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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Music

Watch: Inuk singer Elisapie performs at the Toronto Star office

Sep 30, 2024
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Music

‘Artists are taking control of their stories’: Indigenous musicians reflect on the state of reconciliation

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Tia Wood, Susan Aglukark and others have shared a songs to mark the National Day Of Truth and Reconciliation.

Oct 2, 2024
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Stage

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‘If you connect to the work onstage, you feel it in your being’: Four Indigenous artists discuss truth, trauma and art

Mar 4, 2025
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Television

How TV can be a tool of truth and reconciliation: It’s not easy but ‘it’s important our stories are heard and people see them’

Sep 30, 2024
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Truth and Reconciliation

Opinion

When I heard my Indigenous language on the radio, it felt like home. I have been trying to learn it, too. Here’s what got in the way

Oct 1, 2024
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Truth and Reconciliation

Opinion

‘Canada has fully invested in punishment’: How we can change a system that puts too many Indigenous people in jail

Nov 26, 2024
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Review: Shaw Festival’s ‘Gnit’ is a cheeky twist on an Ibsen classic, delivered with a wink and a nudge

Tim Carroll's whimsical production doesn't take itself too seriously, which isn't necessarily for the best.

Jul 10, 2025
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Interactives

Toronto summer fun on a budget: 50+ ideas under $50 — and many are free!

Jul 10, 2025
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Critic's Notebook

The Star’s theatre critic traded his pen and notepad for a role in Mirvish’s ‘The Lion King.’ Here’s how he fared — and what he found

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Star Exclusive

Stratford Festival plans to remount ‘Something Rotten’ and stage new revival of ‘Guys & Dolls’ next year

Jul 1, 2025
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Stage

Dora Awards 2025: ‘Mahabharata’ dominates Toronto’s top theatre honours amid major upsets

Jul 2, 2025
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Stage

First half of two-part Sanskrit epic big winner at Dora Awards in Toronto

Jun 30, 2025
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Stage

Dora Awards 2025: The complete list of winners

Jun 30, 2025
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Star Exclusive

Stratford Festival’s search for new artistic director narrows, as top Canadian director dropped

Jun 30, 2025
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Canada

Why Stratford’s new ‘Macbeth’ gave this ex-biker ‘flashbacks’

Jul 4, 2025
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Watch: Inuk singer Elisapie performs at the Toronto Star office

‘Artists are taking control of their stories’: Indigenous musicians reflect on the state of reconciliation

‘If you connect to the work onstage, you feel it in your being’: Four Indigenous artists discuss truth, trauma and art

How TV can be a tool of truth and reconciliation: It’s not easy but ‘it’s important our stories are heard and people see them’

When I heard my Indigenous language on the radio, it felt like home. I have been trying to learn it, too. Here’s what got in the way

‘Canada has fully invested in punishment’: How we can change a system that puts too many Indigenous people in jail

More Stage

Review: Shaw Festival’s ‘Gnit’ is a cheeky twist on an Ibsen classic, delivered with a wink and a nudge

Toronto summer fun on a budget: 50+ ideas under $50 — and many are free!

The Star’s theatre critic traded his pen and notepad for a role in Mirvish’s ‘The Lion King.’ Here’s how he fared — and what he found

Stratford Festival plans to remount ‘Something Rotten’ and stage new revival of ‘Guys & Dolls’ next year

Dora Awards 2025: ‘Mahabharata’ dominates Toronto’s top theatre honours amid major upsets

First half of two-part Sanskrit epic big winner at Dora Awards in Toronto

Dora Awards 2025: The complete list of winners

Stratford Festival’s search for new artistic director narrows, as top Canadian director dropped

Why Stratford’s new ‘Macbeth’ gave this ex-biker ‘flashbacks’