Currently viewing the category:
"Toronto"
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands spent the last day of their three-day state visit to Canada in Toronto. They visited the Ontario legislature at Queen’s Park, met with the Dutch soccer women, and unveiled a special gift on the Toronto Islands.
A Canadian war veteran has been reunited with a Dutchman he helped at the end of World War II. Almost 70 years after fate briefly brought them together in Enschede, the two men met again in Canada. A shared memory of two chocolate bars brought their connection to light.
Kim Phuc is known internationally as the napalm girl, the child in the historic news photo fleeing a bombardment during the Vietnam War. She is one of 20 people from across the globe featured in the forthcoming book Children Who Changed the World. “My wish is to never again see people suffer like that, especially children.”
Canada is offering business opportunities to companies producing medical cannabis. Dutch grower Bedrocan wants to benefit by taking its products to the Canadian market. An IPO of its Canadian partner went well. “We are going to build a global cannabis brand.”
Toronto mayor Rob Ford is taking a leave of absence to deal with his infamous addiction issues. The surprise move comes after a new video emerged in which he is allegedly seen smoking crack cocaine. He still wants to remain a candidate for re-election in the fall.
Downtown Toronto has had it with Rob Ford, the mayor who has fallen into disrepute because of his admission that he smoked crack cocaine. But in the suburbs of Canada’s sprawling metropolis, Ford remains popular. A tale of two Torontos.
The Toronto International Film Festival, which opens tonight, has grown into one of the leading film festivals in the world. “In Cannes, Hollywood is seen as the enemy, that is not the case in Toronto.”
A historic bank building in downtown Toronto is home to the Hockey Hall of Fame, an extensive museum about the national sport of Canada. To many Canadians, a visit to the ‘Cathedral of Hockey’ should be part of the education of every child.
World leaders of the G20 have agreed to reduce budget deficits at their summit in Toronto – but not at any price. The Americans and the Europeans both got what they wanted at the meeting: a delicate mix of austerity and stimulus.
World leaders of the G20 are meeting in Canada this weekend to talk about solutions to the economic crisis. Toronto, the financial heart of Canada, came through the crisis relatively well. Now it’s a fortress for the summit meeting. In the city’s banking district, skepticism prevails.
Nederlands 
English 