Fascinating stories from the city's past, including murder, rebellion, scandal and plague — from the author of The Toronto Book of the Dead & The Toronto Book of Love. Plus all the latest heritage news and events.
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Killed By The Wag of a Dog’s Tail
Logan Avenue, near the Comins home, in 1938 (City of Toronto Archives)
Thomas Comins was arriving home for dinner. It was Boxing Day, 1929, a mild evening in the midst of a very snowy winter. This must have been a sad time of year for the...
How Buck Martinez Broke His Leg
The infamous play at the plate in 1985
It was July 1985. The Toronto Blue Jays were in first place. They had a roster stacked with young stars and the best record in baseball, but the season was only half over. There was still a long, long...
How The Simcoes Fell In Love — And The Magical Hills Where It Happened
The Blackdown Hills (taken by me)
Since it’s Simcoe Day today, I thought I’d share an old post about the Simcoes in the days before they founded our city (on this land where people had already been living for thousands and thousands of yea...
The Island Airport Plane That Crashed Into A Ferry
Illustration from The Toronto Daily Star
The ferry captain could see the plane coming. Captain Ernest Straher was alone at the wheel as the aircraft approached, the only person on the top deck of the Sam McBride at the time. The ferry had...
The Full Line-Up for The Festival of Bizarre Toronto History 2026!
The Festival of Bizarre Toronto History starts on Monday! We’ll spend seven days diving into some of the strangest stories our city has to offer — a week filled with walking tours, panels, lectures, trivia, and more.
You’ll find the full s...
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Adam Bunch brings the history of Toronto and Canada to life. He's the author of The Toronto Book of the Dead and The Toronto Book of Love, the host of the Canadiana documentary series, and the creator of the Toronto Dreams Project.
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