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Global Marijuana March 2012

Posted May 5th, 2012 by James Hamilton

While the #Toronto Freedom Festival has been postponed due to permit issues the 14th Annual Global Marijuana March (GMM) will still be held on Saturday, May 5, 2012. The marchers will start to gather at 11am and begin to walk the streets of Toron…

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Bloor St tunnel graffiti

Posted May 4th, 2012 by James Hamilton

An interesting graffiti cat is in the Bloor Street East pedestrian tunnel by the Sherbourne Station of the #Toronto Transit Commission. The cat with the magical third eye is joined by a black and red panda bears wearing top hats and smoki…

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H&M Summer Beach House

Posted May 4th, 2012 by James Hamilton

H & M welcomes #Toronto to the summer season with a pop up summer lounge at Yonge-Dundas Square. May 4, 2012 is the last day of the two day event and the lounge remains open until 7pm.

I checked out a few of the fashions and had a refreshing…

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Star Wars Day: May the 4th be with you!

Posted May 4th, 2012 by James Hamilton

It is Intergalactic Star Wars Day #Toronto and the polite greeting is ‘May the 4th be with you”! You can take in a sci-fi event in honour of the Star Wars franchise, and which also benefits SickKids Hospital, by attending the show at the Toront…

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Mr Lube, Ortsbo and William Ashley join Honda Indy #Toronto

Posted May 3rd, 2012 by James Hamilton

It was announced that several new sponsorship partners have joined #HondaIndy Toronto; Mr Lube, Ortsbo and William Ashley, starting with the IZOD IndyCar street course race coming July 6-8, 2012. You may remember William Ashley when they did a prom…

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Winning is everything

Posted May 3rd, 2012 by raymi

Tell me what you thought it’s important!!! I will hate you forever if there is no comment here. How long is forever for? YOU WILL SOON FIND OUT LURKERS. Don’t allow jealousilence to overtake you it’s a bad look. You can even say something bad I don’t care. (I do! lots.) You can also comment [...]

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And the band protested on

Posted May 2nd, 2012 by James Hamilton

The #Toronto 2012 Mayday #May1TO rally and march featured a few musical protesters – including a great drum band called Rhythm of Resistance (in yellow shirts), in addition to the music rocking out of the traveling DJ trailer. T…

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Mayday Protest Kitty

Posted May 2nd, 2012 by James Hamilton

Joining the occasional #Toronto Mayday #May1TO #Occupy dog protester, some with balloons or bandannas, I found a little protest kitten on the shoulder of a protester. He wasn’t wearing a mask so I don’t think he was Black Bloc or an…

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MAYDAY #Toronto 2012

Posted May 1st, 2012 by James Hamilton

Hundreds gathered at City Hall as the MAYDAY #may1TO Protest rallys began at 4pm on Tuesday May 1, 2012.  After listening to a few speeches they started the march to Alexandra Park. There were a number of protesters clad in black with face ma…

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Bloomingdales is Coming to Canada?!

Posted May 1st, 2012 by Style Blog

Just read on my bulding’s elevator news that HBC MAY BE BRINGING BLOOMINGDALES TO CANADA!!! See, elevator news are good for something!

But seriously, folks. This is excellent news. The Globe and Mail also confirmed that “The move to provide space to B…

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The HAPPY #Toronto

Posted May 1st, 2012 by James Hamilton

Nathan Phillips Square was full of people doing the HAPPY in support of SickKids Hospital as they created Toronto’s largest happy face. “Watch the Happy spread”.

It was a nice way to spend lunchtime on Tuesday May 1, 2012 – you could …

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Choose Your Mood

Posted April 30th, 2012 by James Hamilton

Have you ever had a day when you didn’t feel yourself? That’s the question that Not Myself Today asks as they raised awareness about mental health problems with a #Toronto campaign to pin your mood.

Large white boards were filled with colour…

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Syria rally in the square

Posted April 30th, 2012 by James Hamilton

A small group of protesters gathered in Yonge-Dundas Square on Sunday, April 29, 2012 to bring attention to the plight of people in Syria. The group had a band and after the songs the people spelled out SOS while a crew filmed for a YouTube video….

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10 things you should know before you die from 10 famous Canadians (and 2 VIP Tickets to the inspirational Top Ten Event!)

Posted April 30th, 2012 by Sonya

What is the one thing you should know before you die? It’s an interesting question. Just one? How can you answer that? I was thinking about this for the past week. Maybe I’m not just quite ready to answer myself…

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Don’t Miss This Week: TFI 25

Posted April 30th, 2012 by Style Blog

Sponsored by the likes of P&G Grooming, Yorkdale Mall, Flare Magazine, Nella Bella, Barbie, TNT and many more, this gala is going to be amazing! Net proceeds from TFI25 will benefit the Toronto Fashion Incubator, the world’s first fashion incubato…

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Khalsa Day Celebrations in #Toronto

Posted April 29th, 2012 by James Hamilton

Starting at Exhibition Place thousands of Sikhs and supporters marched through the streets on Sunday April 29, 2012 until they arrived at Toronto City Hall’s Nathan Phillips Square and later at Queens Park.

Lots of food, drinks, sweets available…

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Flashmob: National Ballet at Distillery District

Posted April 29th, 2012 by James Hamilton

Members of the Canada’s National Ballet School filled the square in the #Toronto Historic Distillery District for a dancing Bollywood style flashmob celebrating International Dance Day.

The group gathered together at noon on Sunday April 29, 2…

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Battle of York Commemoration at Fort York

Posted April 29th, 2012 by James Hamilton

Sunday April 29, 2012 felt the crack of muskets as Historic Fort York commemorated the Battle of York with all day displays of naval gunnery, seamanship and military drills.

Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps (RCSCC) were on hand to parade the HM…

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Avengers and Batman keep the city safe

Posted April 29th, 2012 by James Hamilton

The superhero team of the Avengers roam the streets of #Toronto, while Batman tends to stick to Yonge and Dundas outside the Eaton Centre. I feel safer already as the team seem ready to spring into action – busting the bad guys and keeping us prote…

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