Province’s rat patrol called in to investigate as town of Bowden announces discovery of dead vermin

I offer online and in-person presentations. I am available to speak at libraries, schools, bookstores, etc., anywhere in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). My presentations are all roughly one hour in…

How the Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada was recovered from the Internet Archive.

Adam Labadie’s debut short, This May Be A Huge Mistake, documents the end of 888 Dupont, one of the city's last artist havens. It's screening as part of the Toronto Independent Film Festival.

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‎Nonfiction · 2021

Okay, it was the Junior World Series, but it still counts.In 1926, the Toronto Maple Leafs (they got the name first) went 109-57, winning the pennant by 8 games before sweeping the Louisville Colonels...

Once a week, Mitch Chuvalo takes his dad, the five-time Canadian heavyweight champ, to the Pegasus, an unassuming Junction bar in a strip mall, to sing the oldies he loves and to take their best stab ...

Stanley Street was the most notorious street in Toronto in the 19th Century. Its route ran a very insignificant half kilometre between Victoria and Nelson (now Jarvis) Streets. It is this lack of distinction in geography married with its very important social makeup that frames the story of Stanley Street. Stanley was not even the … Continue reading Toronto’s Notorious Stanley Street →

Thomas Comins was arriving home for dinner. It was Boxing Day, 1929, a mild evening in the midst of a very snowy winter. This must have been a sad time of year for the baked goods salesman. His wife C...