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Posts Filed Under: parades

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How Toronto Will Be Commemorating the War of 1812

Nearly two years of festivities planned for to mark the bicentenary

By Jamie Bradburn

The official logo of the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration
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Historicist: The War Is Over

As a Mail and Empire headline put it when word spread that the First World War was over, the "city celebrated in orgy of joy."

By Jamie Bradburn

Family reads Armistice Day headlines, November 11, 1918. Pictured left to right: Mrs. J. Fraser, Jos. Fraser Jr., Miss Ethel James, Frank James, and Norman James. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 892.
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The Santa Claus Parade Is Comin’ To Town

Changes for the 107th edition of a Toronto tradition include a new route, a prominent role for Mrs. Claus, and a Santa Cam.

By Jamie Bradburn • Photos by Dean Bradley

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Scene: Caribbean Carnival (In Our Hearts, Caribana) Parade

By Torontoist

Come Out to Caribana ’67

By Jamie Bradburn

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Caribana Delivers Feathers, Floats, and Flesh

By Steve Kupferman

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Shrine On, You Crazy Masons

By Steve Kupferman

Santa’s Weston Workshop

By Stephen Michalowicz

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Blackbird Singing In The Dead Of Night

By Jonathan Goldsbie

Trevor’s Surprise Dissertation Defense Marching Band

By Jonathan Goldsbie