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Before there was Chorley Park, there was Government House on Simcoe Street.
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David Wencer
Eccentric trapper Joe LaFlamme brings wild animals to Toronto.
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David Wencer
In the late 1960s, Toronto the Good finds itself in a hairy situation.
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David Wencer
The village of Brockton struggles with the responsibilities of running an independent municipality.
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David Wencer
Toronto celebrates the first anniversary of the armistice.
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David Wencer
The Toronto Maple Leafs win the International League pennant and play in the 1926 Little World Series.
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David Wencer
Suffragists in Ontario struggled to bring attention to their cause, even holding a mock parliament in 1896 on the question of voting rights for men.
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David Wencer
The regulations for pedestrians in Toronto’s 1944 traffic bylaw make the city a national laughingstock.
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David Wencer
A budding star finds opportunities on stage and screen in 1950s Toronto.
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David Wencer
The Five Nations of the Iroquois establish villages on the north shore of Lake Ontario in the 1670s, including one near the mouth of the Humber River, at the start of the Toronto Carrying Place.
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David Wencer
Dr. Frederick L. Conboy's career as a dentist and public-health advocate leads to four years in the mayor's chair.
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David Wencer
The Peter R. Lamb and Co. glue factory generates a big stink.
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David Wencer
The bones of 500 First Nations people are found in a centuries-old Scarborough burial pit.
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David Wencer
Before finding fame for his tales of the supernatural, a young Algernon Blackwood struggled to find success in Toronto.
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David Wencer
In the days before artificial refrigeration, Torontonians harvested ice from local natural sources—including Grenadier Pond.
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David Wencer
Toronto erects a statue of King Edward VII—in 1969.
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David Wencer
Colonel Arthur Rankin is arrested at the Rossin House Hotel for inviting Canadians to the American Civil War.
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David Wencer
Seven years of the Ward Marathon, Toronto's first annual marathon.
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David Wencer
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