Category: Toronto

Toronto Tutor Mattea Roach Tops $200,000 Mark in ‘Jeopardy’ Winnings

Who is now a nine-time “Jeopardy!” champ? The answer is Toronto tutor Mattea Roach. The 23-year-old originally from Nova Scotia won the popular TV quiz show again Friday night, adding another $28,001 in winnings for a total of $210,802 US. The “Final Jeopardy” category of “Academy Award Winners” secured Roach’s victory with the clue “In…


Shen Yun a Magnificent Production, Mayor Says

MONTREAL—Daniel Thibault, mayor of Saint-Magloire in Quebec, said he enjoyed the various features of Shen Yun Performing Arts. “[The dancers] are extremely flexible. … With all the colors, the costumes, the props—it’s magnificent,” said Mr. Thibault after seeing Shen Yun at the Théâtre Maisonneuve in Montreal on April 14. “We see that there is somewhat of a mythicism in…


Through Art, Shen Yun Awakens Consciences: Toronto Audience

TORONTO—Around the world, people slowly became aware of the spiritual practice Falun Dafa, which has been under severe persecution under the Chinese Communist Party. Some people come into contact with this issue through the group’s public awareness activities, and others through the New York-based performing arts group Shen Yun. Painter Jennifer Argyris attended a Shen…


‘It was Like an Aura’: Artist Says Shen Yun Performers Radiate With Color

TORONTO—Teresa Uszacki, a painter and former art gallery owner, says she saw lights around Shen Yun’s artists when she attended the performance at the Four Seasons Centre on April 9. “It was like an aura, a radiation of color [around the dancers’ bodies],” said Ms. Uszacki. “This is a very healing, uplifting performance that comes…


‘I Love It All’: Dance Instructor Praises Shen Yun

TORONTO—Christine Cardoso, a dance instructor who runs her own studio, says she appreciates all the hard work that goes into Shen Yun Performing Arts performances. “It takes a lot of work to get all that precise movement. … There’s a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes,” Ms. Cardoso said after seeing Shen…


Shen Yun ‘Surrounded by Beautiful Lights,’ Says Artist

TORONTO—Teresa Uszacki, a painter and former art gallery owner, says Shen Yun Performing Arts was “surrounded by beautiful lights” as she saw the performance at the Four Seasons Centre on April 9. “It was like an aura, a radiation of color [around the dancers’ bodies],” said Ms. Uszacki. “This is a very healing, uplifting performance…


‘Absolutely Spectacular’: Canadian Lawmaker Amazed With Shen Yun

TORONTO—From the moment the curtain went up to the opening scene in Shen Yun Performing Arts to the last scene, Conservative MP Anna Roberts says she was captivated by the performance. “It kept me hanging on to my seat. It was just absolutely spectacular. I don’t even know how to describe it, except [that] it was…


Shen Yun ‘Very, Very Powerful’, Says Canadian Provincial Lawmaker

TORONTO—Ontario MPP Christina Mitas said she was moved to tears while seeing one of the Shen Yun Performing Arts dance scenes related to the persecution of Falun Dafa in today’s China under communist rule. “I thought that was very, very powerful,” Ms. Mitas said. The piece is one of the many story-based dances in Shen…


‘A Wonderful Production’: City Councillor Congratulates Shen Yun on Behalf of City for Toronto Performances

TORONTO—Presenting a greeting message to Shen Yun Performing Arts on behalf of the Toronto mayor and councillors,  Toronto City Councillor James Pasternak said Shen Yun Performing Arts “is a wonderful production.” “It is both an honor and pleasure to bring greetings and congratulations on behalf of Mayor John Tory and my colleagues at City Council…


Toronto Police’s Financial Crimes Unit to Investigate Former Union Head Jerry Dias

Toronto police are investigating the former president of Canada’s largest private-sector union. A spokesperson for the force says the financial crimes unit has begun an investigation into former Unifor boss Jerry Dias (DY’-as). Laura Brabant says the investigation is in its “preliminary stages,” and did not give further details. It comes after Unifor announced it…