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How a made-in-Toronto monster named Siren Head became an overnight indie gaming sensation:
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Does the “Take Back Canada” race-baiting and “Canada First” sloganeering sound familiar?
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A huge protest just went by on Queen Street in Toronto calling on the “media to tell the truth” after a video went viral of the Dalai Lama kissing a boy.
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Nigerian rising star @BurnaBoy redeemed last weekend's late-cancelled show with a triumphant concert at Rebel last night. Our review:
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Tomorrow: @partynextdoor 's first Canadian interview!
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On his third album, @vincestaples continues his reign as a unique, highly skilled and energized artist
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Tomorrow's cover: Toronto's newest R&B star Daniel Caesar
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There is no doubt that Krista Ford's proximity to the premier is giving anti-vaccine conspiracies a boost and stoking dangerous anti-government misinformation.
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. @KingJames 's Blaze Pizza, that's taking off in the U.S., is opening a Toronto location: http://t.co/1Hy0NlrxxI http://t.co/rnglHyzVUl
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Footage courtesy @CarymaRules . A crowd mask-less, anti-vaxx protestors fight their way through police and security to enter the Eaton Centre.
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On #MAP_OF_THE_SOUL_7 , K-pop superstars BTS show the full cross-platform power of pop music.
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Condragulations to @thequeenpri on winning #CanadasDragRace ! We had a feeling...
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"The Michelle Latimer story isn’t just about her claiming Indigenous ancestry. This story is also about how Canadian institutions uphold white supremacy in who is given access to resources and who is not." - Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
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As @SchittsCreek ends its run, @danjlevy reflects on the show's origins, ending and Can-con status:
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Canada’s Drag Race winner @thequeenpri will host the 40th anniversary Toronto Pride Parade.
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WATCH: @chloebrown4TO arrives at Toronto city hall to register her name in the upcoming mayoral by election. Brown previously finished third in the 2022 mayoral race.
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We went to @100gecs ' music festival in Minecraft, where @charli_xcx and @KeroKeroBonito played for a packed virtual audience:
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In honour of #WeTheNorthDay , we present you #SergeIbaka 's YouTube cooking show
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Artists have painted "Black Lives Matter" in massive letters onto Augusta Ave. in Kensington Market. (📸IG: @sukoon2fly ) #blmmuralto
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#FreePalestine rally in Toronto. 📸 @mandahadi
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Have we been underestimating Mariah Carey?
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Big news! @CBC and @BET are joining forces on a series about Black porters and Montreal's Little Burgandy. Directors and showrunners Charles Officer, R.T. Thorne, Annemarie Morais and Marsha Greene tell us all about the historic Canadian production.
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Black Lives Matter leads the largest-ever Trans March down Yonge, and it is effing epic:
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Tomorrow's cover: @tagaq makes her literary debut this fall; plus, our fall books guide!
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On tomorrow's cover: we're gearing up for #OVOFest and the #SummerSixteenTour with @dvsndvsn !
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The first ever land acknowledgements at the #Oscars was just delivered by Taika Waititi. 🙌
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Tomorrow's cover: @puptheband kicks a hole in rock star mythology
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Brampton's @RoyWoods delivers more mood music with his latest @OVOSound release #Nocturnal .
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#WynonnaEarp is back! @normwilner sat down with star @MelanieScrofano to talk about making the cult TV show in the middle of a pandemic. Listen now:
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This month's most-anticipated Toronto concerts, including @fkatwigs , @partner_band , @kimpetras and more:
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As we’re finding out with the revelations stateside about how Facebook messes with algorithms to promote certain publishers’ content over others, hate equals engagement equals clicks equals audience equals advertising money.
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The Ontario @NDP is presenting a motion that will demand Premier Doug Ford to cancel its “shady scheme” to build a luxury spa on Ontario Place:
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If we’re looking for reasons why anti-Asian hate crimes are up in Canada – it’s no spike, it’s a tidal wave – look no further than some of the anti-China rhetoric from her majesty’s loyal opposition in Ottawa.
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Our theatre guru @glennsumi spoke to director @jonmchu about collaborating with @Lin_Manuel on the In The Heights movie. Watch the whole video here:
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Jennifer Gunter is here to tell you Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop is bullshit
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Tomorrow's cover: NOW's fifth annual #LoveYourBody issue features 10 inspiring Torontonians sharing their journeys to #selflove and #bodypositivity
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BREAKING: New year, new ‘NOW’! We’ve joined the @gonezmedia family. Stay tuned as we’ll be sharing more information throughout the week as we return officially on January 17th! 👀
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Giant rainbow flag draped over the U.S.consulate on University Ave. #LoveWins http://t.co/5cZb3H5QDE
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Toronto Public Health suggests the increase in cases are traced to people in bars and nightclubs.
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Welcome to our city.
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We're crying tears of joy at the cover of tomorrow's issue. Thanks to everyone who shared their journeys to self-love. <3 <3 <3
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. @tommychong has decided to name his colostomy bag after @realDonaldTrump "because it was always so full of shit."
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Andrew Phung, who plays Kimchee, has co-created the comedy series Run The Burbs, which is about “a young, bold Canadian family taking a different approach to living life to the fullest in the suburbs,” according to a show description.
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Black women are often at the forefront of revolutionary changes. What we’re seeing in the Canadian film and TV industry is no exception. @samchizanga gives those trailblazers their flowers.
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The stands were empty this morning. Here's why.
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Independent soul: @DanielCaesar is staying DIY... with a little help from his friends.
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Today's the day: Tickets go on sale for May's @BTS_twt shows at the Rogers Centre.
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Toronto-based Almost Adults filmmakers say no thanks to the theatrical distribution deal:
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. @GwenBenaway and other protesters who entered into the library building are not being allowed to leave. The crowd is chanting "let them out" and "this is why you're not welcome at Pride" at police. #TakeBackTPL
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Big red flags went up when Doug Ford incomprehensibly appointed the former police chief Mark Saunders as an advisor on Ontario Place’s future redevelopment.
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"F*CK yeah!" Keanu Reeves celebrated going to the movies in Toronto at The Matrix Resurrections premiere last night. 📸 @JustSayRad
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Tomorrow's cover: @tatianamaslany joins a fierce crew of Canadian filmmakers demanding gender parity in the industry.
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The premier has a habit of disappearing when the shit hits the fan.
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Protestors have gathered in Nathan Phillips Square to object the #Toronto #police budget increase of $50 million.
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Azealia Banks, Big Freedia and Jazz Cartier to play NXNE 2018
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After Paul Chin tweeted in support of the BTS army, the fans of the K-pop group started supporting his music in droves.
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She’s smart. She’s dedicated, She’s hardworking. And as the only out member of Toronto city council, @kristynwongtam has fought effectively to turn an LGBTQ lens on a range of issues.
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Citytv is bringing back Speakers Corner in an effort to "embrace inclusion and equality".
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Our cover this week: @BLM_TO and confronting Toronto's racism #BlackLivesMatter
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Does the “Take Back Canada” race-baiting and “Canada First” sloganeering sound familiar?
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Did you really come back from the dead to say this?
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After 41 years, Now Magazine is on the verge of collapse @nowtoronto @nowTorontoNews
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Thousands gathered at Nathan Phillips Square for the #WomensMarch2018 #WomensMarchToronto (photo by @KevinRitchie )
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On tomorrow's cover: @CannabisCulture 's @JodieEmery , marijuana activist extraordinaire, lights up the haters. #420
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We are devastated to share the news that our dear, beloved senior stage writer Jon Kaplan has died.
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Ontario parents have formed an advocacy group to push Doug Ford's government to mandate smaller class sizes:
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THIS WEEK'S COVER FEATURE: We shine the spotlight on seven talents making big moves in our Canada’s Rising Screen Stars issue.
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“It didn’t match up with the culture of Toronto."
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Chloe Brown has officially entered the race to be mayor of Toronto, after registering at city hall Tuesday morning:
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The @agotoronto is offering free yearly passes for healthcare, emergency, grocery, sanitation and transit workers:
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An open letter from Toronto to Ontarians thinking of voting for Doug Ford
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“The city of Toronto should drop its application against me and focus its resources and efforts on what matters: Getting people safely housed."
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Protesters chant "Trans women are women" at the #TakeBackTPL protest at @torontolibrary 's Palmerston branch:
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This week's cover: Canada is guilty of genocide, and denial has allowed systemic violence against #Indigenous peoples to continue in plain sight. Articles from @Pam_Palmater @jessewente and @KellyKaliopi #MMIWG2S #MMIW
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We got Ralph Steadman (longtime collaborator of Hunter S. Thompson) to give us his take on Ford. This week's cover: http://t.co/nu8tyV0eT2
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Thread Alert! We’re thrilled to announce that the NOW Magazine team has some new talent on its roster. Long-time contributor Kelsey Adams has joined NOW as a Staff Writer for our Culture and Lifestyle sections. Give her a follow at @kelseyxadams . 1/3
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Tomorrow's cover: #BlackLivesMatter 's Sandy Hudson on why this Black power revolution will not be pacified
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This week's cover: We talk to nine Canadian screen talents who are changing the stories we tell on film and TV
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And finally, NOW’s staff writer Radheyan Simonpillai ( @justsayrad ) is now our Social Media and Culture Editor. As part of his new role, he is writing this tweet in the third person. 3/3
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Who’s watching Law & Order Toronto tonight? #lawandordertoronto
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How @TorontoPigSave sparked a global movement to save animals
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Celina Caesar-Chavannes arrived at city hall Tuesday morning to sign up for Toronto's mayoral by-election this summer. Details here:
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“The city of Toronto should drop its application against me and focus its resources and efforts on what matters: Getting people safely housed."
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The average Canadian would have to save for 24 years to afford a down payment on a house in Toronto. That's assuming you make $178,499.
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The Ontario Federation of Labour @OFLabour is hosting a rally and march this weekend in protest of the cost of living crisis and health care issues affecting Torontonians.
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Housing activist and social worker Chiara Padovani will be running in York South Weston for a seat on Toronto City Council. “Our whole electoral system is set up to exclude renters,” Padovani told NOW in 2020.
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Out of respect for the people of Paris, we've stopped tweeting for the night. Our thoughts are with you and hope for peace.
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This week's cover: @theloudlady 's novel Scarborough is now a groundbreaking film bringing a new look to TIFF and Canadian cinema. Plus: 10 Big buzz movies hat aren't Dune and Indigenous sci-fi goes global in @danisgoulet 's Night Raiders.
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