Two weeks ago, on the fifth anniversary of the blackout, we reclaimed the streets. At 9 p.m., three parades became one and marched into the intersection of Bloor and Spadina. And took it over. For five minutes. Or maybe it was ten. Chris Bilton says it was fifteen. There were jugglers and fire dancers and [...]

Do you think you can turn your lights off for an hour? The WWF is challenging people around the world to do just that at 8 p.m. local time on March 29. The global event is called Earth Hour, and the goal is to raise awareness of global warming. Last year’s inaugural event took place [...]

Torontoist wasn’t around during the blackout three years ago today – we were founded a year later – but that doesn’t mean we don’t have fond memories of the day, and we bet you do, too. God knows we talk about ourselves enough, so we want to know from you, loyal Torontoist readers: what did [...]