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Before Sarah Nurse swaps her Sceptres jersey for PWHL Vancouver, the homegrown superstar has some things to say—to her team, her fans and the city that shaped her. “From the moment the PWHL was announced, I knew I wanted to play for Toronto,” she says. “This is my home.” |
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Mayor Olivia Chow attended the Pride Toronto flag-raising ceremony last week, where she addressed the festival’s loss of corporate sponsorship. “Don’t shop at Home Depot,” Chow told the crowd, encouraging members and allies of the LGBTQ community to “shop Canadian” by getting their patio furniture elsewhere. Of course, the big takeaway for some critics was: ideologue mayor betrays business community to satisfy radical communist gay agenda. |
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Call it Toronto’s World Cup vibe check. With just over a year to go before the FIFA World Cup descends on the city—cue the traffic, the fanfare and the inevitable How much for a hotel room? sticker shock—BMO Field is about to get a preview of the madness with a brand-new tournament. |
Ten years ago, Donald Schmitt hesitantly moved from Trinity-Bellwoods to Rosedale. “I didn’t think Rosedale people were my people,” he says. But he’s since fallen in love with the neighbourhood, particularly its ravine system. After a long day, he loves walking home from his downtown office, taking in nature to help “sort out” the circus at work. He shares his go-to spots. |
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GUILLAUME CÔTÉ JUST GAVE HIS FINAL PERFORMANCE WITH THE NATIONAL BALLET |
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Last Thursday, Guillaume Côté took his final bow and bid adieu to the National Ballet of Canada after 26 years. To mark the occasion, the award-winning principal dancer and choreographer created an original new work, Grand Mirage, which debuted alongside a re-staging of his lively 2012 ballet Bolero. Here, some behind-the-scenes moments from before and after the performance. |
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