The Canadian Home Furnishings Market: The only show of its kind in Canada
TORONTO, Jan. 5 /CNW Telbec - The Canadian Home Furnishings Market is proud to be celebrating its 39th anniversary this year. From January 15th through January 18th 2011, the Market will host over 300 exhibitors who are excited to introduce the very latest home furnishings collections defined by high-quality, innovation and style. The only show of [...]
Bike Show in Toronto spotlights the latest on the market
KJ Mullins-Toronto: The Toronto Motorcycle Show is taking place this weekend in Toronto at the Metro Convention Centre on Bremmer Road. Enthusiasts and hard core bikers alike were seen browsing at the latest motorcycle products out on the market. The new 2011 models of countless motorcycle companies were lining the aisles on Saturday giving the [...]
Toronto remembers the Ukrainian Holodomor
KJ Mullins-Toronto: Seventy-seven years ago the Plague of hunger took place in the Ukraine. Millions died of starvation during the artificial famine. Some scholars have said the famine was genocide while others have compared it to the Holocaust when the Soviet Union held back rations in many urban Ukraine areas in 1932-1933. Several million of [...]
Thousands of Children Embrace Winter Through the Magic of Kidzfest
TORONTO, Nov. 26 /CNW/ – It’s a child’s paradise at Yonge-Dundas Square this weekend, where families will enjoy kid-friendly rides, face-painting, crafts and interactive performances, bound to put kids of all ages in a holiday mood. A free two-day event presented by the Downtown Yonge BIA, Kidzfest features guest appearances from cartoon celebrities Pikachu, Kai-lan [...]
“Voices of Hope” – Toronto’s Casey House urges Canadian awareness and elimination of barriers to HIV care
TORONTO, Nov. 24 /CNW/ – On Wednesday, December 1 (International World AIDS Day), Casey House will host Voices of Hope, one of three national concerts calling for increased awareness of the ongoing crisis of HIV/AIDS around the world and here in Canada. Today, one in 120 adult Torontonians is HIV-positive, facing ongoing stigma and barriers [...]
TORONTO CIBC MIRACLE DAY SKATE LAUNCHED FOR KIDS’ CHARITIES
TORONTO, Nov. 23 /CNW/ – On Thursday, 40 children from Toronto area charities will get a chance to skate with some of the country’s sports legends and entertainment stars in celebration of CIBC’s 26th annual Miracle Day. Children from Big Brothers Big Sisters Toronto; Children’s Aid Foundation; Hockey Education Reaching Out Society; and Holland Bloorview [...]
It’s Always Something entertains Toronto for Gilda’s Club
KJ Mullins-Toronto: Life isn’t always easy. Gilda Radner knew this all too well. When the actress was diagnosed with cancer she used her laughter to fight back. On Monday night at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto you could almost feel her laugh during “It’s Always Something”. The 9th annual show promised to be [...]
Canada’s Largest Aboriginal Cultural Event Comes To Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario, November 26th to 28th, 2010
The critically acclaimed festival is the largest multi-discipline Aboriginal event in North America. It brings together Aboriginal peoples from every corner of Canada and the United States to demonstrate their talents in dance, music, cuisine, arts and crafts plus more. The festival officially gets underway Friday evening with the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards gala show [...]
Santa’s coming to Toronto today
KJ Mullins-Toronto: The 106th Annual Toronto Santa Claus Parade takes place today at 12:45 with eager boys and girls of all ages lining the streets of Toronto to see the wonderful floats and get a glimpse of the season’s top man, Santa Claus. At 11:30 a.m. Ron Barbaro who is the Parade Chairman and Marshall, [...]
Toronto’s Gourmet Food & Wine Expo an elegant affair
KJ Mullins-Toronto: When it comes to trade shows for the public elegant is rarely used in the description. This weekend elegance is the theme at the Gourmet Food & Wine Expo at Toronto’s Metro Convention Centre. Thousands of Torontorians will browse the aisles of ‘Toronto’s Largest Cocktail Party’ this weekend tasting the newest wines, beers, [...]
