A barrier at the edge of the site with a City of Toronto sign prohibiting entry, with a hand-written addition. Earlier this week, we reported on a dispute over an area of High Park, used by BMX bikers for riding and claimed by others to be a First Nations burial site. Since publishing that post, [...]

Dr. David Evans, associate curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Royal Ontario Museum, poses with a nest of dinosaur eggs he discovered. Sticks and stones can break your bones, and uncover an incredible fossil find. Just ask Dr. David Evans, associate curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Royal Ontario Museum. The exhibit he currently oversees, [...]

Every Saturday morning Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters—good and bad—that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today. Photograph of the remains of a longhouse at the Alexandra Site. Toronto has been a centre of human habitation for more than ten thousand years. In addition to a resource-rich environment, the [...]