Historical Maps of Toronto makes hard-to-find maps easily accesible on the web. Nathan Ng, brainchild behind the project, answers a few questions about maps, history and his love for both.

The recent hubbub surrounding the arrival of two giant pandas to the Toronto Zoo triggers memories of a time when bears used to wander Toronto’s streets and Bay Street was popularly referred to as “Bear Street.”

Discover a long-forgotten and oft-denied piece of Ontario’s pop culture history: the time when Johnny Cash was an ATM pitchman for Canada Trust!

A new documentary on the War of 1812 sets aside straight military history to focus on the civilans of Southwestern Ontario who were caught up in the life-changing challenges of war.

Who says time travel is impossible? The new Toronto in Time app, with over 150 stories, is a gateway to Toronto’s past.

Marilyn Bell became a Toronto heroine after swimming across Lake Ontario and later the English Channel and Strait of Juan de Fuca.

As election outcomes go, the results in Ontario’s seem pretty reasonable, though to some extent troubling as well.

What sort of taxes (and there are many) should we have and how high should they be?

TCE Blog is proud to present the second excerpt from Douglas Gibson’s new book Stories About Storytellers, appearing every Friday.

On Sunday, Shania Twain celebrated her 46th birthday. Genre-hopping from country to pop to become an international sensation, Twain is one of the shining jewels in the Canadian pop crown.