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Sarah Polley explores her uprooted, twisted family tree
Two days after her 11th birthday, Sarah Polley lost her mother to cancer. The death came as a shock, even though her father and older siblings had watched Diane Polley battle the disease for months. As she grew up in Toronto under the care of her father,...
Tags: Stories We Tell (movie), Michelle Williams, Entertainment, Canada, Alzheimer's Disease
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Toronto imam provided tip in alleged Canada terror plot
An imam in the Toronto area came forward more than a year ago with concerns about one of the two suspects now charged with an alleged terrorism plot, an attorney who handled the tip said Tuesday. Toronto attorney Naseer Syed said the imam, who wants...
Tags: Islam, Religion and Belief, Montreal (Canada), Canada, Lawyers
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Margaret Atwood connects across the lines
Atwood will appear at the Festival of Books in conversation with Michael Silverblatt at 11 a.m. on Saturday. More information: latimes.com/festivalofbooks If you want a sense of how Margaret Atwood operates, you could do a lot worse than to watch her...
Tags: Authors, Literature, Science and Technology, Invention and Innovation, Arts and Culture
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Nalo Hopkinson's science fiction and real-life family
Nalo Hopkinson is trying to mess with your mind. The much-lauded writer of science fiction and fantasy sits at one of her favorite Mexican joints, Tio's Tacos, a funky art-strewn restaurant near the campus of UC Riverside, where she has taught creative...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Science and Technology, Canada, Fiction, Biology
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L.A. Opera drama: In minutes, Julie Makerov steps into lead role
There’s no shortage of drama in the Wagner opera “The Flying Dutchman,” a ghostly love story that opened at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Saturday. But the opening night drama came backstage about 12 minutes before the curtain was to...
Tags: James Conlon, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Canada, Music
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McManus: Tax reform that hits home
Would you support a tax reform measure that could help reduce the federal deficit, remove a needless distortion in the economy and make the system fairer? Me too, which is why I'm taking aim at a sacred cow: the home mortgage interest deduction. That'...
Tags: Personal Income, Financial and Business Services, Realty, Public Finance, Housing Industry
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Canada: Get ready to sample Toronto's cuisine at Winterlicious
Reservations are scheduled to be taken beginning Thursday for Toronto’s Winterlicious, one of the world’s biggest food festivals. From Jan. 25 through Feb. 7, 191 restaurants throughout Canada's largest city are set to serve up three-course,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Canada, War of 1812
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Monkey in a coat gains worldwide (Web) fame: #IKEAMonkey
He's @IKEAmonkey on Twitter and fast becoming a meme star. Tweeters were having a blast Monday morning with the tiny monkey that surprised shoppers at a Toronto IKEA. "BREAKING: 53% of Toronto residents say they'll vote #ikeamonkey for mayor."...
Tags: IKEA, Toronto Star, NASA
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Green Day to resume touring in March
Green Day, sidelined since late September, will return to the touring circuit in early 2013. The rock band unveiled on Monday a host of live dates, its first since leader Billie Joe Armstrong was admitted to rehab in the fall. Green Day's return to the...
Tags: Times Square, Entertainment, Barclays Center, Billie Joe Armstrong, Air Canada Centre
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Marilyn Monroe nail salons, cafe in the works
All The RageAmong the Marilyn Monroe branded projects in the works a half-century after the actress' death on Aug. 5, 1962, are Marilyn Monroe Cafes and and a chain of Marilyn Monroe nail salons, 'glamour rooms' and luxury spas.... -
Frank Gehry reveals new look for Toronto entertainment district
Frank Gehry was in his hometown of Toronto on Monday to reveal his conceptual designs for a multiyear transformation of the city's downtown arts and entertainment district. The architect is teaming with Canadian theater producer David Mirvish, whose...
Tags: Frank Gehry, Entertainment, Canada
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Toronto Film Festival to open with Joseph Gordon-Levitt's 'Looper'
The Toronto International Film Festival has chosen "Looper," director Rian Johnson's "thinking-man actioner" starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis, to open its 10-day event starting Sept. 6. The film stars Gordon-Levitt as a time-traveling...
Tags: Billy Connolly, Comedy (genre), Toronto International Film Festival, Entertainment, Blue Valentine (movie)
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