T.O. to host major Bollywood awards show
Toronto’s selection as the host of the 2011 International Indian Film Academy Awards is a real “coup” for Ontario and comes because of the reputation of the city’s annual international film festival, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday. McGuinty was in Mumbai for the announcement that Toronto will be the first North American city to host […]
Toronto hotel association says G20 summit will be economic boom for city
The president of the Greater Toronto Hotel Association says the G20 summit will be an economic boon for the city. Terry Mundel says the event next June will mean up to $17 million in hotel room revenue alone, and that doesn’t count food, beverages and entertainment. He estimates there will be 40,000 to 50,000 “hotel […]
Toronto confirmed as G20 summit destination
Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed today that Toronto will host the G20 summit on June 26 and 27, 2010. He made the announcement in South Korea, which will host a second G20 summit in Seoul, in November. The initial plan was to hold the Group of Eight summit in Huntsville, Ont., and the second, larger […]
TV's Stephen Colbert coming to Vancouver Olympics
VANCOUVER – Stephen Colbert, who has been critical of Canada and the access U.S. athletes are being given to the Olympic speedskating oval, is coming to the Vancouver Winter Games. Colbert is coming to the Vancouver Winter Games and has accepted the City of Richmond’s offer to be the Olympic Oval Ombudsman. He made the […]
Neil Young, Michael Buble among Canadian Grammy hopefuls
While Beyonce is leading the pack, a number of Canadians are up for Grammys this year — with big names like Neil Young and Michael Buble in the mix. Young is nominated in two categories: best solo rock vocal performance for the title track from Fork in the Road, and best boxed or special limited […]
CSIS to heighten security for Olympics
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service will “augment” its B.C. resources substantially during the 2010 Olympics, B.C. office operations manager Alan Budde said this week. CSIS employs about 2,600 people across Canada and in foreign offices and, while Budde wouldn’t say how many of those employees would have a presence in Vancouver or Whistler during the […]