Renovation focuses on connection, access, and Indigeneity By Mackenzie Currier The Gardiner Museum, located at 111 Queen’s Park, opened its fully renovated ground floor on Nov. 6. The transformed space includes the Gardiner’s first-ever Indigenous ceramics gallery, new collection galleries, a Makerspace, where visitors can work with clay, and a Community Learning Centre.  The $15.5-million […]

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This year, Karma Co-op is again hosting Repair Café workshops. The next one is focused on fabric mending. The co-op is located at the rear of 739 Palmerston Ave. (off Karma Lane). Bring your clothing in need of mending and leave with both wearable garb and some new sewing skills. “We aim to provide a […]

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Chrystia Freeland, member of Parliament for University-Rosedale, will be leaving her position to assume other roles including an assignment from Ukrainian President  Volodymyr Zelensky as an economic adviser.  Prior to her resignation,  Conservative critics said the appointment conflicted with her role as a Canadian MP, even though it is unpaid. Zelensky said Freeland will help […]

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“Congratulations to President Trump on successfully arresting narco-terrorist and socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro who should live out his days in prison…Down with socialism. Long live freedom,” read Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre’s congratulatory post on X (formerly Twitter) regarding Donald Trump’s recent kidnapping of the Venezuelan President and his wife. Both were brought to New […]

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Climate change advocacy and transit improvements are a focus By Dianne Saxe All best wishes for a good new year. So glad to see the days starting to lengthen again. Here are the top three things you should know this month: Speeding up Transit: The mayor and council have finally joined my campaign to speed […]

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The situation only worsens under Doug Ford’s policies By Jessica Bell What is happening to health care?  One of the Ontario government’s most important responsibilities is to provide Ontarians with high quality and cost-effective public health care. The Ford government is not effectively delivering on this mandate.  Private health care is proliferating. There are about 900 privately […]

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This year’s December cover is Beacon by Brian Harvey (Oil on Panel, 36” x 48” x 1.5”).  From the artist: “Beacon is a painting that came about in the aftermath of a heavy snowstorm.  As the weather let up and the sky began to clear I headed out to explore the quiet of nearby alleys […]

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A Japanese forger demonstrates a craft with a rich history By Rose Haberer Sparks flew on Oct. 4, when master blacksmith Masashi Yamamoto, one of Japan’s premier knifemakers, performed a live forging demonstration in Toronto’s Annex at Knifewear (517 Bloor St. W.). Knife enthusiasts and curious passersby gathered to witness the spectacle.  Japanese knifemaking carries […]

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The city is considering applying the HCD designation to the West Annex as part of its Phase II Heritage Conservation District Study. By Damola Omole On Oct. 21, 2025, City of Toronto planning staff hosted an open house at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto (NCCT), where individuals from the Annex neighbourhood provided feedback on […]

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In May, the Bloor Annex Business Improvement Area (BIA) was approached by Councillor Dianne Saxe and the Annex Residents’ Association to take over the maintenance of Seaton Park at 14 Albany Ave., a long-neglected green space behind Hot Docs’ Cinema, currently operated by city parks.  Since then, the Bloor Annex BIA has been monitoring and […]

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