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Olivia Chow wins her re-election campaign over Brad Bradford in the Toronto Municipal Election. #OliviaChow #TOpoli #ONpoli #TorontoVotes2026

Vladimir Guerrero Junior came close in the third inning, hitting the top of the fence for a double, but two innings later finally broke his home, run slump this season at home! #vladdyjr #bluejays

The Toronto Argonauts beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 39-20 last night in a game that was delayed by lightning. #Argos #CFL #TorontoArgonauts

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever waits to take a foul shot against the Toronto Tempo.

Brampton Steelhead goaltender Oskari Ahmajärvi stops a break-away shot by Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown and sends him flying during Hockey Night in Brampton 2026, an annual charity hockey game in support of William Osler Health.

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever visited a full Scotiabank Arena as the Toronto Tempo battle to the end. #TorontoTempo

Eight games into the season, the Toronto Argonauts hosted their home opener against the Calgary Stampeders. #CFL #CanadianFootballLeague #Football

Round of 64 at the @WTA National Bank Open at Sobey's Stadium in Toronto. #WTA #NationalBankOpen #NBO

The count? One strike to two balls! Dalton Varsho experienced one of #baseballproblems.

The most exciting play in baseball has to the triple, especially a George Springer triple and especially for a photographer camped out at third base. #BlueJays #MLB #GeorgeSpringer

One of the events I love to cover! The Toronto Caribbean Carnival holds its annual King and Queen showcase at Lamport Stadium. #TorontoCaribbeanCarnival #Mas #Toronto

Good Morning Toronto! If you though the smoke from the wild fires in Northern Ontario would blow over by now,..., sorry! Sunrise over the Beaches shows the air quality will be just as bad today. #TheBigSmoke #airquality #Toronto

The view of the Northern Ontario forest fire haze engulfing the Toronto Skyline from Humber Bay Park West. #ForestFire #TorontoHaze #TheBigSmoke #Toronto

Ay Caramba! Mexico fans were left sad at the FIFA Fanfestival at Fort York Commons after England beat them 3-2 in the round of 16 in the FIFA 2026 World Cup. #Caramba #QueLastima #Fıfaworldcup2026 #fifaworldcup #mexicomiseleccion

UGH! Toronto fans gathered at Fort York Commons and watched Canada's trip deep into the FIFA 2026 World Cup end with a 3-0 loss to Morocco. #FIFAworldcup #FIFAfanfest #TeamCanada

Big game for Portugal, Cristiano #Ronaldo scores! Portugal moves to the round of 16. #FIFAWWorldCup #FIFA #TorontoStar #shotoncanon

ICYMI, Thousands gathered on Toronto’s Beaches to watch the Canada Day fireworks display last night.

Hundreds of Portugal fans showed up to try to catch a glimpse of Ronaldo at Centennial Park in Etobicoke on the eve of their knock out game against Croatia. #Ronaldo #FIFA #Fıfaworldcup2026 #Portugal

Croatia beats Panama in FIFA 2026 World Cup action in Toronto. #FIFAWorldCup #FIFA #WorldCup

Germany avoids an upset with two goals in the second half, one in injury time, to beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in FIFA 2026 World Cup action. Deutschland vermeidet eine Überraschung mit 2 Toren in der zweiten Halbzeit, eines davon in der Nachspielzeit, und besiegt die Elfenbeinküste

OMG! A Toronto team won the Cup! It was the Toronto Marlies and they won the Calder Cup. They last won in 2018! The Marlies are the @MapleLeafs farm team. #TorontoMarlies #CalderCup @TheAHL #MapleLeafs

Things got a little heated between Isabelle Harrison of the Toronto Tempo and Angel Reese of the Atlanta Dream. The play resulted in Harrison getting a flagrant 2 for the foul. #Tempo #TorontoTempo #WNBeh #WNBA

Canada scores late in the second half to tie Bosnia and Herzegovina in their FIFA 2026 World Cup opener! #FIFAWorldCup #WeAreToronto

UGH! Toronto Blue Jays fall to the Philadelphia Phillies despite several late inning comeback possiblities. But Max Scherzer did record his 3,500th strikeout, he sits 11th all time. #MadMax #BlueJays #MLB

Fans pour out of the FIFA 2026 World Cup FanFest at half time of the Mexico versus South Africa game as a thunderstorm lurked in the area forcing an event evacuation. #WeAreToronto #FIFAWORLD26 #Toronto #TOstorm

Canada’s FIFA 2026 World Cup team trains ahead of their game on Friday against Bosnia-Herzegovina at TFC Training Ground in Toronto. #CANMNT #CanadaSoccer #WorldCup2026 #WC2026

The Toronto Blue Jays celebrated Roy Halladay as they fell to the Philadelphia Phillies. #TorontoBlueJays #BlueJays #RoyHalladay

Canada’s FIFA 2026 World Cup team trains ahead of their game on Friday against Bosnia-Herzegovina at TFC Training Ground in Toronto. #FIFAWorldCup #CANADAMNT #CMNT

Yesterday I was checking out the new pond that formed inside Woodbine Beach when 4 guys with shovels showed up and started digging a trench. I channeled my inner @steverussell.bsky.social and began documenting as they dug and the water suddenly began to drain from the pond 🙌 #Toronto #ONstorm

Jays Win! Jays Win! Jays Win! The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles powered by a Ernie Clement three run homer! #BlueJays #TorontoBlueJays #Jays #LetsGoBlueJays

The World Cup Trophy Tour landed at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto! #WorldCup2026 #WorldCupToronto #FIFA

The 3 days of rainfall has flooded large swaths of Woodbine Beach including the beach volleyball courts. #TOstorm #ONstorm

Dang it! The Toronto Blue Jays fall to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Dylan Cease and Vladdy both left the game with injuries.

I saw this in traffic today, And my first thought was, “how does he afford to pay for gas?” My second thought was, “is that a dog driving?”

Toronto Fire investigate a fire that happened at Phat Boy Fireworks at 1770 Albion in Etobicoke that caught fire after a car crashed into it. Not long after birds begin building a nest in the facade's ruins.

Cyclists on the Gateway Bridge over the mouth if the Humber River.

The CN Tower in Toronto was frozen over as Drake dropped his new album, Iceman. #Iceman #Drake #CNTower @thestar.com

Tempo Win! Tempo Win! Tempo Win! Tempo Win! Toronto Tempo win their first game in franchise history with a 86-73 win over the Seattle Storm. #SheTheNorth #TorontoTempo #TempoBasketball

Toronto FC welcomed Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF to BMO Field with all 45,000 seats filled in the World Cup configuration. #TFC #TorontoFC

The Toronto Blue Jays beat up on the Los Angeles Angels yesterday powered by a 4 for 5 day by catcher Brandon Valenzuela. #LetsGoBlueJays

Wow! Toronto Tempo lost their season opener by three to the Washington Mystics. #WNBA #TorontoTempo @thestar.com @wnba.com @tempobasketball.bsky.social

A Lonely Planet guide book quote on Chamonix, France states it is, “a place you go to scare yourself“ The view from Aiguille du Midi, looking at skiiers preparing to ski down the Vallée Blanche, a glacier next to Mont Blanc really shows that observation is accurate. @chamonixexclusive.bsky.social

UGH! The Toronto Raptors fall to the Cleveland Cavaliers in game 7 of their NBA first round play-off series. The fans at Jurassic Park outside Scotiabank Arena stayed until the bitter end. #WeTheNorth

A Toronto Raptors fan says a quick prayer before tip-off as fans gather in Jurassic Park at Maple Leaf Square to watch the game on the big screen on Scotiabank Arena. #TorontoRaptors #WeTheNorth

Raptors Win! Raptors Win! Raptors Win! RJ Barrett hits a three pointer to force a game 7 in their first round NBA play-off series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. #WeTheNorth

The Toronto Tempo era begins as they play their first preseason game against Connecticut Sun at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto. #TorontoTempo #WNBA

The Toronto Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets and will end up with the five seed in the Eastern Conference avoiding the play-in tournament. #WeTheNorth

Raptors Win! Raptors Win! Raptors Win! With a helping hand from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. the Toronto Raptors beat the Miami Heat to remain in the hunt for a play-off spot and avoid the play-in. #WeTheNorth