All stories in: Year In Review 2020
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People we need to hear more (and less) from in 2021
People we need to hear more from in 2021 Samuel Engelking Frontline heroes As coronavirus numbers rise amid a second wave that’s turning out to... -
2020: Toronto’s rollercoaster year in pictures
Friends undertake a distanced delivery of supplies on April 28. Nick Lachance The longest year ever is finally at its end. It's hard to remember... -
In memoriam: Remembering those who died in 2020
Alex Trebek, Salome Bey and Neil Peart were among the Canadian icons who passed away this year. Here's a list of notable people who died... -
The most-read NOW Magazine stories of 2020
1. Canadians are finding extra money in the mail The pandemic sparked the worst financial crisis in a generation and sent unemployment to its highest... -
These 22 Toronto live music venues closed in 2020
Toronto music venues were in a precarious position before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, but now the situation is dire. Most venues have been closed for... -
Nine stellar highlights from Toronto’s art scene in 2020
It’s been a rough nine months for the Toronto art world. For the romantics among us who crave the rush of an art opening or... -
The best music of 2020 according to NOW critics
Richard Trapunski 1. Backxwash: God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It In most years, there's at least one musician I... -
Year in Review: The biggest Toronto stories of 2020
Samuel Engelking Toronto is nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the story that clearly defined 2020 and changed all our lives. The year is ending... -
Instagram star Donté Colley gave Toronto energy in 2020
Wade Hudson 2020 wasn’t the breakout year Donté Colley anticipated. The Toronto-based dancer and Instagram star has been busy, just not in the way he... -
2020 brought the climate crisis to a tipping point
This is our last column for 2020. What a year it’s been! As if things weren’t bad enough on the environmental front – record-breaking global... -
Seven Toronto food trends from 2020 we want to stick around
To say 2020 was tough for Toronto’s restaurant and hospitality industry would be a vast understatement. Running a restaurant or a bar in good times... -
The best Toronto albums of 2020
From hip-hop beatscapes to celestial R&B gong punk, local artists didn't let their creativity dip despite all the challenges they faced during this pandemic year.... -
The Top 10 Toronto stage artists, shows or stories
This time of year I normally weigh in on the thriving theatre and comedy scenes in Toronto, choosing what I think are the top productions... -
Movies about fighting for safe Black spaces stood out in 2020
Des Willie / Amazon Prime Video In Mangrove, the opening movie from Steve McQueen’s rousing Small Axe anthology, is about Britain's Black Caribbean community fight... -
The year’s most compelling COVID TV shows
The weight of COVID-19 has touched every aspect of human behaviour, up to and including the way we make TV shows. And it’s not just...
