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    Devon Banfield

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    Dev Banfield is a host, senior web producer, and writer with Now Toronto and The Brandon Gonez Show. This Toronto girl returned to the city in 2021 to join GMI after working as an anchor & reporter for CityNews Calgary. Banfield is passionate about Queer issues, women’s rights, and Endometriosis research, and is proud to be everyone’s favourite auntie! She is a Seneca alumn, and is currently pursing an Honours Bachelor’s degree in communications and digital media. Her secret? She runs on caffeine & girl power.

  • TIFF Review: Daniel Craig gives raw, unfiltered performance in ‘Queer,’ a period drama steeped in dark themes

    Filled with messy sexual encounters, drug-induced hazes and plenty of internal conflict, the film Queer is an adaptation of the 1985 autobiographical novel of the same...
    Daniel Craig gives raw, unfiltered performance in ‘Queer,’ a period drama steeped in dark themes
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  • TIFF Review: From heartbreak to hope, ‘Really Happy Someday’ is a fictional film set in Toronto telling a very real queer story

    Directed by Canadian J Stevens of the Spindle Film Foundation, Really Happy Someday is a true coming-of-age film based in Toronto, exploring something unique to...
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  • Toronto is calling on tenants and landlords to give their input for the development of a new renovictions bylaw

    Toronto is working on the development of a new bylaw to help protect people from becoming victims of renovictions, and the city is looking for...
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  • ‘Toronto Royals would eat so bad,’ Toronto PWHL fans get excited as team teases new name 

    It’s been a good year for Toronto's Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) team, and many fans are excited about an announcement coming from the team...
    Toronto PWHL fans excited as team teases new name
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  • Protesters disrupt TIFF’s opening night screening, demand festival cut ties with RBC

    TIFF kicked off with plenty of fanfare on Thursday, as red carpets rolled out and films began to play. However, protesters were on scene at...
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  •  ‘That whole area should be car-free,’ Torontonians want Yonge-Dundas area to be pedestrianized, here’s what the city is doing about it

    Torontonians are concerned about space for pedestrians in a certain high-traffic area in the city.  Someone in the city recently took to Reddit to share...
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  • Trans Filmmaker Summit returns to TIFF with $15,000 prize for filmmakers

    An exciting summit celebrating and supporting transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse filmmakers is returning to Toronto this TIFF season, and bringing an exciting opportunity for one...
    The Trans Filmmaker Summit returns to TIFF for 2024.
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  • Former Raptor DeMar DeRozan’s planned book tour stop in Toronto sparks mixed reactions following ‘Not Like Us’ controversy

    People in the city have mixed feelings about a familiar face who is set to make a visit to Toronto next week.  “Y’all know I...
    “Y’all know I couldn’t do a book tour without making a stop back in Toronto!” former Toronto Raptor DeMar DeRozan shared online Wednesday...
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  • ‘The deal is done,’ NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh ends supply and confidence agreement with Liberals, here’s what you need to know 

    It's the end of the era for the Canadian Liberal and NDP parties. On Wednesday, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh posted a campaign-style video announcing the...
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  • Hundreds of people sign petition calling on Toronto to take action following coyote attack

    A woman in Toronto is calling on city officials to address coyote packs in the city that she says are terrorizing neighbourhoods after her family...
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  • ‘They’re going to be very responsible,’ Ford says Ontario convenience stores selling booze near schools is not comparable to safe consumption sites

    While many Ontarians are happy to hear that alcohol will soon be available at more than 4,000 convenience stores across the province, some people are...
    ‘They’re going to be very responsible,’ Ford says Ontario convenience stores selling booze near schools is not comparable to safe consumption sites‘They’re going to be very responsible,’ Ford says Ontario convenience stores selling booze near schools is not comparable to safe consumption sites. (Courtesy: CPAC)
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  • Toronto is actually pretty quiet compared to other cities around the world, data shows

    Believe it or not, data shows that Toronto is actually one of the quietest cities in the world.  Online language learning platform Preply has analyzed...
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  • Calling all tenor and bass singers! A Toronto queer choir focused on pop music and building community is looking for new members

    Love to sing pop music? What about show tunes? Well, we have news for you! A Toronto queer choir is looking for new members for...
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  • Toronto air show returns, and residents are divided on if the show should go on

    For many people in the GTA, the Canadian International Air Show (CIAS) is a staple event signalling the unofficial end of summer, but once again...
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  • ‘Giddy up,’ Toronto has mixed reactions to 93.5 rebranding as a country radio station

    New changes are coming to Toronto’s airwaves as local radio station 93.5 Today Radio is becoming a country station.  The radio station, which rebranded from...
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