
Chris Dart
Web Writer
Chris Dart is a writer, editor, jiu-jitsu enthusiast, transit nerd, comic book lover, and some other stuff from Scarborough, Ont. In addition to CBC, he's had bylines in The Globe and Mail, Vice, The AV Club, the National Post, Atlas Obscura, Toronto Life, Canadian Grocer, and more.
Latest from Chris Dart

50 years after he first hit newsstands, Captain Canuck is ready for a comeback
Creator Richard Comely says Canada needs to be more self-sufficient in everything, including pop culture, and adds that Canada's superhero is 'an idealized interpretation' of how we see ourselves

Jasmeet Raina questions the meaning of success in Season 2 of Late Bloomer
Former YouTuber Jus Reign explores divisions in Canada’s Punjabi community in second season of his TV dramedy and tries his hand at directing

DESTINATION: ART
People love these giant Screaming Heads, but how did they get here?
How a high school art teacher turned a broken down farmhouse into the monument of ‘art and creation’ known as Midlothian Castle

New play asks what happens when technology comes for all our jobs
Truck has been eight years in the making, but feels especially relevant now, says playwright. Truck runs March 26-30

'My brother has worked on a job where it's him, an ex-priest and an ex-con'
The Trades creator on why blue-collar work makes such fertile ground for a sitcom. Season 2 of The Trades debuts March 13
Like 'if the Muppets were trying to put on a seminar about ADHD and everything keeps getting worse'
13 Plays About ADHD All at the Same Time returns to the stage March 9

Making Law & Order Toronto is like 'trying to construct a Swiss watch while having a stroke'
Showrunner Tassie Cameron on how she adapted the famous police procedural franchise for Canada

Exhibition brings large-scale artworks by Black artists into Toronto's Union Station
Exhibition runs through August 2025

Sister Nancy's Bam Bam is one of the most sampled songs ever, but for years, its creator got nothing from it
Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story is out in theatres now and streaming next month.

There's never been a Canadian cop show quite like Saint-Pierre
The new CBC procedural is set on an European island off the coast of Newfoundland and was heavily influenced by British detective shows.