http://www.yourstreet.com/news/toronto YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Toronto-based Hawksley Workman will be performing at Schubas on Sunday, October 25th. Critics have compared Workman to Tom Waits, David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, and is the recipient of numerous Juno awards - the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys. Show starts at... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752470/hawksley-workman-schubas Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:38:08 -0700 Photo by furcafe FRIDAY: It's Howard Homecoming weekend, which means there are a thousand affiliated parties, concerts and special events all over town. Tonight, we're recommending Toronto-born rapper/actor Drake , who performs at Love along with another rapper you... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751787/out-and-about-weekend-picks Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:55:08 -0700 Toronto, Ont.- A four-goal second period carried the Rockford IceHogs to their second straight win and a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Marlies at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto on Sunday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749738/fallon-picks-up-first-ahl-win Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:58:08 -0700 TORONTO -- Sidney Crosby scored two power-play goals, and Evgeni Malkin had three assists to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the winless Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 Saturday night. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745629/crosby-scores-2-goals-in-penguins-victory Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:00:08 -0700 To certain business owners ( all of Hawthorne , I'm looking at you) who go into hysterics when the city suggests doing away with some of Portland's free parking, there's heartening news from our Canadian friends: according to this Toronto study , replacing car... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739714/can-replacing-car-parking-help-business- Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:39:08 -0700 Voodoo Cowboy Official Site Broken Social Scene w/Generationals, Corto Maltese Friday, October 2 Seaholm Power Plant 8pm Doors/10pm Show, Free [ info ] With all the events, after-shows, parties, and spontaneous outdoor dance parties surrounding ACL weekend,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6733548/preview-broken-social-scene-at-seaholm-power-plant-tonight,-free- Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:33:08 -0700 Off the bat, this DCist writer has to make a full disclosure statement: I've known Jamall Bufford for some years now, dating back to my time in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Back then, he was Buff1 of the Athletic Mic League . Now, he's still affiliated with the League, but... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6733697/dcist-interview-buff1 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:15:08 -0700 TORONTO -- Like many people, Ben Whishaw fancies John Keats' odes, singling out "Ode to a Nightingale" as his favorite. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737188/whishaw-the-shining-light-in-keats-film Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 TORONTO -- Ricky Gervais doesn't need to make people laugh. "I'd rather be the bloke in the room laughing at other people," although he was both during the making of "The Invention of Lying." http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737189/gervais-gets-true-laughs-from-others-in-lying- Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 TORONTO -- In her first week of training for the roller derby movie "Whip It," actress-singer Eve fell on her ankle. "It swelled up. It was not cute, but I Ace-bandaged it up, and I was fine." http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737192/-whip-it-bumps,-bruises-and-barrymore Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 Toronto’s Joel Zimmerman – better known by his superstar DJ handle Deadmau5, and the huge, red, grinning mouse head he wears while performing live – raised some hackles in the global electronic music community last year when he told an Irish newspaper... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736116/deadmau5 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:00:08 -0700 I'm hitting the homestretch on Toronto. Six films in the last two days I'm here. LEBANON ** out of **** -- The top winner at... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6724906/michael-giltz-toronto-film-fest-day-7-and-8-the-homestretch Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:23:08 -0700 TORONTO -- Man, oh man. When a film festival showcases 271 movies, there are bound to be similar titles. Surveying the line for "A Single Man," a woman asked tentatively, "The Michael Douglas?" http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729214/toronto-film-fest-unreels-fine-crop Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:00:08 -0700 A final note from Toronto, the fest of fests http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6726296/toronto-rolling-with-a-new-bad-lieutenant,-plus-some-final-thoughts Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:05:08 -0700 The Boston Bruins did their best to keep restricted free-agent forward Phil Kessel before acceding to his desire to be traded and making a deal with Toronto yesterday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729312/nhl-notebook-toronto-obtains-kessel-in-trade Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:00:08 -0700 Toronto: Home is where the hell is http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6726297/toronto-home-is-where-the-hell-is Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:07:08 -0700 Photo via Chicago2016Supporters Ah, 1994. I was a sophomore in high school, doing my best to cultivate a bitchin’ head of long hair to as better ‘bang to the new Divine Intervention album from Slayer. Heidi Fleiss was in the news (for the first time).... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6725910/friday-flashback-old-school-olympic-observation Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:01:08 -0700 The Embassy of Canada in Washington, which sits mere blocks from the U.S. Capitol, has canceled its plans to set off a series of mock IED-style explosions at its campus on Pennsylvania Ave. Photo by Mr. T in DC The Embassy of Canada in Washington has canceled its... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6726098/canadian-embassy-cancels-plans-for-explosions Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:25:08 -0700 NEW YORK — Yankees catcher Jorge Posada and Toronto pitcher Jesse Carlson were suspended for three games each and fined Wednesday by Major League Baseball for their roles in a bench-clearing brawl. The pair were cited for "aggressive and inappropriate actions"... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6723617/suspended-jorge-posada,-jesse-carlson-get-3-games-each Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:44:08 -0700 Yankees star Jorge Posada and Toronto reliever Jesse Carlson got into a fight near home plate, leading to a frenzied, bench-clearing brawl during the Blue Jays' 10-4 victory over New York on Tuesday night. READ MORE >> http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6730314/yanks-lose-to-jays-after-basebrawl Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:04:08 -0700