Toronto, Canada Travel News

Prospects were much brighter for the restaurant when today's ad appeared in 1975.

Ian Brown A holiday story: The thought that counted Illustration by Paddy Molloy for The Globe and Mail Every year people complain that Christmas has become too materialistic.

There are just a handful of shopping days left until Christmas . And there are even fewer days until the last chance to make a donation to one of the city's annual holiday toy drives.

Last call coming. Stroud's LCBO outlet will likely remain open until January 2011 forcing thousands of patrons to travel to stores either in south Barrie or Alcona for their favourite spirits.

The Olympic Torch, which is continuing its journey across Canada to Vancouver for the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics, will be traveling through Toronto from December 17 to 19.

Three University of Alberta paleontology graduate students have confirmed an 85-year-old dinosaur find, discrediting a 1970s revision of the discovery.

The idea of the pop-up shop -- a temporary retail outpost that comes and goes in the click of a sky-high stiletto heel -- is nothing new as far as the international shopping scene is concerned.

The city of Toronto is known for its annual Christmas festivities and dazzling lights, and visitors travel from miles around to become part of its outstanding holiday merriment.

Posted by Greg Clow in events , events upcoming on December 8, 2009 at 7:00 am EVENTS Earth to Table Reception Hart House Music Room, University of Toronto, 7 Hart House Circle 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM $15 - available at uofttix.ca or 978-8849 Join Jeff Crump and Bettina Schormann in conversation with Slow Food Convivium co-leader Paul DeCampo as they ...

Every Saturday at noon, Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters - good and bad - that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today.

Posted by Greg Clow in events , events upcoming on December 10, 2009 at 7:00 am EVENTS Sloow Food Toronto Terra Madre Day FoodShare Toronto, 90 Croatia St 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM $10 at the door - no cost for kids under 12 The Slow Food Toronto convivium will celebrate Ontarioa s local food community with delicious sustainable offerings held at ...

Posted by Greg Clow in events , events upcoming on December 7, 2009 at 7:00 am EVENTS 86'D Monday: Boozy Hot Chocolate Drake Hotel Lounge, 1150 Queen Street West 7:00 PM free admission Calling all servers, DJs, bartenders, actors and anyone who's working for someone else's weekend: Every Monday, Drake offers friendly-priced sushi, cocktails, blue ...

Posted by Greg Clow in events , events upcoming on December 5, 2009 at 7:00 am EVENTS Christmas Around the World City Hall Rotunda, 100 Queen Street West 12:00 noon to 5:00 PM free admission The Community Folk Art Council of Toronto and its member groups bring together different ethnic community Christmas displays for the annual Christmas Around ...

The Vancouver 2010 Organizing Committee announced the Toronto route for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay, which arrives in Toronto on December 17.

What you Need Tour Blog #8. A18 Matt Carter The tour is finally wrapping up and after eight weeks on the road, Ross and his band of bastards are finally on the home stretch.

Jennifer Burke a ' the CTV news anchor and wife of Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke a ' began her broadcasting career at a Vancouver radio station before making the shift to television, eventually hosting CBC's daytime show Living Vancouver.

A deer wandered into Toronto's downtown core Tuesday morning. The animal was seen near the busy intersection of University Ave.

The book Off the Tourist Trail: 1,000 Unexpected Travel Alternatives, names the Royal Ontario Museum 's Michael Lee- Chin Crystal, designed by architect Daniel Libeskind, as one of the world's architectural marvels and one of six modern buildings to rival Australia's Sydney Opera House.

Urban Planner is Torontoist's guide to what's on in Toronto, published every weekday morning, and in a weekend edition Friday afternoons.

Getting around big cities can be daunting, which explains why most tourists do their sightseeing by tour bus.