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Who From Toronto is on Top Chef Canada Season Three?

A first look at the locals on the newest season of the show.

By Jess Davidson Mar. 8th, 3:00 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: More Than Turning on a Projector

A 1970s TVOntario ad campaign prominently featured Saturday Night at the Movies.

By Jamie Bradburn Nov. 20th, 1:00 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Election Central ’68

How Canadian viewers watched American presidential-election coverage in the age before livestreams.

By Jamie Bradburn Nov. 6th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: The Animated Life of George Dunning

From the National Film Board to the Yellow Submarine.

By Kevin Plummer Nov. 3rd, 12:15 pm

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Historicist: Post-Mortem of a Pay-TV Channel

The brief life of C Channel, Canada's arts and culture pay-TV service.

By Kevin Plummer Jun. 30th, 2:00 pm

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Scene: Memorial for Wheels

In honour of Wheels, at the corner of Queen and Degrassi...

By Torontoist • Photo by Lodoe-Laura Haines-WangdaFeb. 22nd, 4:17 pm

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Top Ten Degrassi Junior High T.O. Hangouts

By Kiva Reardon • Illustration by Chloe CushmanFeb. 16th, 7:20 pm

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Historicist: Armed with a Felt Pen and a Sense of Humour

Master of the cartoonist's pen but burdened by inner turmoil, George Feyer is a long-neglected mid-century pop culture figure.

By Kevin Plummer Dec. 3rd, 12:00 pm

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Televisualist: Dylan McDermott! AHHHHHHHHHH!

Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.

By Christopher Bird • Illustration by Brett LambOct. 24th, 2:00 pm

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Justin Time Shares the Joys of a Wild Imagination

A new TV show created by Toronto's Brandon James Scott brings history and travel to life for preschoolers.

By Jaime Woo Sep. 29th, 10:00 am

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Jack of Hearts’ Flying Circus

Victor Garber as a playing card and a television classic that one angry letter-writer saw as an affront to an entire nationality.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 20th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Hailey’s Comet

Arthur Hailey's 1950s teleplay Flight Into Danger, which inspired the film Airplane!, was one of the “most gripping, tension-packed” plays of its time

By Kevin Plummer Aug. 13th, 12:00 pm

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Opening the CN Tower

By Jamie Bradburn Jun. 30th, 4:00 pm

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The Roar of Greasepaint, The Smell of Gunfire

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 6th, 9:30 am

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Today’s Special is the Public Archive

By Jamie Bradburn Feb. 24th, 11:30 am

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Mutual Street Recording Studio Razed

By Edward Brown Sep. 14th, 11:25 am

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The Fourth Mayoral Debate: Actual Debate Breaks Out

By Christopher Bird Aug. 17th, 8:00 pm

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Paul Quarrington, 1953–2010

By James Grainger Jan. 21st, 11:30 am

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