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Dundas freed from any association

Jul 15, 2021
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Toronto to officially rename Dundas Street and two subway stations bit.ly/36FAjgS #Toronto #Dundas #DundasStreet #TTC #Subway
bit.lyToronto to officially rename Dundas Street and two subway stationsThe City of Toronto has settled the Dundas Street renaming issue once and for all, with council voting on Wednesday to officially grant the thoroug...
1:20 PM ∙ Jul 15, 2021
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A petition appeared last year calling for the renaming of everything in Toronto named for British slavery abolition delayer Henry Dundas, and now city council has voted in favour of aiming to make that happen next April. Dundas remains on landmarks and monuments but ceased to officially exist as a community name upon an amalgamation.


Stepping down from new hope

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AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE 2021 ROYAL AGRICULTURAL WINTER FAIR: #RAWF21 @royalhorseshow
youtu.beRoyal 2021 ChampionsTHE ROYAL TO RETURN IN 2022The 2021 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair will not take place in person this year; the organization looks forward to welcoming guest...
6:08 PM ∙ Jul 14, 2021
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The pandemic now has a November event casualty in Toronto as the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair will lay low for the second consecutive year. Previously, it hoped to return in tandem with the Canadian National Exhibition, which was paused until August 2022. All this caution contrasts with the Calgary Stampede currently in full swing.


Vaccination proof becoming standard at Toronto strip clubs. Zanzibar Tavern will join Filmores in asking for evidence of inoculation from patrons. Meanwhile, a tweet from GoodLife Fitness indicating vaccinations aren’t required for patrons or staff at locations reopening across Ontario roused a backlash from members.


Aline Dieu is the highest camp

“This film is inspired by the life of Celine Dion,” reads the opening title card disclaimer of Aline. “It is, however, a work of fiction.” Nonetheless, the reviews from its Cannes Film Festival debut indicate nothing particularly unfaithful about the two-hour telling, save for the fact that 57-year-old auteur Valérie Lemercier plays the title character through every age of her fame:

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Review: Strange and compelling all at once, #Aline must be seen to be believed.
vntyfr.comCéline Dion Quasi-Biopic ‘Aline’ Must Be Seen to Be BelievedValérie Lemercier, playing a character based on Dion from childhood to the present day, fêtes the French-Canadian diva all by herself.
2:56 PM ∙ Jul 14, 2021
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Eric Bauza breaks out all the cartoon voices for his six-minute junket interviews. While the Scarborough native became known as the latest actor behind Bugs Bunny, he does five other parts in Space Jam: A New Legacy, where the big-screen Bugs is handled by Mel Blanc’s original voice replacement, Jeff Bergman.


Finally, an edit quickly regretted

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Talk:Henry Kissinger Wikipedia article edited anonymously from Shared Services Canada en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?di…
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1:14 AM ∙ Jul 15, 2021
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