May 17, 2026
I will be sitting down later this week with Mark Hebscher, best known as co-host of Sportsline. He'll be dropping by to record an episode of my podcast Toronto Mike'd, and I get an entire hour to ask him anything I want. I know what questions I'll be asking him,
I spotted this protest banner hanging over Lake Shore Blvd West by Palais Royale during a bike ride with the kids this afternoon. It reads "BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER #DONTSHOOT".
I have returned from a short trip to paradise. We rented cottage #7 from White Birches Cottage Resort and enjoyed hot and sunny days on Oxtongue Lake. There was plenty of swimming, kayaking, canoeing and barbecuing and all five of us had a blast. That's right, this was sweet baby
Richard Attenborough was 90. He won two Academy Awards for directing and producing Gandhi and is best known for his roles in Brighton Rock, The Great Escape, 10 Rillington Place, Miracle on 34th Street and Jurassic Park.
The following words belong to an acquaintance of mine. I came across something the other day that I thought I’d share with you. Not that it’s something that I regularly play with, but as a novelty I slipped onto an online gaming site. As it happens it was
Many moons ago, an old Irish relative was visiting my grandmother while I was visiting her in Gilford, Ontario. This gentlemen proceeded to tell me that jazz and blues-rock vocalist and guitarist Jeff Healey was related to us somehow. I forget the details, but Jeff Healey was supposedly my second
Welcome to this week's Friday 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 hivemind.
In this 88th episode, Mike chats with Raymi the Minx about her longtime blog, quest for fame, and how she deals with her haters. This episode is exactly 1:05:03. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe directly to the feed at
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Dylan Armstrong has been awarded a bronze medal in men's shot put for his effort at the 2008 Beijing Games. This is a result of Belarusian shot putter Andrei Mikhnevich receiving a lifetime ban for doping.
Welcome to this week's Tuesday 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 hivemind.
I enjoy listening to a podcast or two throughout the day while I hack away at projects. Here are five Canadian and frequently updated podcasts I highly recommend. Taggart and TorrensJeremy Taggart and Jonathan Torrens share great stories and totally bring the Canadianity. On the web: https://soundcloud.com/taggart-and-torrens/
When raising money for The Ride to Conquer Cancer earlier this year, I'm sure I promised not to hit you up for donations to my Terry Fox Run this year. At the time, I was concerned with donation fatigue. It's tough to beg for money and then do it again
When I go grocery shopping, I can't resist buying a box of our preferred cereal when it's on sale. Even if we have a couple of unopened boxes of Cheerios, if No Frills has it in their flyer, I'll pick up another box. This is the top of our refrigerator
One of my favourite stories told on my podcast was Jeff Marek sharing the story of how he ended up burying Harold Ballard. If you haven't heard the story, I strongly urge you to check out episode 74. Yesterday, as has become my Friday ritual, I found myself in Park
I used to frequent Ward and Patch, a sporting goods store on Annette just east of Jane. It closed a few years ago, and is now a hardware store, but in the back alley you can still find an old Ward and Patch sign.
Welcome to this week's Friday 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 hivemind.
The Canadian National Exhibition opens tomorrow. I worked at a game booth across from The Polar Express in 1989, 1990 and 1991, so I've seen some stuff. Here are a few stories I've shared over the years about my years working at the CNE: Conklin Carnies Save My LifeWhat a
I just caught up on the recent controversy involving my friends Humble and Fred. I have a few thoughts on the subject. Humble and Fred have been podcasting daily for almost three years now. They sign up sponsors who pay actual money. At some point, I have to figure out
The forecast for today called for lots and lots of rain. I was eyeballing the hourly forecast last night wondering if I should cancel our trip to Canada's Wonderland or go for it. I decided to go for it. I've made a handful of wise decisions in my life, and
Lauren Bacall was 89. She was the Oscar-winning actress best known for her roles in “Key Largo,” “The Mirror Has Two Faces,” “Designing Woman,” and “To Have and Have.”
Welcome to this week's Tuesday 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 hivemind.
Robin Williams was 63. He was the Oscar-winning actor and comedian who starred in the TV show "Mork and Mindy" before starring in such interesting films as "Good Morning, Vietnam", "Dead Poets Society", "The Fisher King" and "Good Will Hunting". On a personal note, his "Popeye" is the very first
FM 90.3 CKMP in Alberta has switched to a format they call QuickHitz where they promise listeners “twice the music” by cutting all of its song times in half, to an average of two minutes. I should hate this idea, because you can't just chop a song in half
