Books on Toronto's history are anything but a boring affair. On the contrary, the insights they offer into the shape of the city today are perhaps more fascinating than ever as we blossom into a place ...

It has been called “one of the most important blocks of black history in Toronto,” a place where African Americans, fleeing slavery, found refuge to live, work and worship. On this tract of land, just ...

The notion of creating a museum of Toronto history has been kicking around for years. Toronto has a number of great little history museums, like Mackenzie House on Bond Street, the restored home of ...

Canada's largest city has a history of ignoring, and then paving over, its own history – usually to make way for a condo tower. So perhaps as the country marks 150 years since Confederation – and many ...

It’s a snowy day on Spadina between College and Bloor. A streetcar is stopped in front of barren trees and a row of attached Victorian homes en route to Seaton Village. A lone passenger’s face peeks ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Poster marking the site where the historic candy bar strike was held. The poster is part of The T.O. You Don't Know project by ...

Sandwiched between condos, hidden on side streets and lurking under pavement, Toronto's history of Irish immigration can be hard to see at first glance. Jared Ross, who works for Mackenzie House under ...

There are two overarching themes in Levine’s shrewd and lively account of two centuries of Toronto history. The first, never precisely spelled out, is that one of Canada’s great unifiers—a common ...

Toronto History Museums are welcoming thrill seekers to learn about the city’s frightening past, paranormal activities and historic facts during scary tours. (Courtesy: City of Toronto) Facebook ...

Toronto wasn't prepared for 22.5 inches of snow during the Second World War. This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories about people, ...