Source: the Toronto Star, February 5, 1942. As World War II reached its midpoint in 1942, Canadian consumers increasingly felt the effects of the conflict. Partly out of a desire to free up shipping vessels and materials used in packaging to aid the Allied war effort, food rationing gradually went into effect over the course [...]

Ask Torontoist features questions posed by you, and answered by our elite team of specially trained investigative experts (also known as our staff). Send your questions to ask@torontoist.com. Reader David S. Crawford asks: Though I assume the sugar boats at the Redpath Sugar Factory on Queens Quay arrive there in summer after going through the [...]

It’s a strong week for festivals, as while the ReelWorld Film Festival closes this Sunday with closing night gala Aloo Chaat (6:30 p.m., Scotiabank Theatre), both the Sprockets Film Festival and Toronto Jewish Film Festival open this Saturday. Starting with an opening night gala for the North American premiere of Camera Obscura (9:15 p.m. at [...]