Source: https://pixabay.com/photos/russkoe-loto-lotto-game-5875700/ Quebec's government-run gaming operator is having a good year. Loto-Québec just wrapped its first quarter of fiscal 2025-2026 with revenues hitting $766.5 million CAD. That's up 11.1% from last year, or an extra $76.8 million in the coffers. Net income jumped
Bob Weir was a founding member of the Grateful Dead. It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues. For over sixty years, Bobby
I'm seeing posts on Facebook from people wondering why Chris Sheppard doesn't appear in the new CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary that aired earlier this week on TVO. I'm not referring to archival footage, I mean current-day Shep talking about his experience at CFNY. If you read my article
There's a comment on YouTube that says Sonic Youth's 100% video is the 90s in two minutes. Here it is, and yes, that is Jason Lee skating. Kim Gordon is wearing a bootleg Rolling Stones shirt that says "Eat me", except you'll see it actually says "Eat M". Apparently MTV
Every city has a place that insists on staying awake. In Toronto, that place is the Entertainment District. By day, it might seem ordinary with glass towers, office traffic, and cranes pulling more apartments into the sky. But after dusk, the mask comes off. Theatres draw their curtains, rooftop bars
T.K. Carter was an actor from The Thing, Punky Brewster, and Good Morning Miss Bliss, but I'll always remember him best as Gary McCullough in The Corner.
If you walk through the PATH or ride the TTC these days, you might notice a subtle but significant change in how Torontonians are engaging with their screens. For years, the narrative was all about "cord-cutting" and the great migration from cable packages to subscription services like Netflix and Crave.
Once you name it as a taboo subject, you start to notice the strange silence that surrounds gambling in the Gulf and much of the Middle East. There are no neon casino signs, no betting shops on busy corners, no official ads telling you the weekend odds. Yet the language
Toronto holds over 7 million people within its census metropolitan area, according to Statistics Canada figures from July 2024. You would think finding a partner in a city this size would be straightforward. It is not. The math looks good on paper, but the reality on the ground tells a
Welcome to this week's Open Mike. I'm Mike and I'll be your master of ceremonies for the day. Feel free to use this space to vent, rant, share a story and/or ask a question of the FOTM hivemind.
Ruth Jones McVeigh started the Mariposa Folk Festival, North America’s longest-running folk festival.
In this 1831st episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with The Toronto Star's Ed Keenan about what's making waves in Toronto. This episode is exactly 2:00:53. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on Amazon MusicSubscribe on Podcast
As I mentioned to Rob Bowman today on Toronto Mike'd, it was on this day in 1963 that Palace Pier, one of Toronto's premier dance halls, burned down. I was tipped off to this fact by Jeremy Hopkin, who also colourized the photo above. To commemorate this anniversary, I biked
Glenn Hall, nicknamed "Mr. Goalie," was a Hall of Fame goaltender known for his incredible durability, playing 502 consecutive games without a mask for the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues, winning the Calder, Vezina, and Conn Smythe Trophies, and a Stanley Cup, establishing himself as one
In this 1830th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Grammy Award-winning professor of ethnomusicology and music writer Rob Bowman about Muscle Shoals, Stax Records, Jackie Shane and so much more. This episode is exactly 1:25:04. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen
Joey Cee made his Toronto Mike'd debut yesterday, and that means we got to talk in depth about CKFH 1430 when it was playing the hits. Joey was the music director, and he had an ear for what the teens wanted to hear. It's also the 25th anniversary of Zoomer
I just came across a picture of the TMDS basement studio that I posted on Facebook eight years ago today. This is how things looked back then. There were no cameras in the studio, just me and a guest shooting the breeze on Toronto Mike'd. I used a Mackie ProFX
If you heard my chat with CFNY documentary director Matt Schichter, you heard us wondering what changes would be made to the version airing on TVO. Matt delivered a final edit of CFNY: The Spirit of Radio to the producer in February 2025, and I watched this version multiple times
Ontario created not only headlines but also waves in the iGaming industry when the province announced in 2022 that it would launch its own regulated iGaming market that April. iGaming itself consists of wagering online on poker, sports, and in online casinos, and the Ontario market now allows private operators
It's finally happening. Filmores Gentlemans Club at 212 Dundas Street East is closing for good on January 31, 2026. If you're thinking condo development, you're correct. It's 45 years and out as Menkes Developments purchased Filmores strip club and hotel property in 2020, and plans to redevelop the site with
In this 1829th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Joey Cee, a fascinating figure in the Canadian music scene since his high school days. He served as Music Director at Toronto radio station CKFH from 1967 to 1969, broke several songs in this country, gaining a reputation for identifying
Bob Pulford played primarily for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1956–1970, winning four Stanley Cups in 1962, ‘63, ‘64 and ‘67. He then finished his playing career with the Los Angeles Kings from 1970–1972. After retiring as a player, Pulford coached the Kings from 1972–1977, winning the
David Branch was commissioner of the OHL for 45 years, from 1979 until his retirement in 2024. He also held the role of CHL president from 1996 to 2019, helping shape major junior hockey across Canada.
Every quarter, we record FOTMCast, which is a very meta inside analysis of what transpired in the TMU (Toronto Mike Universe) the previous quarter. These episodes are very long, very dense, and as Lorne Honickman warns you at the onset, for realheads only. On Friday, Cam Gordon and Tyler Campbell
Captain Cooks Casino remains a familiar name for Canadian players who prefer classic online gambling platforms over flashy newcomers. The site focuses on stability, recognizable software providers, and straightforward navigation. Instead of promising unrealistic wins, it positions itself as a long-standing entertainment venue where users explore slots, table games, and
