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The Toronto Rock staged a thrilling comeback to defeat the Halifax Thunderbirds 13-11 in Game 1 of the National Lacrosse League Finals. One more win on Sunday gives them their seventh championship and ends a 15-year drought.
Toronto Climate Week 2025 brings 10,000 innovators together to spotlight how Canada's vast forests, farmland, and water resources position it as a global carbon removal leader. With carbon solutions forecast to become a $1.2 trillion industry by 2050, Canadian companies are already turning wildfire cleanup and crushed rock into climate wins.
More than 250 volunteers will fan out across Little Rock to help 13 nonprofits, including a home that's housed cancer patients and NICU families free for 23 years. Serve the Rock Community Impact Day connects businesses with neighbors who need help most.
Researchers solved a mystery that has stumped archaeologists for decades by matching ancient paintings at a Kenyan rock shelter to specific communities using DNA evidence. The discovery reveals nearly 9,000 years of human history painted on a single rock wall.
When Toronto locked down during COVID, a tiny forever chemical called TFA dropped dramatically in the atmosphere. Scientists say this discovery means we might actually be able to control these pollutants after all.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's largest ever Paul McCartney collection celebrates his reinvention as a family man and bandleader after The Beatles. The exhibit showcases how Wings pioneered bringing domestic life into rock music during the 1970s.
A Toronto city block now features buildings designed entirely by and for Indigenous communities, with traditional healing spaces, symbolic architecture, and cultural elements woven into every detail. It's a blueprint for how cities can honor the people who first called them home.
A river once so polluted it burst into flames is now home to over 20 fish species after a $1 billion cleanup. Atlantic salmon, bass, and rare bowfin have returned to Toronto's Don River for the first time in living memory.
A fictional band's 20-year quest to play at Toronto's Rivoli turned the struggling venue into a tourist hotspot. Now fans from across North America are making pilgrimages to snap selfies at the legendary spot.
A lonely Toronto commuter transformed his own life by doing something radically simple: wishing strangers a great day on public transit. Now Minjae Cho's daily acts of kindness are changing how an entire city connects.
Toronto police arrested three men who used a mobile fake cell tower to blast phishing texts to tens of thousands of people. The first-of-its-kind Canadian bust shows law enforcement is catching up to a growing high-tech threat.
Musicians from across the globe are gathering in Toronto to celebrate the hammered dulcimer, an ancient percussion instrument that connects cultures from China to Appalachia. The first-ever Hammered festival brings together distant cousins of the instrument family for a cross-cultural musical conversation.
Nine legendary artists will join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2026, celebrating decades of musical innovation across genres. From British rock icons to hip-hop pioneers, this year's class honors the diverse sounds that shaped modern music.
Soccer fans at Toronto's World Cup viewing zone will sip from cups designed to be used 500 times instead of tossing trash after every beer. The simple switch could prevent nearly a quarter million pounds of waste from hitting landfills. #
The 2026 FIFA World Cup isn't just for vacation days anymore. New research reveals which host cities let fans cheer for their team while keeping their jobs, with Toronto and Vancouver leading the pack.
An Etobicoke couple's engagement went viral after a heartfelt proposal during Bruno Mars' Toronto show perfectly matched his hit song "Marry You." The touching moment captured thousands of fans celebrating love alongside the couple.
Three emerging designers from Qatar's creative hub stepped onto the runway in Toronto for the first time, bringing stories of multicultural identity and innovation to one of Canada's top fashion platforms. The showcase strengthened cultural ties between Qatar and Canada while challenging perceptions about Middle Eastern design. #
Round Rock's first startup accelerator just graduated its inaugural class, with five companies collectively raising over $500,000 and doubling their customer base in just seven weeks. The results came faster than organizers expected, positioning the Texas city as a serious alternative to nearby Austin.
Nelson Mandela's great grandson Siyabulela is touring Toronto schools to teach children about reconciliation and building bridges between communities. The social justice activist visited a Scarborough preschool to share his great grandfather's message of peace during a time when the world feels increasingly divided.
Newly documented Aboriginal rock paintings in Australia suggest Tasmanian tigers survived on the mainland far more recently than scientists believed. The discovery bridges ancient Indigenous knowledge with modern science in a beautiful way.
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