News // Issue 01 · October 2026 · Halloween Edition // checked Sun 4 Oct 2026
Toronto culture, city and tech stories, each summarised in two or three sentences and linked to where we read it.
The free all-night art festival ran from 7 p.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Sunday, with more than 70 projects under the theme "Tomorrow's Memories". Works ran from downtown and the waterfront out to Etobicoke and North York, including a floor-by-floor takeover of Old City Hall. Road closures around Queen and Bay were set to lift at noon Sunday.
Source: City of Toronto · CP24Skepta's The Fork and Knife arrives Friday 6 Nov on Big Smoke/Epic, his first album since 2019's Ignorance Is Bliss. Clash says it's about the Black British experience and immigrant identity. V13 says it draws on grime, garage, house and jungle.
Source: Clash · V13The venues' fall sale offers $30 tickets to selected Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall shows, and two-for-$30 at TD Music Hall. The discount applies at checkout with no code needed. It ends Monday 5 Oct at 3 p.m., and quantities are limited.
Source: BroadwayWorldThe Phoenix Concert Theatre plans to move from 410 Sherbourne St. to Parkdale Hall at 1605 Queen St. W., a venue that opened in the 1920s as the Parkdale Theatre. The Sherbourne building was sold for residential development in 2024. The Phoenix stays open through 2027 while the move happens.
Source: CP24Toronto votes on 26 Oct. The main candidates are Mayor Olivia Chow, Councillor Brad Bradford and former federal minister Chris Alexander, among 65 registered mayoral candidates. CBC reports Chow ahead by six points as the campaign enters its final month. A Liaison Strategies poll from 4–5 Sep had her at 50%, Bradford at 39% and Alexander at 10%.
Source: CBC News · WikipediaAlejandro G. Iñárritu's Tom Cruise satire opened on 2 Oct with a 53% Rotten Tomatoes score and 44 on Metacritic. Instead of hiding the split, the marketing sets raves and pans side by side, pairing "baffling" with "brilliant", and tells audiences to decide for themselves.
Source: Gulf NewsThe People's Choice Award at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (10–20 Sep) went to La bola negra, directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi. Peter Farrelly's I Play Rocky was first runner-up and Sian Heder's Being Heumann, the opening film, second runner-up. The festival added screenings at the John Bassett Theatre and launched a formal film market.
Source: WikipediaApple's foldable iPhone Duo starts at US$1,999 ($2,999 in Canada), with a 7.6-inch inner screen and a 5.4-inch outer one. Pre-orders open Friday 16 Oct and it goes on sale Friday 23 Oct. Apple's release did not list Canadian pricing.
Source: Apple Newsroom · MobileSyrupThe TTC's September service changes improved travel times and frequency on Line 6 seven days a week, and added new overnight routes 345 Kipling and 373 Royal York. The next round of changes takes effect Sunday 1 Nov.
Source: TTCGrant van Gameren's new room, focused on the Basque Country and Galicia: Ibérico pork and seafood.
Source: Streets of TorontoFrom the Koh Lipe team, cooking in the style of Bangkok's Chinatown.
Source: Streets of TorontoKensington noodle spot with mini servings and a $19.99 noodle flight.
Source: Streets of TorontoFormer Buca Yorkville chef: handmade pasta, tableside tartare.
Source: Streets of TorontoHome cooking from scratch: moussaka, souvlaki.
Source: Streets of TorontoBig sandwiches. Wednesday to Sunday, noon to 9 p.m.
Source: Streets of TorontoCarnitas, in Kensington Market.
Source: Stephanie DickisonIekei-style ramen in the Financial District.
Source: Stephanie DickisonHot pot in the Annex.
Source: Stephanie DickisonAt Coxwell.
Source: Stephanie Dickison