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Dispatches from Vancouver: Imagine That All This Could Be Ours

By Stephen Johns Mar. 2nd, 3:00 pm

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Dispatches from Vancouver: But Where Would We Put Our Cauldron?

By Stephen Johns Feb. 28th, 2:07 pm

Dispatches from Vancouver: Here Comes Twenty-Four Hours of National Insomnia!

By Stephen Johns Feb. 27th, 1:31 am

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Dispatches from Vancouver: A Canada Line for Toronto?

By Stephen Johns Feb. 21st, 12:00 pm

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Dispatches from Vancouver: The Curious Case of General Motors Place

By Stephen Johns Feb. 20th, 3:30 pm

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Dispatches from Vancouver: The Good Ol’ International Hockey Game

By Stephen Johns Feb. 18th, 11:00 am

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Brian Burke 1, Darryl Sutter 0

By Stephen Johns Feb. 1st, 9:00 am

Last Year’s Rent, This Year’s Rent, Next Year’s Rent

By Stephen Johns Jan. 15th, 10:00 am

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Shoot to Thrill, Aim to Kill

By Stephen Johns Nov. 30th, 4:00 pm

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This Isn’t the Start We Envisioned

By Stephen Johns Oct. 24th, 10:30 am

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J.P. Ricciardi Fired, Fanbase Sighs With Relief

By Stephen Johns Oct. 5th, 1:00 pm

Brian Burke Won’t Have Liked That!

By Stephen Johns Oct. 1st, 11:12 pm

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This Post-Mortem Wrote Itself

By Stephen Johns Sep. 24th, 11:00 am

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All’s Wells That Ends Wells

By Stephen Johns Aug. 28th, 12:00 pm

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Walking the Long Road

By Stephen Johns Aug. 21st, 10:00 am

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Adios, Rios

By Stephen Johns Aug. 10th, 7:06 pm

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Ronaldomania

By Stephen Johns Aug. 8th, 10:20 am

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The End of the Line for Roy Halladay?

By Stephen Johns Jul. 24th, 3:10 pm

The Clock is Beginning to Tick

By Stephen Johns Jul. 21st, 11:50 am

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B.J. Ryan Sent Packing

By Stephen Johns Jul. 8th, 4:15 pm

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Having a Real GM is Awesome!

By Stephen Johns Jul. 3rd, 3:00 pm

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Leafs Draft Nazem Kadri

By Stephen Johns Jun. 26th, 8:53 pm

The Dog Days of the Baseball Calendar

By Stephen Johns Jun. 25th, 2:30 pm

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Dome Away From Home

By Stephen Johns Jun. 12th, 11:30 am

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Is Toronto FC Getting Real?

By Stephen Johns Jun. 1st, 1:30 pm

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Bird is Still the Word

By Stephen Johns May. 29th, 5:30 pm

We’re Going Streaking

By Stephen Johns May. 23rd, 5:05 pm

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Honest Rock ‘n’ Roll, Full of Handclaps and Gang Vocals

By Stephen Johns May. 11th, 4:30 pm

Men With Brooms

By Stephen Johns May. 3rd, 6:30 pm

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Standing On Guard for the Big Swede

By Stephen Johns Apr. 30th, 2:15 pm

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Will This Be the Year That We Won’t Forget?

By Stephen Johns Apr. 21st, 6:00 pm

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It’s Because We Care

By Stephen Johns Apr. 14th, 9:00 am

Three Outta Four Ain’t Bad

By Stephen Johns Apr. 10th, 8:30 am

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Another New Beginning

By Stephen Johns Apr. 5th, 3:00 pm

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The Role of Spoilers

By Stephen Johns Apr. 4th, 2:00 pm

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Math is Ganging Up on the Toronto Maple Leafs

By Stephen Johns Apr. 1st, 9:45 am

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Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again

By Stephen Johns Mar. 16th, 10:54 pm

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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Being Erica?

By Stephen Johns Mar. 12th, 1:00 pm

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Getting On Our Boots

By Stephen Johns Mar. 9th, 10:20 am

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Ch-Ch-Changes

By Stephen Johns Mar. 5th, 9:00 am

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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