Twenty-nine hours. That’s how long Jeffrey Caulfield and Willy Klaudusz waited in line to be among the first people to enter the CN Tower when it opened its doors to the general public on June 26, 1976. As many as 12,000 people followed them that day, the first of the daily hordes that still flow into the landmark 35 years later.

As Torontoist reported earlier today, media mogul Ted Rogers passed away early this morning. Today’s ad features Rogers alongside his father, who was one of Canada’s broadcasting pioneers. In 1925, Edward Samuel “Ted” Rogers Sr. designed the first radio to run on electricity instead of giant, expensive batteries, an event commemorated on a plaque at [...]

An ornately set table. A fine bottle of pink sparkling wine. A bouquet of flowers purchased in a hurry on the way home from the office. A filter on the window to simulate a blue moon. Andy Williams crooning “Moon River” or the 101 Strings playing “Light My Fire” in the background. All of the [...]