02 January 2016

Toronto: David Merry at "Magic Tonight"

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Toronto (Sun):  David Merry








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01 January 2016

Toronto: Free magic club

From the Browser's Den of Magic Facebook page:
This Saturday, January 2nd at Browsers' Den is our next Free Magic Club meeting from 2:30pm to 5:00pm. All interested in talking magic are welcome.

Chris Westfall's "15 second miracles"

Join Chris Westfall as he begins his Project 365 (+1) on Instagram!

From the Chris Westfall Magic Facebook page:
On January 1st I will begin a 365 day + 1 leap year day project of 15 second Instagram videos of Magic Tricks, Sketches, flourishes & skits. The project is called #15secondmiracles and you can follow this adventure on Instagram @ChrisWestfallMagic

Happy 2016!

Wishing you and yours a year filled with awe and wonder!

To start things off, here's a video from Murray Sawchuck's YouTube channel:

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31 December 2015

In memoriam 2015

Updated 2016-01 to include Paul Bradshaw.


  • Bradshaw, Paul ( - 2015)
  • Chervin, Alexander ( - 2015)
  • Lenz, Eric (1935 - 2015)
  • Silverman, Larry ( - 2015)
  • Ward, Joe (1932 - 2015)



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    30 December 2015

    Thank you for a great 2015!

    We couldn't have done it without you!

    Thank you to our readers, our fans, our followers, our wonderful guest posters (The Magic Demon and Kidlet), people who have offered up prizes for contests (the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Gwyn Auger, Sheldon Casavant, Marion and Ted Outerbridge, and the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema), those who sent news our way, and last but not least, thank you to all of this year's friends (John Smithman, John Harrison, Richard Lyn, and Joan Caesar) and sponsors (be sure to support them!):





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    29 December 2015

    Top 5 posts in December 2015

    Here are the most viewed posts at Canada's Magic this month:


    5. Murray's escape from being dragged behind a car -- Here's hoping 2015 didn't feel like Murray must have felt doing this.
    4. Darcy Oake's TV special -- What did you think of it?
    3. Toronto: Save the date for Magicana -- April 2016  is a busy month for magic in Canada.
    2. Shriners' Holiday Magic Shows -- A lot of folks looked you up before going to the show!


    and the most viewed post this month  ...














    1.  Searching for military paramedic Nathan -- Does anyone have leads for finding Pick Pocket James' guardian angel?