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Lovable Losers

For fans who are used to seeing the Toronto Raptors come up short, this year's team line-up was, in some ways, a pleasant surprise.

By Daniel Sellers Apr. 27th, 12:00 pm

Libraries to House Culture Day Once More

Forty-one branches of the Toronto Public Library will again serve as free venues for artists and cultural organizers this September.

By Daniel Sellers Apr. 24th, 9:00 am

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Prehistoric Toronto: The Terrain of Our City Through the Ages

What was happening here hundred of millions of years ago?

By Daniel Sellers • Illustrations by Chloe CushmanApr. 12th, 10:32 am

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Hockey, Just for the Fun of It

The Hockey Summit of the Arts puts the emphasis on friendly competition again this Easter weekend.

By Daniel Sellers Apr. 6th, 3:30 pm

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Prehistoric Toronto: The Torontoceros

The 1976 discovery of a unique fossil below west-end Bloor Street tells us that an extinct and little-known deer once called Toronto home.

By Daniel Sellers • Illustration by Chloe CushmanApr. 5th, 10:00 am

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Paying to Play

New fees to use City fields have taken Toronto's youth-sports programs by surprise. Tuesday night, players, coaches, and organizers got a chance to share their concerns with a handful of city councillors.

By Daniel Sellers Apr. 4th, 11:20 am

Everyone’s Got a Story to Tell

The Toronto Storytelling Festival launched last night for the 34th successive year.

By Daniel Sellers Mar. 30th, 2:00 pm

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Prehistoric Toronto: Glacial Lake Iroquois

As the last Ice Age glacier retreated from above Toronto, its meltwater, for a time, overwhelmed the city.

By Daniel Sellers • Illustration by Chloe CushmanMar. 28th, 4:15 pm

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Prehistoric Toronto: The Ice Age

Throughout the world, the Pleistocene epoch was known for its giant mammals. Toronto was no exception.

By Daniel Sellers • Illustrations by Chloe CushmanMar. 22nd, 10:30 am

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Prehistoric Toronto: The Missing Rock Record

All manner of fantastical creature populated the Earth for 450 million years between the mid-Paleozoic and late-Cenozoic eras. Unfortunately, placing any of them in Toronto is simply impossible.

By Daniel Sellers • Illustration by Chloe CushmanMar. 14th, 9:00 am

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Prehistoric Toronto: The Paleozoic Era

A brave creature crawls across a primeval seafloor that will one day be Toronto.

By Daniel Sellers • Illustration by Chloe CushmanMar. 7th, 1:30 pm

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Meet a Toronto-Danforth Candidate: Andrew Keyes

The Toronto-Danforth by-election to replace Jack Layton happens on March 19. Here, Torontoist aims to tell you who’s running, and why.

By Daniel Sellers Feb. 29th, 9:15 am

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The Greatest Dinosaurs You’ve Never Seen

As new fossils continue to turn up in previously underexplored places, the ROM prepares for a summer showcase of the Southern Hemisphere's most awe-inspiring dinos.

By Daniel Sellers • Photos by Lodoe-Laura Haines-WangdaFeb. 27th, 9:00 am

No Boom Boxes Left Behind

Tom and Gary's Decentralized Dance Party made its return to Toronto Wednesday night.

By Daniel Sellers • Photos by Corbin SmithFeb. 16th, 10:00 am

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Quantifying the Value of Public Space

A new speaker series at U of T's Munk School examines the future of our libraries and parks.

By Daniel Sellers Feb. 9th, 10:00 am

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The Winter That Wouldn’t Be

Mild temperatures, cold rain, and snowless sidewalks have characterized winter in Toronto this time around. So far.

By Daniel Sellers Feb. 2nd, 9:00 am

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Sporting Goods: Powderpuff Football

It means contending with the elements in addition to the opposing team, but U of T's women keep coming out to play flag football in the snow.

By Daniel Sellers • Photos by Corbin SmithJan. 31st, 12:00 pm

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How to Build an Igloo

In an effort to promote a new DVD compilation, NFB's Mediatheque offers free Inuit-themed screenings, and something more hands-on.

By Daniel Sellers Jan. 26th, 11:00 am

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A Bike Lane for Jenna Morrison

More than a month after an accident there killed a local woman, cycling activists discreetly reallocate space for the vehicles that use Sterling Road.

By Daniel Sellers Dec. 10th, 2:58 pm

Artists with Mood Disorders Ready to Unveil New Works

Touched By Fire marks its fifth year Thursday night.

By Daniel Sellers Dec. 7th, 9:00 am

Regent Park Film Fest’s Graduation Party

The annual free festival kicks off tonight for the ninth time. Next year, it will trade converted public schoolrooms for a shiny new home.

By Daniel Sellers Nov. 2nd, 11:00 am

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Anthopoulos’s Blue Jays Still a Ways From Contending

After two full years when winning didn't matter, the Jays' young GM may find himself testing the limits of fans' patience in 2012.

By Daniel Sellers Sep. 30th, 10:30 am

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Team Canada Facing Familiar Challenges

By Daniel Sellers Aug. 15th, 10:00 am

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Doc Comes Home at Last

By Daniel Sellers Jun. 30th, 9:30 am

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Affection for the Canucks is Misguided, at Best

By Daniel Sellers Jun. 13th, 1:00 pm

Another Lean Year for Toronto FC?

By Daniel Sellers Mar. 26th, 11:00 am

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Curbing Hockey Violence Easier Said Than Done

By Daniel Sellers Mar. 14th, 10:00 am

The Next Generation of Raptors?

By Daniel Sellers Feb. 16th, 10:30 am

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Saying Goodbye to Vernon Wells

By Daniel Sellers Jan. 24th, 12:30 pm

HOT DOCS 2012

Reviews listed alphabetically:

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Detropia (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Herman’s House (★☆☆☆☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆) Legend of a Warrior (★★★☆☆) Life in Stills (★★½☆☆) Mom and Me (★★★☆☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Planet of Snail (★★½☆☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Revision (★☆☆☆☆) Sexy Baby (★★★½☆) She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column (★★½☆☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) The Boxing Girls of Kabul (★★½☆☆) The Final Member (★★★★½) The Job (★★☆☆☆) The Mechanical Bride (★★★½☆) The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (★★☆☆☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) The World Before Her (★★★★☆)

Reviews by star rating:

China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) The Final Member (★★★★½) The World Before Her (★★★★☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) Who Cares? (★★★★☆) Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Detropia (★★★★☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Sexy Baby (★★★½☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) The Mechanical Bride (★★★½☆) Mom and Me (★★★☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Legend of a Warrior (★★★☆☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Planet of Snail (★★½☆☆) The Boxing Girls of Kabul (★★½☆☆) She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column (★★½☆☆) Wadim (★★½☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) Life in Stills (★★½☆☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆) The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (★★☆☆☆)

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• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Eglinton Stn has now cleared and full service has resumed on the Yonge University Spadina line. #TTC | 7:59 PM Apr 5
• Trains are currently holding southbound at Eglinton Stn due to a Passenger Assistance Alarm activated on a train. #TTC | 7:54 PM Apr 5
• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Spadina and Queen has now cleared and full service on the 510 Spadina Streetcar line has resumed. #TTC | 5:50 PM Apr 5

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