Tag: Toronto
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Storm leaves Toronto in the dark
BY MELISSA GERVAIS AND GREG LONGLEY This site is an all encompassing overview of the worst ice storm to hit the GTA in years. We provide articles and tweets along with images that recaptures the destruction. We also profile the last man left in the GTA without electricity for five straight weeks. Go to Twitter and Facebook…
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Photographer follows silver lining upwards
STORY BY ERIN QUEENAN With chocolate brown hair, and eyes that light up like the same LED bulbs used in her photography series Portals, Christa Giula shines authenticity. It’s an attribute which is sure to get her far as things start to happen for the third year Bachelor of Photography student. Last month her work,…
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CBC’s David Common lends expertise to broadcast students
STORY AND PHOTOS BY GREG LONGLEY One of the best ways for a person to learn is by doing. That is the philosophy followed by Sheridan College guest lecturer and CBC international news correspondent David Common in every one of his field reports. Born in Winnipeg and raised in Toronto, Common has nearly 15 years…
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First annual Buffer Festival attracts YouTube celebrities from around the world
STORIES AND PHOTOS BY PAUL WOODLEY YouTube celebrities left the virtual world and hit the big screens in Toronto for the first annual Buffer Festival. Last weekend, theatres across downtown Toronto, including the TIFF Bell LightBox, ScotiaBank Theatre, Glenn Gould Studio, CN Tower Maple Leafs Theatre and Jane Mallet Theatre, showcased the work of popular…
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Ford finally admits to smoking cocaine
BY MAXINE LOWE Today, Mayor Rob ford has admitted to smoking crack cocaine to reporters at Toronto City Hall.
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The 91st Royal Winter Fair
PHOTOS BY DANA MIELE The 91st Royal Winter Fair began this weekend at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) and will continue to bring Toronto the best of its agricultural delights until next Sunday. The largest trade-based fair in Canada has something for everyone. There is wine, food and livestock. The entertainment brings out hundreds of…
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Toronto’s National Women’s Show turns up the heat
STORY BY ANTONIA SALAPIC Women were standing and hollering for a glimpse of topless firefighters this weekend at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The National Women’s Show offered women a weekend showcase of more than 450 exhibits of cosmetics, clothes, food and tutorials. The show was divided into, fashion and style, beauty and wellness, travel,…
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Zombies storm the streets of Toronto
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DYLAN PAISLEY Zombies ravaged the city of Toronto last Saturday at the annual zombie walk. On Oct. 26, the 11th Toronto Zombie Walk was held at Nathan Phillips Square. The festivities started at noon with the zombie market, a small group of vendors selling fake blood, makeup and T-shirts. At 2…
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Last stop, Toronto: Flare ends this year’s World Runway Tour
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MAXINE LOWE It’s not every day you can get done up to the nines. But you could have if you were invited to Flare’s second annual World Runway Tour event at the Design Exchange Museum in Toronto on Oct. 25. The event, presented by TRESemmé, showed the latest trends for fall/winter 2013,…
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Toronto designers prepare to show their Spring 2014 collections at World MasterCard Fashion Week
The cobblestone path at David Pecaut Square will soon be covered in luxe white tents and the click-clacking sound of stilettos worn by Canada’s chicest tastemakers when World MasterCard Fashion Week begins on Oct. 21. The Spring 2014 collections, showcased by some of Canada’s most beloved designers, will be shown in the square until Oct.…
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Nuit Blanche brings spectators from all around the GTA
STORY AND PHOTOS BY DANA MIELE Helen Walsh has been a poetry advocate in Toronto for many years and her goal to reach across communities with spoken word came to fruition this past weekend at Nuit Blanche. “We decided what we would do is take all of that work we’ve published over the past eight…
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LIVE EVENT: Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2013 – Saturday, October 5 @6:51PM
COVERAGE BY DONTEI WYNTER Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2013 is this Saturday night at 6:51PM. Join The Sheridan Sun for live coverage of events from around Toronto. PLAN AHEAD | FACEBOOK