Harper and Dion were Room-mates says Toronto Star

When your media is clearly identified as liberal NDP or even conservative the country is in dire need of media reform. Media is supposed to be independent and non partisan; remember the stories of journalists risking...

Eat It Up... Summerlicious in Toronto

Hungry for culinary adventure? Yeah, of course you are... Toronto's annual Summerlicious is underway, in which participating restaurants open their doors to a wider public with special prix-fixe menus. For many, it's...

Grand Theft: Actors Stiffed on Video Game Work

Since this is real life, the voice- and motion-capture artist who played the lead in Grand Theft Auto IV can't just grab a Ferrari and a shotgun, crash along the sidewalk and into RockStar headquarters, and demand...

Grand Theft Auto IV: the biggest and the best

"The most eagerly awaited game of the year is finally here. Nick Cowen goes for a stroll through Liberty City""This is a video game that offers such a degree of depth, it dwarfs the effort of all of its peers and...

GTA IV expected to sell 9 million copies at launch

It's fascinating to note that a game you may not have heard of, let alone seen a trailer for, could become "the most lucrative launch in entertainment history" this week.To say that expectations for "Grand Theft Auto...

Sony and Microsoft battle it out for GTA IV sales

"Stock scarce as pre-orders reach record-breaking levelsAnticipation for Grand Theft Auto IV has reached an all-time high as Sony and Microsoft battle it out to become the console of choice for GTA fans.Certain...

Ricky Gervais to cameo in GTA IV for Sony PS3 and Xbox 360

"One of the most anticipated games of the year has to be GTA IV, and will be a huge hit once it is released. The game has been written about to death now and we all assume we know all there is to know about the game...

Electronic Arts' Takeover Bid Rejected Ahead of GTA IV

Ahead of the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, Take-Two Interactive Software is rejecting a hostile takeover bid from media giant Electronic Arts. In this case, pressing the Y-button doesn't work*.Take Two's financial...

GTA Ad Exec Auctions off own flesh!

ebay users around the world were surprised yesterday evening when a Toronto area executive posted an ebay auction offering advertising space under his own skin. "Myself and my company have worked very hard over the...

Busted! Man Thinks He's in Grand Theft Auto

The video game mentioned in the case history below is clearly Grand Theft Auto, in which the protagonist completes a series of crime-centric missions involving everything from automatic weapons to chainsaws to stolen...

Santa Claus Hits the Streets Early

Many citizens joined in for the Toronto area Santa Claus parade this year. A little nip in the November (note not December) air made for a chilly day, but that did not stop a large turnout.  There was even a...

Toronto Pride Week 2006

Argos in no rush on Ricky deal

"The Argos won't impose a deadline on the Miami Dolphins to let Ricky Williams play in the Canadian Football League. With the situation nearing its third week and the Argos beginning training camp a week today, the...