Tip: Sing Tao has a digital version of its newspaper. The printed version ceased in August 2022…read more I looked at this listing for Sing Tao Canada. It doesn't look right. Its physical location was never in Corktown. Ever. Sing Tao used to print its newspaper daily in traditional Chinese. It started in Canada in 1978 and was Hong Kong-owned back then. My parents bought a copy of Sing Tao whenever they were in Chinatown. I grew up learning Cantonese. Back then, it printed traditional Chinese from right to left. Over the years, things changed. The online version has conformed to western left-to-right placement of traditional Chinese characters. The newspaper ceased printing in August 2022. To get your news requires going online to Sing Tao's site. For many years, Sing Tao was located on Dundas Street West, on the south side, between Beverley and Huron streets. Its headquarters are now in Markham, on the northeast corner of Warden and 14th avenues. It's tucked away from the Markham intersection. I didn't know that it existed in Markham until I did a Google Maps search. I took grade 10 Cantonese in the summertime years ago. One of our field trips was to Sing Tao to learn about modern printing. Looking back, I'm so glad that I visited the Dundas Street West location before it shuttered for good. I got to see how the newspaper was printed. I saw metal characters aligned in a rectangular frame that made up a page. It was cool seeing the entire printing process. The man who was showing us everything was so patient. It's sad that the print version of this newspaper isn't available. My parents are not savvy with technology. They have since switched to a different Chinese print newspaper, but prefer watching Fairchild TV and getting the Cantonese version of news there. It's nice that Sing Tao endures. I'll need to drop by the headquarters and take a look at its exterior. It's in my neighbourhood. I might as well check it out. (85)

Sing Tao is one of the most successful and popular Chinese Language Newspaper in Canada…read more It has been around for ages... as long as I remember. Sing Tao as an ethnic newspaper published everyday with the most up to date news from National and Overseas (Hong Kong, China and Taiwan). I think most of the people, like myself and my family would go to the classified ad if you looking for a plumber, electrician, lawyer, accountant, car dealership.... all kind of services and business have their ads in Sing Tao. Talking about Classified Ad, Sing Tao has the most explicit escort ad I read on a main stream newspaper as they should all be classified as XXX.... The complimentary insert magazines is also the reason a lot of people are reading the newspaper, which are all nicely printed that has a different theme: cooking/food, gossip, home deco.... Sing Tao's web site is also really nicely layout and full with great information! More ads from local business, coupon from restaurants..... I always check if the restaurant I going has coupons before I dine! Since you never know!!!!

The Epoch Times is just amazing for a free "newspaper"!…read more Not only it is printed in 19 languages in 35 countries, they also have regional and ethnic specific versions! It is published weekly both online and in print! There are a lot of advertisements but I kind of expected from free publications but the articles can be quite informative too. Great read while waiting for my food when I am eating alone in a restaurant as it is always readily available at the places I visit!

Tip: NOW Magazine is strictly digital these days…read more During my teenage years, I read NOW Magazine practically religiously. It was a printed alternative weekly newspaper. I loved checking out the movie and concert listings. It also let me know what was going on in the city. I remember reading an article about Madonna. The author slammed everything about her. I was a huge Madonna fan and wrote a letter responding to the article, sharing my side of the coin. I'm pretty sure that I wrote the letter by hand. I said that she was a savvy businesswoman and worked hard to make ends meet. My letter got published in the following week's newspaper. It was a happy moment for me. I remember saving the newspaper clipping. I need to see if I still have it. I just learned that NOW Magazine stopped printing physical publications in August 2022. It's strictly digital these days and continues to be free. You can subscribe to its newspaper. You get content about local events and more sent to your inbox. I don't know how often it gets sent. Maybe I should subscribe! NOW Magazine brings back a lot of fond memories. I used to pick up my free copy at the Van Houtte Cafe on the same block where my parents and I lived. That cafe has changed over the years. It was a Starbucks before it became Pizzaiolo. I do like the articles. It's nice to reconnect with newspapers that I used to read. I get to do it digitally these days, which saves a tree or more. (88)

Hard to explain today how important NOW magazine was in the 80s…read more A go to for concert listings. Movie news, city happenings. Eventually a key player in providing a safe place and forum for sex industry escorts. Basically the online world was NOW's demise. The papers circulation has disappeared. For many today, it's unknown. It had its time for sure. It's a bit similar to vinyl, cassettes or rotary phones.. the world outgrew it.

Fantastic publication, really, at this level for all levels of amateur hockey: junior, women's,…read morechildren but with more focus on next generation of NHL'ers. I've been reading them for what seems like decades but lately, just picked their free publications at pretty well any arena. It's a black and white with just the front/back in colour, in a newspaper format as opposed to magazine, about 10 x 14 if I had to guestimate. Other reading the personal stories of certain players/teams from all over North America, I like checking out the Tournaments Calendar in the back. In the good old days, when it was all fun and no work, I could drop in no matter if it was Abbotsford or under an hour drive. Just the smell of the rink, the excitement of a tournament, the spectators, as long as they were civil, they didn't have crazy parents back then. Just the other month, I saw a dad literally go ape sh*t over a presumingly bad referee non-call, and he was pounding his fist on the glass! Just about 5 feet away from me...but I digress.

Tip: This paper gets delivered to you for free if you live in the Beaches…read more I grew up in the Beaches, in the east end of Toronto. It has its own newspaper. In the past, it used to be called Ward 9 News. The Beaches was known as Ward 9, a riding in the city. The name change happened while I was in high school from Ward 9 News to Beach Metro Community News. The riding boundaries had changed, so the name change made sense. These days, it has been shortened to Beach Metro. It's a free newspaper. It gets delivered by volunteers. I lived in an apartment, so there would be a stack of them sitting on the ledge in front of the mailboxes. You can get copies of the paper at the library and local businesses. I liked reading it growing up in the area. The newspaper is published every two weeks. In the summertime, it's scaled back to a publication each in July and August. It was cool reading stories about folks in the paper whom I knew in the area. It was cool thinking that they were famous... haha! Beach Metro Community News was a fixture on Kingston Road for decades. It was near my high school. These days, it is located on Gerrard Street East, just west of Main Street. Although I don't live in the area anymore, I go online to the Beach Metro site to read articles. It's nice to read what's going on in my old neighbourhood online. You can also subscribe to its newsletter, and have news and stories come to your inbox. The newspaper does accept donations. You won't get a tax receipt because it's not a charity. However, this newspaper has been alive and kicking since 1972. I certainly want it to thrive for many years to come. (84)

I am moving back to the beaches and one of the things I anticipate is delivery of the Ward 9 News…read more I am hoping that this is still happening! I have been living out of the area and in a few short weeks will be by the lake. Can't wait!! I plan on getting a paper newspaper again as well. I am praying that mail delivery does not get cancelled, though it seems likely. It is not that I don't use technology, but that the homey things are delightful for me, a senior.

I'm constantly underwhelmed when I read the Beaver. I would never read it except that they have…read moredelivered it to our house for months now even though we've never ordered it. Perhaps everyone in Oakville has it delivered? Either way, once I throw out all the ads I'm left with a paper that is 30% of its original size. The Pudd cartoons have consistently been lame and unfunny and I'll never forget when I read the headline 'tools missing from tool shed'. If that's not news I don't know what is.

I'm pleased to see that Steve Nease's "Pud" cartoons are back in The Oakville Beaver. Steve is a…read moreskilled artist who keeps his content up-to-date, amusing and applicable to anyone who has ever raised a family! Keep up the good work, Steve. I look forward to more of your brilliant work. Fay Copland

Toronto's music scene is alive and well…read more If you are into Classical, Opera or Jazz and you enjoy LIVE performance and want to support local musicians... make sure you check out all the concert and performance listings in Whole Note Magazine. Free monthly publications or you can check them out at their website. Aside from all the performance listings, Whole Note also have great articles on local musicians and reviews on CDs.

Simply the best place to find out about all things musical happening in Toronto. The publishers of…read moreWhole Note really care about music in Toronto and giving accurate and comprehensive news.

Like a lot of Canadian media The Walrus is like the cuter, almost-there, shucks-if-he-isn't-trying…read moreversion of something found in the states. It's like Diet Harper's or The Atlantic Lite. Drinkable to be sure, but there is something noticeably different about the taste. I'm being a jerk though. It's truly a well-written, informative and interesting magazine. The Walrus features essays, short fiction, poetry and traditional journalism by Canadian writers. I really enjoy The Walrus and was a subscriber until I couldn't keep up with the paper copies, so now I purchase individual issues. A subscription is very affordable (like $20-30 a year), which might explain why the mag is always under suspicion of going under. OK, let me temper that backhanded jibe with another compliment: The Walrus is Canada's magazine and a thorough contemporary document. Read it with pride. Obligatory Title Pun: Goo Goo Ga Joob. Menu Readability: Oh, so, readable. Need to mention: Gift subscriptions are often cheaper. WINK, WINK. What this place teaches me about myself: Kind of a passive-aggressive review. How Canadian.

Sorry, I just subscribed for a second year to The Walrus*. *The Walrus is the only magazine I…read moresubscribe to. I suppose that says something about how high my regard for them is. I kind of see it as my salute to Canadiana. Some people watch Hockey Night in Canada like a fierce religion, others drink double doubles. I read essays about The Edmonton Fringe Festival, follow the subculture of Newfie Mummers, catch up on my NWT politics and follow a multi-decade tale of a woman's many coast to coast road trips. It takes me an entire month to read it cover to cover, not because I don't want to devour it, I'm just forcing myself to savoUr it. See how I did that? A subtle nod to Canadian spelling. If you're keeping score, there's a few subtle Canadian nuances sprinkled throughout this short review. Bet you'll find them all, eh?