FIFA Fan Festival evacuated midway through World Cup opening game

FIFA’s Fan Festival in Toronto was halted due to ‘risk of lightning’

FIFA’s Fan Festival in Toronto was forced to carry out an emergency evacuation midway through Mexico’s World Cup opener against South Africa on Thursday night.

Thousands of people had turned up to watch the first match of the World Cup on the big screen in the Fort York grounds in Toronto.

However, shortly before half-time,…

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Soulpepper’s “Tiger Bride” is a Wild, Strange, and Impossible to Ignore Fairy Tale with Teeth

“Once upon a time“, she walks in, suitcase in hand. There’s “a special kind of man,” she sings, smooth and haunting, as her voice rises in a melody that is forever warm, inviting, almost comforting, even as lyrics focus on cold weather and displacement. It carries with it a memory, steeped in loss and uncertainty. […]

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Toronto’s Chow Vs. FIFA: The Battle Of Bottled Water

Toronto’s World Cup affordability fight has moved from ticketing to tap water, putting Mayor Olivia Chow against FIFA over a stadium rule that the city is helping pay to host but cannot fully control. Chow criticized FIFA after the tournament organizer updated its Stadium Code of Conduct to block fans from bringing reusable water bottles […]

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between the covers and cocktail glasses | book bar toronto

Some of the best ideas begin around a kitchen table. For Robin Storfer and Tom Freeman, years of gathering with friends over food, wine, and conversation eventually evolved into Book Bar — a new literary-hospitality concept opening in Toronto’s Mirvish Village. Part independent bookstore, part neighbourhood bar, and part community hub, Book Bar is built around a simple premise: people need places…

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Ontario police are using spyware that lets them remotely take over your smartphone. They’re fighting to keep almost everything about it secret

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When police in Windsor began looking into an alleged international auto‑theft…

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Dvira Interiors Balances Beautiful Warmth And Surprising Space

Project Details Interior Design: Dvira Ovadia of Dvira Interiors Location: In the heart of downtown Toronto, Ontario, in a quaint neighborhood known for the iconic St. Lawrence Market. Client Review: A couple in their 30s working within creative fields. Their well-traveled lifestyle and design-driven perspective influence a home that values originality, layered details, and a…

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Sitting Down with Ghosts: The Division at Crow’s Theatre Examines the Stories We Choose to Carry

It’s the most compelling question of the evening, when someone asks whether you would love a family member differently after discovering an unbearable truth about them. The idea unwinds our senses, and the room changes temperature inside Andrew Kushnir’s The Division. I could feel that superbly constructed question settling heavily over the audience long before […]

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Could This Finally Be The Hurricanes’ Year?

Meet the new round, same as the old round. The first two games of the Carolina Hurricanes' series with the Flyers have looked eerily similar to the Canes' first two against the Senators to start the playoffs. In Game 1, the top seed in the East thoroughly dominated their enemies in a shutout win. In Game 2, the underdog had their chances to seize a critical victory but ended up losing 3-2 in…

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Annemarie Jacir’s ‘Palestine 36’ Lands Netflix MENA Deal

Annemarie Jacir’s Oscar-shortlisted drama Palestine 36 has landed a licensing deal with Netflix MENA, making it available on the platform across the Middle East and North Africa as of today. Exploring the events around the 1936-1939 revolt in which Palestinians rebelled against Britain’s colonial rule, the sweeping historical epic explores a key chapter in Middle […]

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