BLACK FILM IN TORONTO

Despite its extensive artistic roots, Black cinema in Canada hasn’t had the same kind of institutional support that it’s enjoyed in America. A lack of investment in Black-produced television and film is one reason why.

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2022 TORONTO MUNICIPAL ELECTION

With Election Day fast-approaching, The Green Line team wanted to profile some of the mayoral candidates making a run for the highest seat in the land — well, not all the land, but the highest seat in Toronto. We look at three mayoral candidates and their track records leading up to the 2022 Toronto municipal election on Oct. 24.

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HOW MUCHMUSIC SHAPED TORONTO’S IDENTITY

MuchMusic helped put Toronto on the map. Canada’s national music channel was the place to see and possibly touch your favourite musical artists. It tapped into cultural currents that redefined Toronto’s reputation. Suddenly, “Toronto the Good,” a church-going metropolis, had some edge.

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LIVING WITH COVID IN TORONTO

Not long after the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Toronto on Jan. 25, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared in a string of daily morning press briefings where he repeated some form of the phrase, “We are all in this together.”

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