Open this photo in gallery: A man cycles past an encampment at Dufferin Grove Park in Toronto, in September.Alex Lupul/The Canadian Press Delivery time Re “An overdue reckoning at Canada Post” (Editorial, Nov. 22): Yes, there is an overdue reckoning at Canada Post: the inflated salaries of executives being at …
Read More »Paris Fashion Week opens with bows, roses and royal loungewear
Open this photo in gallery: The founders of the Matières Fécales show, design duo couple Hannah Rose Dalton, left, and Steven Raj Bhaskaran, right, during Paris Fashion Week.Matières Fécales/Supplied “Switcheroo” may be the word on the street at Paris Fashion Week. The spring 2026 season is the unofficial Olympics of …
Read More »Natasha, Pierre and the revival of a lifetime at the Royal Alexandra Theatre
Open this photo in gallery: George Krissa as the seductive Anatole in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. The musical has soared higher, shone brighter and dreamed bigger than any might have thought possible.Dahlia Katz/Mirvish Title: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Written by: Dave Malloy …
Read More »Letters to the editor, May 22: ‘Plans for the royal visit look perfect … there will likely be envy in the White House’
Open this photo in gallery: Britain’s King Charles, centre left, and Queen Camilla leave after visiting the Canada House Trafalgar Square in London, on May 20, to mark 100 years since it opened in June 1925.Arthur Edwards/The Associated Press Picture perfect Re “Pageantry, spectacle and hockey to mark King Charles’s …
Read More »I walked into the Bay’s head office and asked to see the Royal Charter – and they let me!
First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. Open this photo in gallery: Illustration by Marley Allen-Ash I consider myself an enthusiastic Canadian. I have an Inuit sculpture collection that I personally purchased while visiting Baker Lake, a …
Read More »Review: Come From Away returns triumphant to Toronto’s Royal Alexandra – a story of resilience, now a symbol of resilience
Open this photo in gallery: The cast of Mirvish production Come From Away now back on stage in Toronto after an almost three-year hiatus.Matthew Murphy/Supplied Title: Come From Away Book, music and lyrics by: Irene Sankoff and David Hein Director: Christopher Ashley Actors: Kyle Brown, Saccha Dennis, Steffi DiDomenicantonio, Barbara …
Read More »Review: The Apple Cart rocks at the Shaw Festival with Tom Rooney as a magnetic King Magnus
Open this photo in gallery: Tom Rooney as King Magnus with the cast members of The Apple Cart.David Cooper/Shaw Festival Title: The Apple Cart Written by: George Bernard Shaw Director: Eda Holmes Actors: Tom Rooney, Sochi Fried Company: Shaw Festival Venue: Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre City: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Year: Runs …
Read More »Letters to the editor: ‘Are Harry and Meghan that desperate for money?’ New memoir’s royal revelations, plus other letters to the editor for Jan. 9
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala in New York City, on Dec. 6. 2022.ANDREW KELLY/Reuters Keep it together Re Our Polarized Politics Look Like They’ll Get Worse In 2023 (Jan. 5): What irks …
Read More »How do you pick the perfect concert piano? Inside the Royal Conservatory’s $300,000 bet
The nightmare began two weeks before the unveiling. Jim Anagnoson’s standard anxiety dream, in which he was onstage at the piano and realized the conductor was beating his baton to a piece Anagnoson didn’t play – that dream he knew. Most concert pianists had their own version of it. Anagnoson …
Read More »Teenage wartime evacuee Bridget Lawson became a Royal Canadian Navy decoder
Bridget Lawson, centre, worked in Africa in later life for AMREF, a non-governmental organization that provides health care in East Africa. From 1984 to 1990, she was executive director of AMREF Canada and travelled to Africa twice a year.Courtesy of the Family The Second World War first altered the life …
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