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These photos are not from an apocalyptic movie set. Achingly beautiful photographs capture the devastation of this week’s wildfires

Yellow smoke creates an eerie atmosphere in some of the best news photos from this week

Digital Camera World · Jul 17

How a forgotten Toronto story shows Hemingway beginning to invent himself as a fiction writer

In January 1924, two young women on a Toronto Queen St. streetcar caught sight of Ernest Hemingway’s battered green hat.

The Conversation · Jul 16

Three Takeaways From Canada’s Final World Cup Preparations

Canada has injuries, but the group’s immense depth has them dreaming of a historic day in Toronto on Friday.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 11

‘I’m not littering – the Nanofiche is very small!’: meet the man who sends art to the moon

Physicist Samuel Peralta’s Lunar Codex project has seen the work of 30,000 artists from 158 countries carried on into space – and the effect on them has been profound

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023

Olivia Chow is elected Toronto's mayor — marking a shift in the city's politics

Progressive mayor-elect Olivia Chow is the first Chinese Canadian to win the office, ending more than a decade of conservative leadership.

WEKU · Jun 27, 2023

Listen: Trans scholar and activist explains why trans rights are under attack

This year we’ve seen an aggressive push to implement anti-trans legislation across the United States. There are currently more than 400 active anti-trans bills across the country.

The Conversation · Jun 1, 2023

Man sued 24 colleagues who cut him out of $50million lottery win as he was on holiday

Christopher Bates, 54, from Ontario, Canada, was furious after learning his co-workers at Bombardier had won $50million in a lottery draw while he was away on holiday

Daily Mirror · May 16, 2023

Police violations of Charter rights highlight the need for accountability and transparency

In 2021 and 2022, the Hidden Racial Profiling Project (HRPP) at Western University’s Faculty of Law helped the Toronto Star identify more than 600 court decisions from the past decade that found Canadian police violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms when dealing with the public.

The Conversation · Apr 30, 2023

Report: Nick Nurse a potential head coaching candidate for Rockets

The Toronto Star’s Doug Smith reports that Raptors coach Nick Nurse could potentially be in play for the #Rockets after this season.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 30, 2023

The making of Jenna Lyons: How an election turned the J. Crew creative director into a household name

The former J. Crew president will soon star on the Real Housewives of New York.

Fortune · Mar 17, 2023