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Buy Victory Bonds

As the First World War drew to a close, Torontonians raised millions of dollars in financial relief for the war effort.

By Jamie Bradburn Nov. 11th, 9:00 am

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Historicist: Storm’d At With Shot and Shell

Canada's first Victoria Cross recipient, Alexander Roberts Dunn, was a native of York, Upper Canada, who fought in the Crimean War and charged with the Light Brigade.

By Kevin Plummer Oct. 22nd, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: “Complete Surrender to Boisterous Celebration”

By Kevin Plummer May. 7th, 12:00 pm

Historicist: At the Front With “Monty and Johnny”

By Kevin Plummer Nov. 6th, 12:00 pm

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Glad Hand: Something We Forgot

By Brett Lamb Nov. 5th, 1:00 pm

Scene: Brian Pinksen Comes Home

By Torontoist Sep. 4th, 11:00 am

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Coming Home Along Wellesley

By Jon Weier (Guest Contributor) Jul. 27th, 10:00 am

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Historicist: Life in Wartime

By Kevin Plummer Nov. 7th, 12:00 pm

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Bringing It All Back Home

By Todd Aalgaard Jan. 29th, 9:00 am

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PhotoTO: What Is It Good For?

By Miles Storey Oct. 23rd, 9:49 am

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PhotoTO: Call to Resist

By Miles Storey Sep. 16th, 6:00 pm

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Nader Pontificates, North York Reintegrates, Arctic Ice Disintegrates

By Christopher Bird Aug. 12th, 8:00 am

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Eleventh Hour Hope For Glass

By Todd Aalgaard Jul. 10th, 5:00 pm

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Film Friday: Stop-Loss While You’re Ahead

By Mathew Kumar Mar. 28th, 3:15 pm

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Principal In Trouble Over Principles, Don’t Drink The Juice, and Who Wants To Be a Fireman?

By Christopher Bird Mar. 12th, 8:48 am

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The Lady From Nanking

By Johnnie Walker Mar. 10th, 4:14 pm

Tarragon Takes Berlin (Again)

By Johnnie Walker Mar. 7th, 12:19 pm

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Film Friday: I Know Robot Karate

By Christopher Bird Feb. 22nd, 2:00 pm

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Love During Wartime

By Jamie Bradburn Feb. 14th, 2:00 pm

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LitTO: February 12–20

By Stacey May Fowles Feb. 12th, 5:00 pm

HOT DOCS 2012

Reviews listed alphabetically:

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Detropia (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Herman’s House (★☆☆☆☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆)

Reviews by star rating:

China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) The Final Member (★★★★½) The World Before Her (★★★★☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) Who Cares? (★★★★☆) Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Detropia (★★★★☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆)

TTC Service Alerts

• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Eglinton Stn has now cleared and full service has resumed on the Yonge University Spadina line. #TTC | 7:59 PM Apr 5
• Trains are currently holding southbound at Eglinton Stn due to a Passenger Assistance Alarm activated on a train. #TTC | 7:54 PM Apr 5
• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Spadina and Queen has now cleared and full service on the 510 Spadina Streetcar line has resumed. #TTC | 5:50 PM Apr 5

Editor's Picks

David Chang Talks About His Upcoming Toronto Debut The celebrity restaurateur says plans for the Toronto branch of his Momofuku empire are still in flux, and he likes it that way.	Lights, Camera … And Everything Else
Weston-Mount Dennis Residents Discuss Police Stops	Historicist: Throwing Intellectual Bombs Rabble-rousing feminist and anarchist Emma Goldman died in Toronto in 1940.
OIPRD’s Assessment of the G20: A Good but Marred Effort Two years later, we finally have OIPRD's comprehensive assessment of police action during the G20. It's a report that tries to be fair to all sides, but ends up being too generous to police on some key points.	Vandalist: You Never Call Anymore

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