. That means she turned 75 years old today. At the time, The Royal York was the largest hotel and tallest building in the British Empire. That's hard to believe considering how dwarfed she is now
I was out and about this morning at around 07:00 and it was damn cold. I could see my breath. The weather report claimed it was -3 degrees Celsius. -3 and we're almost in May. That stinks. Right after I learned it was cold enough to snow I heard
As I've mentioned before on this blog, I frequently use Google News Canada as a portal to various articles on the latest news stories. Today, one headline jumped out at me and forced me to recall a less joyous time in Toronto. The article, Suspected SARS case in Beijing, brought
She's always been there for me. As a child, she would take me to Carlton station to watch a Maple Leafs game or Dundas station to visit the Eaton Centre. The Dufferin bus was always there when I had tickets to a Blue Jays game at Exhibition Stadium but the
If you watch American Idol, you'll be interested to hear there is a strong Toronto connection with one of the finalists. They may list Leah LaBelle as being from Seattle, Washington, but she was born and raised right here in Toronto. She's the daughter of a Bulgarian pop-singer mother and
Quite a few movies are filmed in Toronto. Rarely does Toronto actually play Toronto but more often New York or Chicago in these pictures. Still, Torontonians like myself know it's Toronto and enjoy seeing our fair city play a role in many a major motion picture. So many films are
I'm back! I promised I'd share all the details from my visit this afternoon to the Late Night with Conan O'Brien taping here in Toronto, and here it is. I warn you, it's a long one. The Wait I joined the line up to get into the Elgin Theatre at
I'm a day behind when it comes to actually watching Late Night with Conan O'Brien during the show's stay here in Toronto. I can't make it to 01:30 anymore. I need more than the 4.5 hours of sleep that would allow me. Instead, I've been taping the shows
As regular readers know, I'm going to watch Conan O'Brien tape his Late Night talk show here in Toronto with my brother Steve. We're going to Thursday's show and I'm a little concerned. Listening to CFNY Edge 102 this morning, whose studio is across the street from the Elgin Theatre,
Last week I wrote about the fact my brother Steve scored two tickets to see Conan O'Brien tape his Late Night talk show here in Toronto. Guess who's getting the second ticket? Yours truly. I think this will be a very cool experience. I'm going to Thursday's taping and I'll
Do any of you drive on the 400 series highways around Toronto? Driving along the 401 Westbound past the Allen Expressway these days I encounter a series of pot holes that better resemble giant craters. These suckers are awfully deep and awfully wide. I've also been encountering a series of
There was a cool article in the Toronto Star this weekend about the other Torontos. In addition to my fair city there are eight other Torontos throughout the world. Below is the location and population of these fair cities. Toronto, Texas - Population: 0Toronto, Missouri - Population: Less than 100Toronto,
As I've written previously, Conan O'Brien is bringing his talk show to my fair city for four shows in February. Those who wanted tickets were invited to send an email to NBC and winners were randomly selected. I entered but didn't luck out in the draw. My brother Steve did
It seems like Gord Martineau's been around forever. For as long as I can remember he's been anchoring the six o'clock news on CityTV. He's become a Toronto institution. Poor Gordo made some off-colour remarks between takes of a promo that was recorded and leaked to the Internet the other
We're in the midst of the worst snow storm to hit Toronto since 1999. This morning in my car I tuned in 680News for a quick update on the road conditions. The announcer was bragging in all seriousness about how the 680News Storm Centre had been up for 24 hours
I was in Brampton earlier today. Going Southbound on Airport Road, I knew I wanted to turn left on Highway 7, so I set my sights on the sign for Highway 7. When it wasn't where I anticipated it would be, I suddenly remembered Highway 7 was called Queen Street
Three months after disappearing from her family's North York home, Cecilia Zhang is still missing. Last night at midnight, the bulk of the privately-raised $165,000 reward money for her safe return was taken off the table. This follows the Toronto Police Department's announcement that they've ruled out money as
How cold is it? I just checked the Toronto weather forecast and was pleased as punch to see we'd reach a sweltering high of -3 Degrees Celsius on Saturday. -3 sounds very, very warm to me right now. With a slight 5 km/h wind expected, I may even wear
It was a week ago today I asked if spring had sprung early. 12 Degrees Celsius in Toronto will cause such delusion. God, apparently, is not without a sense of humour. The Weather Network claims it feels like -21 Degrees Celsius right now, which would make it the warmest it's
I feel like I fell asleep for a few months and have awakened in April or May. Is this spring? Currently we're sitting at 12 Degrees Celsius here in Toronto. I don't know if this is spring, but I do know it's unreal.
I don't believe it's supposed to be 5 Degrees Celsius on December 23rd in Toronto. Is this winter or spring? It looks like it's going to be unseasonably warm for the next week. Who needs a white Christmas? Happy Festivus Everyone!
Have you heard the news? Conan O'Brien is bringing his Late Night talk show to Toronto for a week in February. I have nothing but positive feelings about Conan O'Brien. I knew him first as a writer and producer of some of the funniest Simpsons episodes ever. He wrote Homer
Toronto-born Jesse Palmer will become the first Canadian-born and trained quarterback to start a game in the NFL when he starts for the New York Giants on Sunday. It's been a long time coming. Mark Rypien may have been born in Calgary, but his formative years were spent south of
I was just checking the news and I read that the Uptown theatre had collapsed. Some students from a neighbouring downtown private school are trapped in the rubble and emergency crews are searching for them now. For two years Taryn and I lived in an apartment complex at the corner
