Category: local history Toronto

  On November 6, 2011, Remembrance Sunday throughout Canada, the congregation at Metropolitan United on Queen Street East, awaited the arrival of the members of

Being in the Algarve in the south of Portugal during the latter days of October, the scene that presents itself is vastly different to Toronto.

  The following Halloween story is contained in the novel “Arse Over Teakettle,” a tale about a young boy growing up in post-war Toronto in

          The following passage is from the book “Arse Over Teakettle,” which tells the story of a young boy named Tom Hudson, and his escapades

Halloween has been celebrated in Canada for many generations. Traditions have changed over the years and it has become more commercial than in previous decades.

The downtown mansion at 342 Adelaide Street West, on the northwest corner of Adelaide and Peter Streets, looms over the street like a haunted house

Early this morning (Saturday), the houses were rolled across John Street (View looking south on John toward King Street) . They were rolled up on

The southwest corner of Adelaide and John Streets, the site of a new condominium. The historic houses that were removed from the corner are now

I recently visited the AGO to view the exhibit of the abstract expressionist artists. It is a major exhibition, containing a hundred pieces of work