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Canadian National Exhibition (CNE)

One of North America's largest annual fairs, the CNE offers up 18 days of amusement park rides, parades, live entertainment, food and more. And, if you...;

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The CNE’s real-life Farmville

One might expect many possible responses when asking a toddler what their favourite thing at the CNE is. Cotton candy, perhaps, or the Ferris wheel. Maybe...;

CNE prize

Video: What did you win at the CNE?

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PHOTO: @isaacransom/Twitter

Trending: Aug. 22

1. Dave Chappelle paid a little visit to Rob Ford today, walking into City Hall and asking the mayor if he can smoke onstage during his set at the Winter...;

PHOTO: KEITH BEATY/TORONTO STAR

Experience counts

Outside the food tent at the CNE last Friday, a slightly nervous woman in a long black dress sang “Something to Talk About” on a makeshift band ...;

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The Food Trend Power Ranking: First edition

The Food Trend Power Ranking is our semi-regular checkup on Toronto’s most pervasive food and restaurant trends. For our inaugural edition, we’ve...;

PHOTO: PAULL ELLEDGE

The Great Pumpkin returns

Given that Billy Corgan is one of the most iconic figures is modern rock, it took the humbling experience of the Smashing Pumpkins' ill-fated Mark II...;

PHOTO: KARON LIU/THE GRID

Selling the sizzle

The Bacon Nation booth makes its debut at the CNE this year, offering up an array of calorie-loaded recipes that don’t exactly subscribe to any locavore...;

COLLAGE: ROBYN MCCALLUM/THE GRID

The Ex Factor

When the 134th annual Canadian National Exhibition opens this week, Toronto will once again witness an astonishing transformation—and I’m not talking...;

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The CNE Attraction-o-meter!

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