Ego Meter What’s making and shaking the city’s selfimage
What’s making and shaking the city’s self-image
The Weeknd becomes the first Canadian solo artist to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, with a performance featuring an illuminated hall of mirrors and a fleet of face-bandaged backup dancers.
Fred VanVleet sets an NBA record for most points scored by an undrafted player (54). It’s also a Raptors singlegame scoring record, besting DeMar DeRozan’s 52-point performance in 2018.
Toronto police shut down an illegal gambling house in the basement of a residence near Spadina and Dundas, seizing a “large amount of money” and charging 14 people with violating the stay-at-home order.
Eugene Levy makes an appearance during son Dan’s opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, delighting Schitt’s Creek fans and SNL nostalgists who remember that a writer’s strike prevented Levy Sr. from hosting 35 years ago.
A Stratford man presents a falsified Covid-19 test at Pearson and is charged with knowingly using a forged document.
The Alameda County sheriff who filed a civil suit against Masai Ujiri following a courtside altercation during the 2019 NBA Finals decides to drop the lawsuit entirely. “Masai has been completely vindicated,” says an MLSE spokesperson. Justin Bieber unveils his ultrafuturistic Rolls-Royce Wraith, which is designed to look like it’s floating. The tricked-out luxury car sends Beliebers into emotional overdrive.
During a session at Queen’s Park, Premier Ford likens listening to criticism from Andrea Horwath—whose job as the leader of the opposition is to criticize the government—to “nails on a chalkboard,” prompting widespread accusations of misogyny.
Nadire Atas, who allegedly smeared her enemies online with false accusations and became the subject of a New York Times exposé, is arrested in Toronto and charged with criminal harassment and libel.
OverActive Media releases plans for a 7,000-seat performance venue at Exhibition Place. If approved, the company hopes the $500-million multiplex will attract top musical acts and become a global epicentre for e-sports.
Police arrest four people after glass bottles are hurled from the 35th floor of a building at York Street and Lake Shore Boulevard.
Toronto-Danforth councillor Paula Fletcher is called out for driving during a virtual city council meeting while a staff member holds her phone in the passenger seat. “You’re driving and you’re voting?” said speaker Frances Nunziata. “It’s just inappropriate.”