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Lifestyle

More Than a Timepiece: How One Final Project Keeps Börje Salming’s Legacy Alive

There was something fitting about unveiling The Salming 1148 inside the Hockey Hall of Fame. Surrounded by the jerseys, trophies and memories that tell hockey’s story, family, friends and supporters gathered in Toronto Thursday evening [...]
Folk-Country

Five Minutes With: Indie-Folk Musician Erik Bleich

Erik Bleich writes songs that live in between, a kind of Liminal Americana that never settles in one place for long. A Toronto-based singer-songwriter raised in the isolated mill town of Dryden, Ontario, his work [...]
Events

River & Sky 2026 – Music Roundup

River & Sky is a festival encompassing various types of music, with the style being softer in the daytime with a family atmosphere, followed by more daring nighttime acts where the adults party until the [...]
Comedy

Tragedy Plus Time: Comedian Gavin Stephens

Gavin Stephens is a Toronto-based comedian who brings a sharp, unpredictable energy to what he calls “lo-fi ontological comedy,” blending everyday observations with deeper questions about identity and perception. Influenced by Richard Pryor, George Carlin, [...]
Arts

“A Day in the Life” with: Visual Artist Alyssa King

Walking into Alyssa King’s studio, the first thing you notice is the atmosphere. Large paintings in layered blues fill the walls, quietly shifting with the light throughout the day. They have a presence that’s hard [...]