In a weekend jam-packed with marathoning, New Tecumseth, Ont.’s Ana Laura Fray delivered one of the most impressive performances of all
the 48-year-old made a powerful statement at the Toronto Marathon
blazing to an overall women’s victory in 2:50:40 and proving that age is no barrier to excellence
Her win was a standout moment among incredible results from across the country, including the BMO Vancouver Marathon and the Georgina Spring Fling in Ontario
“If you had told me 15 years ago when I ran my first half marathon in Toronto, that today I would be the winner of the full distance, I would not have believed you!” Fray wrote on Instagram
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The 2025 Toronto Marathon marked her 27th time tackling the 42.2-km event; even at 48
her performances sit short of her personal best of 2:46 by a mere four minutes
surprised her by entering the race herself and running beside Fray throughout; Setlack took second overall in 2:50:42
“I couldn’t be more grateful for having her running with me and throwing a bunch of positive thoughts my way as I fought throughout the race,” Fray said
The outstanding run comes despite Fray’s late start to training due to injury
The Toronto Marathon brought its usual slew of road closures–and a showcase of outstanding efforts
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Full results here
The BMO Vancouver Marathon saw solid performances by Canadian favourites, with 2023 champion Dayna Pidhoresky of Windsor
returning to reclaim her title in a brisk 2:35:07
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Full results here
Canada’s road racing star Andrew Davies highlighted Sunday’s half-marathon performances in Vancouver
continuing his dominant streak with a 1:04:10 to win by over a minute
Full results here
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the spring edition of the Georgina Marathon delivered once again along the shores of Lake Simcoe
Full results here
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NewsBugged out: Toronto grapples with swarms of midges as spring progressesBy Aarjavee RaajOpens in new windowPublished: May 03, 2025 at 6:01AM EDT
As warmer days approach, the city is seeing a rise in throngs of midges swarming around waterways.
The midges are a common occurrence in Toronto in the spring around late April and early May. These pesky little creepy-crawlies can be hard to avoid, but experts say they are the sign of a healthy ecosystem.
Midges, despite sharing similarities in appearance to mosquitoes, are harmless, non-biting insects from the family of flies and are primarily known to inhabit the bottoms of ponds and lakes, experts say.
Here’s everything you need to know about these tiny insects:
There are many different species of midges across Ontario, but the ones that swarm together near water in Toronto are usually of one specific family dubbed the “Chironomidae,” also known as the non-biting midge, Darryl Gwynne, emeritus professor of biology at the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus told CTV News.
They live at the bottom of water bodies, feeding on organic matter and algae, before they rise to transform from larva into adults, experts say.
Douglas Currie, curator of entomology at the Royal Ontario Museum and U of T professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology, told CTV News that they occur in huge numbers in the sediments of lakes, rivers and streams.
Like all other flies and species like butterflies, moths and wasps, these insects have four stages to their life cycle – eggs, larva, pupa and adult, Currie says.
Their life as adults only lasts a few days at most, he says.
Once the midges are ready to emerge as adults, they tend to do so synchronously, during the ice-free period, Currie says.
“It’s very important that they come out en masse, so that they can take care of mating,” he says. “They typically will form swarms. The swarms will consist mainly of males and females will fly into these swarms to become mated.”
The entire productions of swarms are formed for a singular purpose – mating.
These swarms sometimes look like smoke hovering over a tree or a prominent rock, which are the markers adult males use to form their swarms.
“The visual perception – the visual sight of a swarm is what attracts the females, like a lot of different animals in nature,” Gwynne says. “Each one is doing a display, and they’ll attract the female. From the female’s perspective, it gives them an opportunity to get into the swarm and perhaps even choose which male they want to mate with.”
Each female can produce hundreds of eggs, experts say.
However, they disappear as quickly as they appear due to their short-lived lifespan, Currie says.
There are dozens of species of midges that reside in Lake Ontario, each with different life histories and characteristics.
“What we’re going to be seeing is either different generations of the same species or different species altogether, that have their own characteristics about when they come out,” Currie says.
“Midges are really important in ecological communities,” Gwynne says.
Currie calls them “a keystone component of the aquatic food web,” explaining that they are one of the most important components because they serve as food for other invertebrates, fishes, birds, and when they emerge, they’re food for things like dragon and damselflies, aerial birds and more.
“These are barometers of a healthy ecosystem,” Currie says. “They are very important if you like fishing, or if you like the aquatic birds that we see and so forth.”
Some of the species of midges can act as indicators of poor habitat and others can be indicators of good habitats. It depends on the species, Gwynne explains.
The only downside for humans is when they run through a swarm or walk near one, they get in your hair, eyes or mouth.
“This, to me, is a small price to pay for having a healthy ecosystem,” Currie says.
Experts advise keeping your mouth closed if you ever get caught in a swarm, to avoid breathing in or swallowing them.
These insects are attracted to light, so keeping a porch light on is an invitation for them.
Keeping the windows of your house shut or screening your windows and patio doors is effective in keeping these insects outside your home.
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TorontoNewsToronto Police-issued equipment stolen from parked car, suspect wantedBy Laura SebbenOpens in new windowPublished: May 03, 2025 at 10:00PM EDT
Charge game winning goal scorer in overtime Kateřina Mrázová. “Emily Clark made a good play to bounce the puck, and Ronja Savolainen jumped into the play to make it a two-on-one. It was important (to have another option) but I just shot it. It was an exciting moment. A relief. I wanted to skate all the way back to Gwyneth Philips, but at the same time, the whole group was coming. I’m just so happy for the group. We worked so hard. I’m proud of everyone”
Ottawa’s Jocelyne Larocque on the feeling of clinching a playoff berth on the last play of the regular season. “This group is really special. We worked so hard today, and I think we got the outcome that we deserved. So, it feels good and we're looking forward to the playoffs!”
Sceptres forward Maggie Connors on the chemistry of her line: “I just think we try to make an impact when we can, and what’s fun about playing with them [Julia Gosling and Emma Woods] is that we try to bring a lot of energy. Whether that’s through the forecheck, shutting plays down–– we just always talk about making the simple play and bringing as much energy as we can.”
For the second consecutive season, Ottawa’s playoff fate was determined in Toronto on the final day of the regular season — but this time, the result was reversed. In the inaugural season, the Charge fell 5–2, missing out on a playoff berth.
The season series ends tied, 9-9 in points. Ottawa won the inaugural season series against Toronto, 9-6 in points.
Kateřina Mrázová scored her third goal of the season — and the first game-winning goal of her PWHL career. It was her first goal since Feb. 1 after missing significant time (11 games) on long-term injured reserve. She has played just four games since that goal, including three since returning to the lineup.
Mrázová joins teammate Gabbie Hughes as the only two Ottawa players to secure an overtime goal in team history. The Charge improved to 2–4 in games that have gone to extra time this season and are now 3–10 all-time in such games.
Gwyneth Philips recorded her fifth full game allowing one or fewer goals. She finishes the season as the rookie leader in wins (8), shutouts (2), goals-against-average (2.11) and save percentage (.919).
Brianne Jenner scored her seventh goal of the season — her first against Toronto. Across her two PWHL seasons, the day Mar. 10 has marked a turning point: she has recorded just four goals in her first 34 games before that date but tallied 12 goals in 18 games after the date, including today’s.
The Charge have won 13 of 14 all-time games when their captain scores.
Kristen Campbell became the fourth goaltender in PWHL history to reach the 1,000 career saves milestone. The Sceptres goaltender needed 13 saves in today’s match and earned 23, bringing her total to 1,010 across two seasons.
Renata Fast recorded her sixteenth assist, the first player in PWHL history to reach that marker in a single season, giving her the league lead in the category. Fast continues to lead defender scoring with 22 points.
Shiann Darkangelo recorded an assist and has seven points in the past five games (3G, 4A). The Charge forward made a 16-point jump from her inaugural season, finishing the year with 17 points (8G, 9A) after recording just one assist in her first PWHL campaign.
Tereza Vanišová tallied her seventh assist of the season and is now tied for seventh in league scoring with 22 points.
Sarah Nurse scored her sixth goal of the season and first since Jan. 28, ending the longest goalless streak of her PWHL career. The Sceptres forward ends the season with six points against Ottawa (2G, 4A), second in scoring within this season series.
Emily Clark earned her tenth helper, ending the regular season just one shy of her 24-game inaugural season assist total.
Ottawa’s Clark, Vanišová, Mannon McMahon, Danielle Serdachny and Aneta Tejralová were in the lineup for all 30 of the team’s games this season.
Toronto’s Fast, Jesse Compher, Maggie Connors, Izzy Daniel, Julia Gosling, Kali Flanagan, Emma Maltais, Allie Munroe, Blayre Turnbull, Daryl Watts and Emma Woods were in the lineup for all 30 of the team’s games this season.
Toronto’s 14 shots on goal in today’s game mark the lowest single-game total in team history. Their previous low was 15 shots, recorded in a 2–1 shootout loss to Minnesota on Mar. 9, 2025.
Toronto finishes the season with a home record of 7-2-3-3 (.622), tied for top mark in the PWHL, while Ottawa finishes their road record at 7-1-1-6 (.533), second best in the league.
With a point for the overtime loss, Toronto extended their home point streak to eight.
There have only been two games in this six-game season series that began with a scoreless first period. The other occurrence was their New Year’s Eve matchup at Coca-Cola Coliseum, which also resulted in a 2-1 overtime Charge victory over the Sceptres.
1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Carter Tor (interference), 15:34; Serdachny Ott (interference), 19:57.
2nd Period-1, Toronto, Nurse 6 (Fast), 12:15. 2, Ottawa, Jenner 7 (Darkangelo, Vanišová), 13:08. Penalties-No Penalties
3rd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Woods Tor (interference), 6:55; Hughes Ott (tripping), 16:14.
1st OT Period-3, Ottawa, Mrázová 3 (Clark), 2:52. Penalties-No Penalties
Shots on Goal-Ottawa 5-11-7-2-25. Toronto 4-4-6-0-14.
Power Play Opportunities-Ottawa 0 / 2; Toronto 0 / 2.
Goalies-Ottawa, Philips 8-5-1-0 (14 shots-13 saves). Toronto, Campbell 9-8-3-1 (25 shots-23 saves).
1. Kateřina Mrázová (OTT) OTW2. Brianne Jenner (OTT) 1G3. Maggie Connors (TOR)
Toronto (12-3-6-9) – 47 PTS – 2nd PlaceOttawa (12-2-4-12) - 44 PTS – 3rd Place
Toronto: Wednesday, May 7 vs. TBD at 7 p.m. ETOttawa: Wednesday, May 7 at Toronto or Thursday, May 8 at Montréal
Top-seeded Montreal chose to play third-seeded Ottawa
leaving the Frost and Sceptres in the other first-round series
The Frost will open their PWHL title defense as Walter Cup champions with a game at Toronto at 6 p.m
Game 2 will be Friday in Toronto before the series shifts to Xcel Energy Center for Game 3 on Sunday; the time for that game was not announced
A decisive Game 5 would be May 17 in Toronto
The Frost won four of six meetings with the Sceptres this season
most recently 5-2 at Xcel Energy Center on March 30
The Frost, Ottawa and Boston tied for third place in the six-team league with 44 points
but Ottawa and the Frost won tiebreakers because of their victories in regulation time
Boston joined New York as the two teams that will miss the playoffs
Top-seeded Montreal chose who it would play in the first round and opted to play third-seeded Ottawa
That series will begin Thursday in Montreal
Jerry Zgoda covers Minnesota United FC and Major League Soccer for the Minnesota Star Tribune.
Frost
Minnesota clinched the final berth for the postseason with a 8-1 victory at Boston
MontrealToronto, Montreal to open PWHL playoffs next week; opponents TBABy The Canadian PressPublished: May 03, 2025 at 4:53PM EDT
The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs features eight teams in four best-of-7 series
NHL.com previews the Eastern Conference Second Round between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers
the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers occupied first place in the Atlantic Division for 174 of 178 game days during the 2024-25 season
so it stands to reason that the two teams would be facing off in the Eastern Conference Second Round
After the Panthers dispatched the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games and the Maple Leafs outlasted the Ottawa Senators in the first round
the two teams will match up in the second round for the second time in three years
a five-game victory for the Panthers as they made it to their first of two consecutive Stanley Cup Final appearances
“I feel excited, definitely,” Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky said
it’s probably one of the best atmospheres to play in
It’s going to be a good challenge for us and all of us are excited.”
The Maple Leafs come in with some high-powered offense
though the Panthers have the defense to match it
They limited the Lightning to 12 goals in five games
including going 2-for-18 on the power play
It will be up to Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander and John Tavares to find ways to solve the pressure and aggressiveness of the Florida defense
“It’s going to be another tough series,” Matthews said
We’ve got to reset and do our homework and rest up
go in there with confidence and go in there with pushback.”
The Maple Leafs won the first three games of their series against the Senators before dropping two potential elimination games to them before emerging with the victory in Game 6
The Panthers had an easier-than-expected series against the Lightning, winning in five games, even though they were missing defenseman Aaron Ekblad for three of the games (all wins). They will be without Ekblad again in Game 1, after he was suspended for two games for elbowing Brandon Hagel in Game 4 against the Lightning
One area the Panthers are confident that they have an edge is in experience
It’s not surprising after they have been to the Cup Final in each of the past two seasons; the Maple Leafs have not been past the second round since 2002
“Experience is the one aspect of it – we have a lot of guys who went through those series and that year and last year and now this year,” Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov said
“We have a lot more experience playing in the playoffs
They’ve been playing really well this year
All we can do is just concentrate on ourselves and our game and our game plan and go and do it.”
Maple Leafs: There are many choices on the stacked offense of the Maple Leafs
but Nylander was the team’s leading scorer in the first round against the Ottawa Senators
as witnessed in the two goals and assist he had in the deciding Game 6
For the Maple Leafs to get past the punishing Panthers
they will need everything that Nylander can give them
Gm6: Nylander blasts it in to extend the lead
Panthers: Matthew Tkachuk is the ultimate game-breaker and the ultimate game-breaker in the playoffs
He kicked off the first-round series against the Lightning by scoring two goals in his first game back after missing the final 25 games of the regular season
and the Panthers have increased his minutes in each game since then
the type of player seemingly always able to get a crucial goal or throw a big-time hit
and one with few equals in the NHL right now
The biggest question with Tkachuk is whether he’s finally back to full health
two assists) in five games against the Lightning
he didn’t seem to be moving quite like himself
A short series against Tampa Bay may help him as Florida moves into the next round
Maple Leafs: During the regular season, the Maple Leafs split their starts fairly evenly, with Joseph Woll getting 41 starts and Anthony Stolarz getting 33
the Maple Leafs have narrowed their starter to one
with Stolarz getting all six starts in the postseason
including Game 6 after Toronto dropped Games 4 and 5
He has a 2.21 goals-against average and .901 save percentage in the playoffs after a 2.14 GAA and .926 save percentage in the regular season
Woll was 27-14-1 this season with a 2.73 GAA and .909 save percentage
who came over earlier this season in a trade; he saw no time in goal in the first round
Gm5: Luostarinen's sweet finish puts the Panthers up by 2
“You’ve got to play hard between the whistles
I think that's what you’ve got to focus on
There's … different scenarios that come up
but we want to play hard between the whistles
and got to be disciplined.” -- Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube on facing the Panthers
Maple Leafs: They can get their power play going
Against the Lightning’s power play (25.9 percent in the regular season
allowing a single goal in Game 1 and a single goal in Game 5
Toronto’s power play was tied for eighth in the regular season (24.8 percent) and went 6-for-17 against the Senators in the first round
it will go a long way against the Panthers
Panthers: They stay on the right side of the line. The Panthers are big hitters, a team of players not afraid to intimidate an opponent, to get in their faces. But the Panthers crossed the line in the first round, with defenseman Niko Mikkola earning a game misconduct for boarding in Game 4 and Ekblad earning the two-game suspension for elbowing
They’ll need to keep control against the Maple Leafs
Matthew Knies -- Auston Matthews -- Mitch Marner
Max Pacioretty -- John Tavares -- William Nylander
Bobby McMann -- Pontus Holmberg -- Max Domi
Calle Jarnkrok -- Scott Laughton -- Steven Lorentz
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Sam Reinhart
Mackie Samoskevich -- Sam Bennett -- Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Brad Marchand
Evan Rodrigues -- Nico Sturm -- Jesper Boqvist
by virtue of preventing their first-round slide against the Ottawa Senators from turning into a full-on collapse
they’re faced with another — and it’s much
Waiting for them in the second round are the Florida Panthers
who immediately snapped back into defending-champ mode against the Tampa Bay Lightning
the Panthers took out Toronto in five games
one that calls for a tighter series than many likely anticipated between the defending champions and a team that struggles to control play
While the model likes the Leafs a lot more than their expected goal rate thanks to their strong goaltending
team defense and having four offensive stars (all things Florida can match
Home teams won a lot more than usual this season (56 percent compared to 53 percent the last three years) and that trend carried over to the playoffs where the home side has a staggering 29-15 record
Toronto’s best chance in this series comes from taking care of business at home where the Leafs were 27-13-1 during the season
while the Panthers were 20-19-2 on the road
Florida’s chances would rise to 59 percent
The Panthers are the better team, but Toronto’s ability to ‘win ugly’ under Craig Berube could make things tougher than it seems at first glance for Florida
A plus-eight Net Rating separates the Panthers and Maple Leafs
but there are some differences in the process to get to that point
the Panthers have more oomph below the surface
Florida was one of the best regular-season teams in the league for a reason; they generated a ton of quality offense and were stingy in their own end
created less offense than the Panthers but converted on a higher clip of their chances
Toronto’s goaltending also gave them stronger results on the other end of the ice
even though their expected goal suppression wasn’t as stout
The Leafs amped up their defense against the Senators
but containing Florida is a different challenge
The Panthers’ defense was tight and took away the Lightning’s space
the team will have to pick up the pace from Round 1
The Panthers have more substance to their five-on-five offense
Toronto’s five-forward power play unit was dynamic down the stretch and into Round 1
But the Panthers’ penalty kill was a major strength in the regular season and lights out in Round 1. That brings their Defensive Rating up to a plus-30
But the Maple Leafs’ penalty kill is no pushover
it could neutralize the special teams battle and put extra emphasis on five-on-five play
It’s tough to imagine Game 6 against the Senators getting off to a better start for the Leafs — or for Auston Matthews
A power-play goal near the end of the first period lowered the temperature for Toronto; having to dig their way out of an early deficit after dropping two straight games would have been … less than ideal
the Leafs would’ve taken that first goal from anyone
He’d been fine in the series until that point
on a gentle wrist shot that looked more like a pass than anything else
We’ll see whether that opens the floodgates
he was playing the Senators to results similar to what we saw from him in the regular season: plenty of expected goals (about three)
and not a ton of actual goals (one in Game 3)
Not for the average NHL player — but Matthews
So it goes when you have elite finishing ability
and he hadn’t flashed it in the regular season: he had 34 goals compared to about 40 expected
the first time in his career that the former didn’t exceed the latter and coming in particularly stark contrast to 2023-24 (69 actual vs
That floor: a 95-point pace with dominant five-on-five play
The question is whether “not bad” will be good enough to get Toronto past a team featuring two Selke finalists on its top line
Matthews doesn’t just need to create five-on-five chances in this series; he needs to capitalize on them
His track record against Aleksander Barkov specifically over the last three regular seasons is strong
the Leafs outscored the Panthers 5-1 and controlled 60 percent of the expected goals
was almost a literal draw: neither team scored in the 38:35 Barkov and Matthews were on the ice together
Sam Reinhart has also grown since that series as both a goal-scorer and a defensive player
we’re talking once again about both teams’ top lines canceling each other out
it probably won’t be good news for the Leafs
making it more necessary than ever that Matthews is playing (and producing) at his standard level of greatness
Is Seth Jones finally showing he can be The Guy
flush with money to spend after Matthew Tkachuk’s groin injury at the 4 Nations Face-Off
where he belongs.” Aaron Ekblad’s 20-game PED suspension threw a wrench in the works
pushing Jones back up the lineup for the last chunk of the regular season
The results weren’t great; Florida’s numbers with him on the ice at five-on-five fell across the board
With Ekblad around for a portion of it — between suspensions
at least — to handle a chunk of the toughest minutes alongside Gustav Forsling
Jones led the team in average ice time (25:41) and crushed his time at five-on-five
Florida won his minutes 4-0 with an expected goal rate of about 55 percent
Jones threw in a Game 4 winning goal for good measure and blocked a bunch of shots
generally looking the part of a playoff-ready defenseman
Getting that sort of production from their second pair (assuming Eblad doesn’t get suspended again) would be huge for the Panthers
That’s the guy Florida needs — not the guy Jones was forced to be with Chicago
there are a lot of similarities between these two clubs and how they’re built
and all-world goaltending to tie a nice bow on it
Mitch Marner and William Nylander going head-to-head against Barkov
and Tkachuk — a virtual draw by Net Rating
Toronto and Florida have some of the absolute best players in the world going head-to-head
Matthews and Marner have the offensive edge against Barkov and Reinhart
Matthews and Marner are certainly strong defensively in their own right
just not to the level of Florida’s Selke finalist duo
This is a true heavyweight tilt and it wouldn’t be a shock to see both coaches opt for power vs
Those elite two-way duos allow Nylander and Tkachuk to thrive in secondary matchups — and come up clutch when it counts
Both Nylander and Tkachuk thrive in the big moments and that showed in the opening round
Nylander led the Leafs with nine points in six games including three in Game 6
while Tkachuk dominated Game 1 with three points of his own
Where the Leafs could have an edge is in the likelihood that Tkachuk isn’t quite 100 percent
He averaged just 14 minutes of ice-time against Tampa Bay and was ninth on Florida’s forward depth chart
He was still hyper-efficient in those minutes
but may be less of a factor in a tighter-checking series
With John Tavares and Matthew Knies rounding out the top six
the Leafs also have more secondary weapons after their big three relative to the Panthers
That extra firepower was especially present on the team’s five-man power play which was scintillating against Ottawa
As good as Carter Verhaeghe and Brad Marchand are
they don’t quite move the needle like Tavares and Knies
Florida makes up for that edge on the backend with the presence of Forsling
but Forsling doesn’t sacrifice any offense to get to a similarly elite height without the puck
He provides a boost to the team’s firepower
whereas Tanev struggles to help create offense in-zone
but when he spends so much time with Toronto’s top line
his lack of offensive gifts does play a role in the team’s top forwards lacking their usual pop
but also Ekblad and Jones to bolster the attack
A lack of offense from the back-end is a problem in general for the Leafs where only Morgan Rielly can be dependably relied on for it
The middle of Toronto’s blue line is the strongest it’s ever been and matches up fine with Florida’s — but the lack of a true two-way No
This group should be able to handle Florida’s fierce forecheck better than before
Toronto’s goaltending could make up for that if the regular season gap between Anthony Stolarz and Sergei Bobrovsky persists
But Bobrovsky’s championship pedigree probably makes him the better bet — numbers be damned
the two teams come out fairly equal looking at the top five forwards and top four defensemen — especially with the goaltending edge shown here for Toronto being highly debatable
Toronto wins some individual battles and Florida wins some others
No problem — the team’s “third” line of Anton Lundell
Eetu Luostarinen and Marchand were more than ready to dominate
All three had five points in five games and tilted the ice heavily in the Panthers’ favor
The Panthers also have Sam Bennett and Evan Rodrigues next to Tkachuk
with the former being a real playoff difference-maker and the latter being a strong defensive player
That’s an incredibly deep top nine with several guys who truly move the needle at both ends of the ice
That’s something the Leafs simply do not have an answer for where there’s a massive drop-off after Knies in forward talent
Bobby McMann struggling over the last couple of months only adds to that
There’s no reliable secondary source of offense
The Core Five did their part in the first round
but the team had a hard time finding a fit next to Tavares and Nylander
and any line combination with Max Domi was a defensive terror
but he also got dominated at five-on-five to the tune of a 37 percent xG rate
was a pleasant surprise and did a great job of making sure nothing happened
but that’s a double-edged sword that puts more offensive strain on the big guns
that was a one-sided matchup which Toronto’s best players were able to thrive in
Those stars will have an equal counterpart on the other side
it falls to the depth to pick up the pieces
that’s a huge concern and puts the Panthers on a likely path to their third straight conference final
Stolarz put up sparkling numbers in Florida last year
with 21.7 goals saved above expected in 27 games
which technically beat Bobrovsky’s 15.8 in 58 games
Bobrovsky was The Guy for the Panthers on their way to a Stanley Cup
Stolarz got the chance to prove that he could be Their Guy
He was an ace in the regular season for the second straight year
and that’s why the model gives him the edge here
Only Connor Hellebuyck has saved more goals above expected than Stolarz over the past two seasons
But thriving in the regular season doesn’t always translate to the playoffs — Bobrovksy had to learn that the hard way
Playoff Bob has taken on a new meaning; he is the star the Panthers need when the pressure rises
especially in a high-volume starter’s role he’s unfamiliar with
Four quality starts in a six-game series against Ottawa is a good start
but this matchup against his former teammates is the test
They shouldn’t after seeing how dangerous the reigning champs are at full strength
The Panthers know what it takes this time of year
which is why they won the East the last two seasons
The Leafs haven’t made it to Round 3 in 23 years
and it will be a grind to change that against Florida
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All Three Zones Tracking by Corey Sznajder
Toronto is abuzz with excitement after the Maple Leafs pulled off a Game 6 series-clinching win against the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the NHL playoffs
but bars and restaurants close to the action have extra reason to celebrate
According to data from Moneris
and those institutions in and around Scotiabank Arena in particular
saw a boost in customer spending during the first two games of the series
Moneris reports that food and beverage institutions near Scotiabank saw a five per cent increase in business
considering the game was played on a holiday Sunday
spending for the bars and restaurants in the area saw an even greater increase at six per cent
As for the bars and restaurants elsewhere in the city
bars and restaurants elsewhere in the city were also affected
the bars and restaurants outside of the Scotiabank Arena bubble saw a six per cent decrease from their typical non-gameday traffic
perhaps because everyone was congregating closer to the action
which just so happened to coincide with Easter Sunday and the last day of Passover
That trend didn't seem to continue on for game two on Tuesday, April 22
as Moneris reports a two per cent increase in volume at bars and restaurants across the city
paired with the reported six per cent boost near the arena
At the time of publication, data for the rest of the series, including away games, is not yet available, but with round two coming in hot
the early figures paint a promising picture that Toronto's restaurant industry
You've heard of arcade bars, ping pong bars, bowling bars and even mini-putt bars
but there's a new venture in Toronto that allows you to rally your crew
While the majority of the city's curling beer leagues have wrapped up for the season
already known for party-fying several other indoor activities
is giving Toronto residents and visitors alike to crack open a cold one and try their hand at curling
MRG Group, the team behind other Toronto sensations like Par-Tee Putt and Par-Tee Pong has officially launched Par-Tee Curl
a first-of-its-kind curling bar experience featuring synthetic ice
so that you can take a stab at the quintessentially Canadian pastime year-round
Boasting two lanes that can accommodate up to eight players each
the new experience is the culmination of a partnership between MRG and Rock Solid Productions
is "a leader in the creation of 'iceless' curling," which allows the traditionally winter-exclusive sport to be played anywhere
Sure, it may not be the real thing, but who wants to be standing in a chilly arena when it's finally just started to get warm outside
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"We know that many people — locals and tourists alike — want to try curling as part of a 'real Canadian experience' but face major hurdles: ice time is expensive
hard to book and usually only available far from the downtown core," Michael Moses of the MRG Group says
"Par-Tee Curl changes that by bringing the experience right to the heart of downtown Toronto," he says. "Plus
but before you go casting stones about the price
you should know that it includes a whole lot more than just a round of curling
each booking grants you and your crew an hour of curling
but it also comes with a pizza for the group to share and a 3 L beer tower to keep the good times rolling
"More than just a game, Par-Tee Curl is designed like an arcade, bowling alley or axe-throwing venue: a place to let loose
grab a drink and have fun with friends," Michael tells me
Par-Tee Curl is currently operating as a pop-up within the Par-Tee Pong space at 26 Duncan Street, but who knows, with Canadian pride surging and Canada-themed businesses and experiences like Grizzly Bar opening up
it may prove something Toronto residents want to keep around
Par-Tee Curl is open from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, and 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. You can book your 'ice time' now through the Par-Tee Curl website
TORONTO - Gabriel Arias's two-run single was part of a three-run fourth inning as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game series
The Blue Jays (16-18) replied with three runs of their own in the bottom half of the fourth
but their bats then went silent for their second straight loss before 30,641 at Rogers Centre
After Daniel Schneemann, who hit the game-winning grand slam on Saturday, doubled in a run, Arias sharply singled to right to score Carlos Santana and Schneeman
Arias scored the game's first run in the third inning thanks to an Angel Martinez base hit off starter Bowden Francis (2-5)
surrendering four runs on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts
Guardians (20-14) starter Tanner Bibee (3-2) departed during his warmup pitches for the sixth inning with leg cramps
He yielded two earned runs on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts
After a Jose Ramirez error ignited the Blue Jays' fourth-inning rally, Andres Gimenez delivered the big blow with a two-run single
Reliever Brendon Little walked three Guardians in the ninth to lead to a final run. Emmanuel Clase earned his seventh save despite a throwing error and sacrifice fly to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the ninth
Guardians: Steven Kwan made a fine running catch in the left-field gap on Bo Bichette with one out and one on to save a run in the third inning
Blue Jays: The home side only had two hits in the final five innings in the series finale after being no-hit in the final four innings on Saturday
Anthony Santander worked Bibee for a 12-pitch walk to load the bases in the third inning. But George Springer smacked a fly ball to centre field for the third out
Kwan belted seven hits and drew a walk in the series
The Blue Jays have Monday off before hitting the road for three-game sets against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday and the Seattle Mariners on Friday
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 4
TORONTO -- Katerina Mrazova scored 2:52 into overtime to lift the Ottawa Charge to a 2-1 regular-season finale win over the Toronto Sceptres and a playoff berth on Saturday
Brianne Jenner also scored for Ottawa (12-2-4-12)
The Charge came in needing a win of any kind
or a Minnesota loss against Boston later Saturday
to secure their first postseason appearance in the PWHL
Ottawa lost 5-2 to Toronto in the regular-season finale last season needing a regulation win to secure a playoff spot
Ottawa lost 3-0 to Minnesota on Wednesday with a chance to move six or seven points ahead of the Frost -- with either an overtime/shootout win or a regulation win -- and clinch a playoff spot
Kristen Campbell made 22 saves while becoming the fourth PWHL goaltender to reach 1,000 career regular-season saves
The Sceptres entered the day with a chance to steal first place from Montreal with a win and a New York regulation win over Montreal later Saturday
The top-seeded team entering the postseason gets its choice of opponent for the best-of-five semifinal series
Both teams' playoff opponents will be determined Sunday
The festival runs later this month on May 24 and 25
This years festival will be “sweeter than ever.'
This years festival will be “sweeter than ever.”
Do you like your butter tarts with or without raisins
Southern Ontario’s largest butter tart festival — under two hours away from Toronto — is taking place later this month
the ninth annual festival will be “sweeter than ever” this year as it brings thousands of butter tarts to 139 Silver Street
Paris is picturesque and enchanting, combining the “simplicity” of small-town living with the “sophisticated ambience of a European locale according to its downtown BIA
They even call themselves the “prettiest” town in Canada
“There’s no place in Ontario, or even Canada, like downtown Paris,” the BIA says
“Just like the two rivers that converge in our authentically charming community
Paris’s distinctive character comes from contrast and connection,” they add
runs later this month on May 24 and 25 from 11 a.m
Head inside the Exhibition Centre Upper Grounds when you arrive to be greeted with sweet
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Admission to taste the tarts will cost you $6 if you’re over 10 years old and $2 if you’re ages three to nine
The Paris Fairgrounds will also run its 167th annual Paris Fair
later this summer during Labour Day weekend
If you’re unable to get to Paris for this month’s festival, Ontario’s Best Buttertart Festival in Midland
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THUNDER BAY — "This is quite an honour," said Bruce Pynn
one of three University of Toronto graduates to receive Alumni of Influence awards this year
U of T's faculty of dentistry describes the recipients as having sky-high goals
being technically precise and impressively innovative
and demonstrating a deep level of care for their patients.
Pynn is chief of dentistry/oral and maxillofacial surgery at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre while also running a private practice and teaching at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
An online article posted by the U of T outlines a host of accomplishments and contributions
and credits him with building "a meaningful career in a community where the needs are palpable," but adds that he remains modest about his work
"I came to Thunder Bay from Toronto 30 years ago
I'm super glad that I stayed," he says
Pynn said he was a little older as a graduate from the U of T because he focused on research in a plastic surgery lab for years before going into dentistry
"I came to Thunder Bay for a year to just make some money
the oral surgeon. We were kindred spirits
He said the most rewarding aspect of his job is "fixing up" trauma patients
"There's up to 10 fractured jaws per week
so it's among the busiest services in the province for the fewest number of oral surgeons. There are 200-plus in the province
and only three up here looking after an area the size of France."
Pynn said he's received requests to care for patients from as far away as Timmins
He called the award "very special" because he puts a lot of effort into treating his patients
and sometimes even goes to their homes to do a consultation or post-operative check
"That's following in the footsteps of Dr
because the next place for big oral surgery in Ontario is Toronto
so I take the effort to see people and spend time with people."
Pynn also supervises dental students at Confederation College
and travels to Toronto monthly to oversee U of T oral surgery students
he will take a long flight overseas to deliver a talk about his professional experiences in Thunder Bay at a meeting of the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in Singapore
This story was made possible by our Community Leaders Program partner
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Fans line up outside for a PWHL game between the Toronto Sceptres and New York Sirens at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Tuesday
Coca-Cola Coliseum will be the new home of the Toronto Tempo
People line up for the women’s washroom during an intermission during the Toronto Sceptres game at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Tuesday
the Sceptres’ assistant equipment manager
is proud that the team has its own locker room at the Ford Performance Centre
A view of the arena before the start of the Toronto Sceptres game against the New York Sirens on Tuesdya
Coca-Cola Coliseum is known for its great view from the seats
The PWHL's Toronto Sceptres play sold out games at the Coca-Cola Coliseum
The PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres play sold out games at the Coca-Cola Coliseum
When Toronto’s century-old coliseum at Exhibition Place was overhauled to include an NHL-sized arena
the crisis of the day was whether it would be finished in time for the Edmonton Oilers’ farm team to start its 2003 season there
Women’s professional hockey didn’t even exist
Now the PWHL‘s Toronto Sceptres play sold-out games at Coca-Cola Coliseum
fans pack the concourse long before the puck drops for a glimpse of the players heading to the ice
and it’s Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” anthem for working women that rings out when they win
Next year, Canada’s first WNBA team, the Toronto Tempo
will make Coca-Cola Coliseum its home court
growing the arena’s new lease on life as a hub for professional women’s sport
But updating a 20th-century building for the needs of 21st-century sports teams and fans isn’t without some challenges
People are quick to applaud the character of the historic building
the great view from the seats and the lively atmosphere a full house creates
They also point to the long lines to get in the building and for washrooms
beverage and merchandise opportunities and other amenities for professional teams that are the hallmark of newer buildings
Much of that comes down to space — there just isn’t any more in the “maxed out” building
the City of Toronto agency that manages it and other city-owned buildings on the grounds
(Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment has operated the arena since 2005 when its AHL team
In Monica Wright Rogers’ opening presser
the GM spoke about why she’s excited about Toronto
her defence-first mindset and building a contender
American WNBA franchises have been upscaling facilities
to the point that it’s been called an arms race between teams
But Resch calls it “catching up and delivering the spaces that the players have always deserved” now that team values have risen to the point where they’re able to provide them
the athletes have been secondary in a lot of their facilities
so it’s incredible to see that they get this prioritization,” she said
Boyle says it wasn’t easy to carve out the some 10,000 square feet of space needed
but nobody wanted to miss the opportunity to get the Tempo in the building
As the scale and scope of events increases
other long-standing arena users such as the Royal Winter Fair and concert acts also benefit
adding that upgrades to the kitchen facilities are planned to provide more varied and elevated food offerings for suites
there’s hope the nearby Food Building can become a pre-game hub
offering dinner and drinks and a place to meet with friends
it’s the top attraction for the 18 days of the Canadian National Exhibition but shuttered as storage for the rest of the year
That lease is up for renegotiation in 2027 and given the growth of nearby Liberty Village — and over 2,000 entertainment
sports and convention events held last year at Exhibition Place — “consideration for the Food Building to be a year-round offering is on the table,” he said
Resch is thrilled with the atmosphere she’s witnessed as a Sceptres season-ticket holder and what she thinks they’ll be able to deliver for Tempo fans next year
“We think we can build an incredible hub for sport there
especially with the Sceptres being a neighbour … a roommate,” she said
so it has a ton of character and also has some infrastructure things that come with it
but that doesn’t mean you can’t make it an incredible place to play
Wrigley Field is still one of the best places to play baseball,” she said of the Chicago Cubs ballpark that has a few years on the 1921 coliseum
The challenge is providing the expansive food and beverage services
merchandise sales and premium spaces found in newer buildings
Those spaces just didn’t exist when the coliseum was built
“so some of those things are never going to be there
but that’s also part of the uniqueness and the quality of this facility that is kind of charming.”
In one of many renovations over the years at Exhibition Place
one entrance was attached to the Enercare Centre convention complex
That shared entry is not available when other events are booked
leading to long lines — especially for the capacity crowds the Sceptres have attracted and the Tempo expect
That attached but unavailable space also draws the ire of fans when it comes to washrooms
That issue of overly long lines was raised by Sceptres fans this time last year when playoff games were held at Coca-Cola Coliseum
At the Sceptres’ penultimate regular-season game this week
who was waiting in line to buy a Sarah Nurse jersey
summed up that sentiment: “the lines are too long … for the merch
getting in.” Season-ticket holder Barb Balls
added: “The one later will be for bathrooms.”
Boyle knows all about that particular fan frustration
aren’t related to the building’s age and are “not something that you can build your way out of.”
“It’s really about prime time, right. You don’t want to tell people when to go, but the same thing happens at Scotiabank,” he said of the arena where the Maple Leafs and Raptors play
you go to the washroom and come right back
there’s a lineup down the hall — and that’s for the men’s washroom.”
MLSE holds a long-term lease to run and operate Coca-Cola Coliseum and is responsible for upgrades
It has previously acknowledged that venue access with capacity crowds can be difficult
but declined to discuss any changes planned to better accommodate Sceptres and Tempo fans
For all the niggling annoyance of the lines
long-time women’s hockey fan Balls says the PWHL “blew expectations out of the water when it came here,” delivering a big second-season upgrade after just one year in the much smaller Mattamy Athletic Centre
executive vice-president of business operations
said the quality of facilities for fans and players was a key element in those decisions
the Vancouver team will be the primary tenant — a first for the league — and will get more control over scheduling
branding and the opportunity to rebuild locker rooms for players
Dedicated locker rooms at practice venues is already standard in the league
support offices and lounge at the Ford Performance Centre is a sea of blue and yellow
Though they don’t have a similar permanent space at Cola-Cola Coliseum
That means arriving with a 24-foot box truck at 7 a.m
on game day full of equipment to set up player stalls and transform the AHL visitors room
We have signs that say Sceptres on them — coaches room
it’s like they’re walking into their home.”
“You walk in and get to relive that you’re here playing pro hockey and living the dream
It just sets the stage to get you going for the game ahead.”
having their own venue dressing room would be “awesome” but “given the growth already
you don’t get too greedy because it’s really exciting for what we do have.”
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LocalNewsToronto man charged after allegedly defrauding victims of more than $600,000 in romance scamBy Joanna LavoieOpens in new windowPublished: May 02, 2025 at 1:24PM EDT
The Toronto Blue Jays are adding reinforcements to their pitching staff
Toronto is bringing in both Spencer Turnbull and Jose Urena on MLB deals
according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post
The Blue Jays have been without a fifth starter following the injury to Max Scherzer and the demotion of Easton Lucas to Triple-A
General manager Ross Atkins told reporters Friday that the team would consider “external alternatives” for starting rotation depth and added they had a “couple of things in the works.”
Turnbull, who had gone unsigned into the season, was limited to just 17 outings last year with the Philadelphia Phillies
He made six starts the first month of the season and shifted to the bullpen in May
but did not pitch past June 26 due to a lat strain that eventually ended his season
The 32-year-old was impressive in limited action
turning in a 2.65 ERA with 58 strikeouts in 54.1 innings pitched
Prior to his time with the Phillies, Turnbull spent the first six seasons of his career with the Detroit Tigers
pitching out of the rotation for the bulk of his tenure
Turnbull owns a 4.26 big-league ERA in six active MLB seasons
Urena, 33, is a veteran of 11 MLB seasons spent with seven different teams. He began 2025 with the New York Mets but elected free agency earlier this week after being designated for assignment
allowing five earned runs in 3.0 innings pitched
A native of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, Urena got into 33 games with the Texas Rangers last season pitching primarily out of the bullpen and turned in a 3.80 ERA.
He has a career big-league ERA of 4.80 in 233 MLB outings
The NHL today announced additional schedule information for the 2025 Eastern Conference Second Round series between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs
The complete Second Round schedule will be confirmed following Sunday's Game 7 of the First Round series between the St
In addition to national television broadcasts
all Panthers playoff games can be heard across the Florida Panthers Radio Network on AM 560 Sports WQAM
SiriusXM satellite radio and channel 931 on the SiriusXM Mobile App
To stay up to date on all things playoffs, visit FloridaPanthers.com/PlayoffCentral
For tickets, visit FloridaPanthers.com/TicketCentral
Fans interested in Season Ticket Memberships for the 2025-26 season are encouraged to join the waitlist by clicking here, visiting FloridaPanthers.com/tickets or by calling PUCK line (954.835.PUCK)
The official watch party for Game 1 will be at Funky Buddha in Oakland Park
For more information, visit FloridaPanthers.com/CatsOnTap.
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OTTAWA CHARGE 12-1-4-12 | 42 PTS | 4TH PLACETop Scorer: Tereza Vanišová – 29 GP, 15-6-21 PTSLast Game: 3-0 L vs. MIN on Apr. 30
TORONTO SCEPTRES 12-3-5-9 | 47 PTS | 2ND PLACETop Scorer: Daryl Watts – 29 GP, 12-15-27 PTSLast Game: 2-1 SOW vs. NY on Apr. 29
The first game of the only tripleheader in the PWHL schedule this season has playoff implications for both teams. Ottawa can clinch their first-ever playoff spot with a win of any kind, or a loss of any kind by Minnesota against Boston. If the Charge lose in OT/SO, their path to playoffs relies on the Frost not beating the Fleet in regulation. Toronto can finish in first place with a regulation win combined with a New York regulation win over Montréal.
This is the second straight season Ottawa can secure a playoff berth with a win in Toronto in their final game. Last season at Mattamy Athletic Centre on May 5, 2024, Ottawa needed a regulation win to clinch but suffered a 5-2 loss to Toronto.
Ottawa’s 3-0 loss on Wednesday to Minnesota snapped a three-game winning streak and marked the ninth time the Charge have lost by multiple goals this season, tied with New York for most in the league. However, the Charge have won in regulation in the game following each of their last four such losses.
Ottawa scored regulation wins in their first two meetings with Toronto this season (Dec. 3 & 31) but has just one point in the three games since then, an overtime loss on Feb. 16. The Sceptres have gone 6-for-19 (31.6%) on the power play against Ottawa this season, and the Charge have been the most penalized team in the league (8:14 of PIM per game).
Kateřina Mrázová, two games removed from LTIR, leads the Charge with four points (1G, 3A) in three games against the Sceptres. Mannon McMahon has three goals in the season series and defender Jincy Roese has scored in both of the team’s wins – including the game-winner in this building on New Year’s Eve with 1:10 left in regulation. Roese (1G, 3A) and Shiann Darkangelo (3G, 2A) have points in three straight road games.
Tereza Vanišová leads Ottawa with 15 goals this season, six more than any other player on the Charge (Emily Clark, 9). That six-goal gap is tied for the largest among any team’s goal leader and second place (Marie-Philip Poulin 17, Laura Stacey 11).
Since the February break, the Charge are 7-1-2-4 (.595), the league’s second-best record behind Toronto (7-3-1-3, .667). The Ottawa offense has been leading the way in that span averaging 3.00 goals per game. The Charge have three games with at least five goals in that span – the other five PWHL teams have combined for six such games, with none having more than two. Ottawa averaged 1.80 goals per game prior to Feb. 11, fewest in the league.
Toronto holds the best home record in the PWHL at 7-2-2-3 (.643), while Ottawa is tied for the best road record at 7-0-1-6 (.524).
Carly ‘CJ’ Jackson made their PWHL debut on Wednesday, delivering 25 saves while allowing just one goal in a shootout win. It was the fourth time in PWHL history a goaltender made 25+ saves while allowing no more than one goal in a shootout victory, joining Ann-Renée Desbiens (this season) and Kristen Campbell & Aerin Frankel (last season).
Toronto’s 35 shots on goal in their shootout win over New York were the Sceptres’ most in a game since having 40 against Montréal on Jan. 30. Toronto leads the league in SOG per game this season at 28.9 but since the beginning of February that average is just 26.4.
Campbell is 13 saves away from becoming the fourth goaltender to reach 1,000 career regular season saves.
Hannah Miller leads the season series with seven points (2G, 5A), followed by Sarah Nurse (1G, 4A) despite missing the last meeting in Edmonton. Captain Blayre Turnbull has scored three of her season’s five goals in the series.
Miller also leads the team in plus/minus at +14 with the next-highest rating by any Toronto skater being +4 (Julia Gosling). The next-largest gap between a team leader and second in a season in PWHL history is five (New York this season).
Renata Fast has filled up the statsheet for Toronto this season. She leads defenders in scoring with 21 points, is tied for first among all skaters with 15 assists, leads the league in average time on ice at 24:59, leads the league in hits with 62, and is tied for third with 48 blocked shots.
Daryl Watts has a four-game home point streak and is the only player in PWHL history to notch multiple goals against each of the league’s six teams, including two against her former team Ottawa.
Eleven Sceptres are poised to play in all 30 of the team’s games this season, including seven players who also played in all 24 of Toronto’s inaugural season games (Fast, Turnbull, Jesse Compher, Maggie Connors, Kali Flanagan, Emma Maltais, Allie Munroe). Of the Charge’s five players to appear in all 29 of the team’s games to date, only Clark played every game for Ottawa last season.
“We have our own ticket in our hands still. That hasn't changed since the last game. We just need to recognize that we have our backs against the wall now. We must get excited to win a hockey game, versus the fear of losing a hockey game. It’s all about our mentality. So, we’ve got to make sure we're excited to go win a hockey game on Saturday.” – Charge Head Coach Carla MacLeod.
“At the end of the day, we want to win a hockey game, so we have to execute a game plan that’s going to help us do that. We want to win a hockey game because we want to give ourselves the opportunity to finish in first place – why wouldn’t you want to do that? We’re competitors, we want to finish in first place and set us up for the best possible playoff run.” - Sceptres forward Sarah Nurse.
SATURDAY’S GAME: The Sceptres will celebrate Fan Appreciation presented by MILK, against their provincial rivals. Fans can expect some familiar activations including the Canadian Tire ‘My Team My Sign’, Scotiabank’s ‘Make It Merch’, the Royale ‘Kitten Toss’ and more from Hilberg and Berk, and e.l.f. The Brampton Canadettes will take to the ice in the first intermission, and the Sceptres will welcome some Season Ticket Members to the ice post-game for a special giveaway.
TORONTO - Another loss for Toronto FC. And yet another injury.
The pain is mounting for Toronto (1-6-4), which continues its search for a first home win of the Major League Soccer season after a 2-0 loss to the resurgent New England Revolution on Saturday.
The final whistle was greeted by a chorus of boos from the announced crowd of 19,690 at BMO Field.
Carles Gil and Leo Campana scored for New England (5-4-1), which came into the game with just seven goals in its previous nine matches. The Revs could have added significantly more to that total had it not been for Toronto goalkeeper Sean Johnson.
Toronto coach Robin Fraser saw no silver linings on the day, seeing a regression in his team that came into the game having lost just one of its last five league outings (1-1-3), a 1-0 defeat at the hands of New York City FC last Saturday.
Fraser has not been helped by an ever-growing injury list.
Toronto' was missing captain Jonathan Osorio, backup goalkeeper Luka Gavran, defenders Richie Laryea, Zane Monlouis and Henry Wingo, midfielder Markus Cimermancic, midfielder/forward Derick Etienne Jr. and forward Deandre Kerr.
Add Nicksoen Gomis to the list after the defender went down in the 63rd minute in the Toronto penalty box with a non-contact injury. He had to be helped off the field, unable to put weight on his left leg.
Fraser, while yet to receive an official prognosis, said the injury seemed "quite bad."
Defender Sigurd Rosted had to come off at halftime, as did forward Ola Brynhildsen whose minutes are being limited after coming back from injury. And veteran defender Kevin Long remained on the bench, not ready to see action.
Toronto finished with Kosi Thompson, a midfielder converted to fullback, playing centre back alongside 18-year-old Lazar Stefanovic.
"I don't want to make it sound like a pity party," said Fraser. "It is what it is and we are where we are and we still have an obligation to compete. That certainly won't change.
"I was disappointed today because I think in the last six weeks or so this group — win, lose, draw — I've been really really proud of their level of engagement. And I thought today was a bit of a lapse."
After a 1-4-1 start to the season, New England has won four straight by blanking Atlanta, New York City FC, Charlotte FC and now Toronto. The Revs, having switched to a back three, extended their shutout streak to 385 minutes in front of Slovenian goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic.
In contrast, Toronto has not scored in league play at home in 439 minutes, dating back to Deandre Kerr's goal April 5 in a 2-1 loss to Chicago. TFC is 0-3-2 at BMO Field this season with its last home win Sept. 14, a 2-1 decision over Austin FC.
While Toronto had plenty of the ball in the first half, it was New England that took advantage of its chances.
Gil put the Revs ahead in the 11th minute with their first shot on goal. After a Thompson giveaway, wingback Ilay Feingold sent in a cross that Gomis got his head to, only to see the ball go straight to Gil who acrobatically volleyed it home from just inside the penalty box.
"That is a really really quality goal by a quality player," said Fraser. "But it never should have been there. So the turnovers really did us in. Injuries as well.
"It feels like we've made more forced substitutions this year than I can remember in a long time."
Campana made it 2-0 in the 27th minute, capping a rapid-fire counterattack with a low shot that beat Johnson. The play began deep in the New England end when Federico Bernardeschi lost the ball. Six passes later it was in the Toronto goal.
Johnson made several big saves in the first half, including a spectacular one-handed stop on Ignatius Ganago in injury time, to limit the damage to two goals as the visitors began to find gaps in the Toronto defence.
Some in the supporters section in the south stand walked out during the first half in an apparent protest. A banner reading "This Badge Don't Belong To You!!!" was unfurled at one point. Another banner read "Accept Existence or Expect Resistance."
New England outshot Toronto 13-8 (6-2 in shots on target) in the first half. The final count was 18-18 with the Revs having a 6-4 edge on shots on target.
Saturday's contest was the first of seven in May for Toronto, with six at home.
Coach Robin Fraser made seven changes to the mid-week team that lost a penalty shootout to CF Montreal in Telus Canadian Championship play.
Bernardeschi moved up front at halftime to lead the attack. Fellow Italian Lorenzo Insigne entered the game to a mixed reception in the 57th minute.
New England: Visits Rhode Island in U.S. Open Cup play on Wednesday.
Toronto: Hosts D.C. United on Saturday, May 10.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 3, 2025.
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Two men were arrested on Friday in connection with an alleged assault inside High Park
the victim was operating a food cart when he was approached by two men at approximately 3:30 p.m
It is alleged that a verbal dispute took place and later ended with the two men assaulting the food cart vendor
Officers say the victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries
Police arrested 57-year-old Christopher Caragianakos of Toronto and 65-year-old Steven Caragianakos of Huntsville
Both men were charged with one count of assault
Monday is calling for rain and thunderstorms
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Chris Watson ran the Toronto Marathon in a Star Wars costume
The event has raised more than $8 million for The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation since 1995
Spectators and runners cheered as runners made their way through underpass park
Runners made their way down Rosedale Valley Road
Thousands ran from North York to downtown in the Toronto Marathon and Half-marathon that has raised more than $8 million for The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation since 1995
Runners make their way down Rosedale Valley Road
Thousands run from North York to downtown in the Toronto Marathon and Half-marathon that has raised more than $8 million for The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation since 1995
Marathoners took over Yonge Street and parts of the western waterfront Sunday morning for the Toronto Marathon
which featured a half marathon (21.1 km) and full marathon (42.2 km) race
What started as a health kick and soon became a passion led to the top female spot for a Canadian on the Toronto Marathon podium
crossed the line at two hours and 50 minutes to capture the women’s event while Phil White from the U.S
had the best men’s time at two hours and 23 minutes
Thousands gathered along the western waterfront and much of Yonge Street on Sunday morning to cheer on the 13,000 runners
The event also featured a half marathon (21.1 kilometres) as well as 5K and 10K events in Exhibition Place
who ran her first half marathon 15 years ago
wrote in an Instagram post that if someone asked her at the time if she would win the full distance run
describing the event as a “special and incredible experience.”
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Fray grew up in Mexico and moved to Canada 25 years ago and has lived in Toronto and the GTA for more than a decade
She has completed 27 marathons and took up running in her midthirties as a way to keep herself healthy
but soon “fell in love with it” and “I haven’t looked back.”
“It comes down to being very consistent and determined,” Fray says of her success
“I work very hard in training and it’s awesome to see my work pay off.”
According to the running podcast, “Inspired Soles,” Fray first broke through the three-hour race wall at 41
and by 44 had clocked a personal best of two hours and 46 minutes
Fray’s coach Emily Setlack surprised her by obtaining a last-minute entry in the race to help Fray “stay focused and relaxed.”
“I couldn’t be more grateful for having her running with me side-by-side,” Fray said
“and throwing a bunch of positive thoughts my way as I fought throughout the race.”
And the weather cooperated with mild weather and no rain — ideal for running
Thousands cheered on runners with colourful signs: “Pain is temporary
posting on Strava is forever,” read one
a nod to the social media fitness app that tracks exercise
Anto Run!” flicking at the famous “Forest Gump” phrase
The behind-the-scenes race started well before runners showed up with a small army of volunteers keeping things moving
Toronto’s Linda Kessler Shapiro has volunteered for several years and was stationed just south of the Sporting Life on Yonge Street where
like dozens of other volunteers along the route
handed out Powerade to exhausted runners as they passed
“There really is a lot of co-ordination and working together,” said Shapiro
“It really is like a bit of a marathon for us.”
Shapiro said she’s thinking of walking in next year’s event after witnessing the “fantastic energy” and community
“We’re out supporting a really good cause,” she says
“and the community is standing together side by side
she celebrated with a few cold beverages and a large pizza but beyond that
and then I’ll likely start training again to tackle another marathon in the fall.”
Between 5 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. more than 30 routes were diverted due to widespread road closures across the city accommodating the event, which goes from Willowdale south to Exhibition Place, with the marathon runners looping out to Humber Bay Shores.
The race has raised more than $8 million for The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation since 1995.
Runners made their way down Rosedale Valley Road. Thousands ran from North York to downtown in the Toronto Marathon and Half-marathon that has raised more than $8 million for The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation since 1995.
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As the Toronto Maple Leafs advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) says it is adjusting its maintenance schedule and adding more service to accommodate hockey fans travelling to and from Scotiabank arena this week.
On Sunday, the city’s transport agency announced that subway service between Sheppard-Yonge and College stations will be extended until midnight on Monday, May 5 and Wednesday, May 7, during the Leafs’ home games.
The TTC will delay scheduled track work “to ensure fans leaving Leafs games and celebrations have a seamless subway service,” officials said in a press release. “For those travelling after midnight, the TTC will be running a frequent shuttle bus service stopping at all stations along the route.”
The TTC says it is anticipating a high volume of fans in the downtown core and advises customers about street closures that could cause potential route diversions. Extra subway trains will be running on Line 1 Yonge-University during game days and additional TTC staff will be present at Union Station to assist commuters and manage crowds.
“With Union Station just steps away from Scotiabank Arena, taking the TTC is the fastest and most eco-friendly way to travel,” officials added.
In addition to subway service, the TTC is reminding customers about alternate ways to get to Scotiabank Arena, including TTC bus and street car routes, like the 510 Spadina, 19 Bay, 114 Queens Quay East and 121 Esplanade-River.
Track work is slated to continue on Tuesday and Thursday, which means service between Sheppard-Yonge and College stations will end at 11:00 p.m.
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Between 5 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. more than 30 routes were diverted due to widespread road closures across the city accommodating the event
which goes from Willowdale south to Exhibition Place
with the marathon runners looping out to Humber Bay Shores
The race has raised more than $8 million for The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation since 1995
Auston Matthews and the Maple Leafs will host the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinal on Monday night
The Panthers won three of four meetings against the Leafs in the regular season
Given the Leafs earned home-ice advantage by winning the Atlantic Division
the first two games will be played at Scotiabank Arena
The series then shifts to Florida for Games 3 and 4 — Friday and Sunday
respectively — with start times still to be determined
“It’s going to be another hard series,” captain Auston Matthews said after the Leafs eliminated Ottawa in six games
“They’re obviously the defending champs
do what we can and go in there with confidence and go in there with some pushback.”
John Tavares led the Leafs in the season series with three goals and Mitch Marner had two goals and an assist
The Leafs signed three players off the Cup-winning Panthers roster in the off-season: goalie Anthony Stolarz
forward Steven Lorentz and defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson
“It’s going to be hard,” Stolarz said
We’re down to the final bit of teams here
so teams are going to lay it on the line.”
Every Reading Rhythms party follows the same format: quiet reading time mixed with time to chat
Malcolm Duncan founded Actual Book Club in 2023 as an act of resistance against social media’s obsession with books as esthetic objects
“Reading in the presence of other people is just as fun as other hobbies,” said Lawvin Hadisi
co-founder of the Curious Company Reading Club
Actual Book Club and Melanin Silent Reading Club are creating quiet communities across the city
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an unusual phenomenon takes place in the back corner of the Bampot tea house on Harbord Street
The titles they’re absorbed in — a plastic-covered library hardback of “Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials” by Marion Gibson; “The Paradise Problem” by Christina Lauren on Kindle; a well-thumbed paperback of Madeline Miller’s “The Song of Achilles” — are as diverse as the readers
This is a meeting of the Curious Company Reading Club
started by friends Lawvin Hadisi and Marilyn Kehl
“We were constantly messaging each other.”
One day last spring they had a brainstorm: What if they read together
rather than alone beside partners who didn’t understand why they couldn’t put that book down
“Reading has been seen as an isolating hobby that you would do on your own,” Hadasi said
“Our reading club and others are reinventing that
Reading in the presence of other people is just as fun as other hobbies
so you’re getting the best of both worlds.”
Their first meeting was on a Thursday evening last June at Trinity Bellwoods Park. Nearly a year later
it’s become a regular monthly event where time is split between reading and chatting
Some attendees are dedicated bookworms plowing through multiple books a week; others are looking to get their reading mojo back after hitting a slump
“We’ve had some people who purely want to focus on reading; some people want to engage
and there’s no right or wrong answer to the approach,” Kehl said
“The whole point of it is to build a bit of community.”
Literature as a communal activity has usually taken the form of a book club
where members read the same book and then get together to talk about it
A new wave of reading clubs — or clubs about books that are not book clubs — are offering the city’s bibliophiles a different way to share their love
founding Actual Book Club in 2023 was an act of resistance against social media’s obsession with books as esthetic objects
“I thought it would be a good idea to get ahead of the inevitable commodification
I wanted to create a space for people who read
without the financial obligation associated with this type of resurgence
or the social pressure of traditional book clubs,” said Duncan
“Actual Book Club takes a meta perspective — rethinking what a book club is and what it can be.”
that encompasses a meeting at Parkdale’s Osprey Cafe once a month and hosting the occasional book swap or zine launch
“Being a ‘club about books’ rather than a ‘club about a book’ gives our members the autonomy to read what they like on their own schedule,” Duncan said
“Since we’re not all reading the same book at the same time
our meetings often include more generalized book discussions
recommendations and present opportunities for peer-to-peer lending.”
the club has raised more than $2,000 for charities like the literacy program Parkdale Project Read
“My favourite moments are the ones that bring me closer to people,” said Duncan
who describes the monthly meetups as “very chill
The “third space” element — the idea that humans need a place that’s not home or work to connect with others — is key to the appeal of this growing global trend
It’s not dissimilar to a long-standing behaviour that the bookstore chain has embraced for decades
she said — “that someone would come and sit in a stuffed chair in the window of a downtown street and read publicly as a gift to themselves
“There’s something about occupying that space that must scratch some kind of itch in terms of a soft social need that we have.”
Citing Alberto Manguel’s “A History of Reading,” Gauthier added that the first libraries were not silent places anyway
since reading was done by sounding out letters aloud
that idea that there is something about recognizing a fellow reader
seeing and understanding what they’re experiencing.”
She also connects it to a dissatisfaction with our screen-centric lives
This does feel like a low-risk way to put yourself out there,” Gauthier said
“There’s something really meaningful about having that book in your hands
‘I know the people who are there are going to enjoy talking about books
and that’s going to give us a place to begin.’”
That’s exactly why Monique Findlayter started the Melanin Silent Reading Club
designed to be a “safe space for BIPOC women to come together,” in February 2024
She had been reading Will Smith’s memoir
in which he writes about going on a silent retreat
An avid reader who got into Bookstagram “because none of my friends or family care about what I read,” Findlayter wondered if there might be a getaway centred around books
“It’s just the thought of being in a space where nobody is talking
and then adding books to that,” said the 43-year-old Findlayter
“where I can be in a space with other women and just read
Her initial search revealed options in the U.S.
After two years and two failed attempts to get a retreat off the ground
an acquaintance sent her a Facebook post about a silent reading club
“I did run a traditional book club 10 years ago that lasted about a year
not everybody wants to read the book that’s chosen; it feels like it’s school having to finish by a certain date,” Findlayter said
I want to try this silent book club — but everybody can bring their own book.’”
“Everybody bought their own book or a Kindle or listened to an audiobook
and spent a portion of our time together reading.”
The Melanin Silent Reading Club has been meeting regularly ever since — and
they were finally able to go on that silent reading retreat
“Six of us went to Muskoka for the weekend
but it was exactly what we needed,” Findlayter said
it’s just hard finding meaningful friendships out there
Finlayter also hosts a monthly “reading sprint” on Zoom
where everyone reads together virtually for an hour and a half on a Saturday morning
The atmosphere when they are all silently reading together
this is my only social gathering for the month
so I don’t really have a lot of options to say
watch my daughter.’ I make sure that once a month I find a babysitter
which boasts 1,500 chapters in 54 countries (including Canada)
bookstores and libraries to read together quietly
The Toronto chapter had their very first event in March, a gathering at the Annex’s Duke of York pub, whose $20 tickets quickly sold out.
“Their approach is to have a trained host to facilitate a curated experience for readers and hold readers accountable to come and read their book, but also connect with a community of readers,” said Jackie DaSilva, a 39-year-old campaign strategist and the Toronto chapter lead. “It’s that juxtaposition of ‘reading’ and ‘party,’ the introvert and the extrovert.”
Every party follows the same format honed by the original New York chapter started in 2023: quiet reading time mixed with time to chat.
“It’s giving people permission to talk to strangers,” DaSilva said. “In Toronto … I don’t think people are casually talking to people they don’t know. We’ve become a lot more guarded and skeptical.”
Reading Rhythms uses books as that opening conversational gambit: You might be encouraged to go up to someone who’s reading a book you’re intrigued by, or join a group revolving around a theme you gravitate to and begin chatting.
One of DaSilva’s favourite moments from the first event was seeing the pub basement fill up with people who didn’t know one another, many of whom came alone.
“It was almost instantaneous that people started talking to each other,” she said, adding that at the end of that night, she was elated.
“I felt like it was the start of something really great.”
When Brad Treliving was hired by the Maple Leafs
just 19 days after they were eliminated in the playoffs by the Florida Panthers
one of the first things he did as general manager was this: He re-watched the five games the Leafs played Florida
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His conclusion at the time: The series wasn’t as one-sided as so many assumed
even with the Leafs being eliminated in five games
A playoff rematch between the Stanley Cup-champion Panthers and the Maple Leafs begins Monday night
He drafted Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett in Calgary and somehow traded them individually to Florida
extended the team’s depth up front and brought a more methodical style of play to deal with teams such as the Panthers
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Florida won the Cup last year and played for it the year before
The Panthers have won eight playoff series in just more than two playoff seasons
have won eight playoff series in the past 26 years
When the Leafs were eliminated by the Panthers in 2023
but the final three games all went to overtime
Sergei Bobrovsky was superb in goal for Florida
allowing just 10 goals on 174 shots for a .943 save percentage
might end up the Leafs’ largest challenge in the series
Two enormous mistakes: An illogical coach’s challenge by former Leafs assistant Jim Hiller and the failure to dump a puck over the blueline from a foot or so away
the Kings couldn’t find themselves … When the Leafs lost to Florida two years ago in the playoffs
an interesting question was posed to me: If you have one game to win
Bennett is currently paid $5 million a year
or less than half of Marner’s $10.9 million
Still not sure in what direction Marner is heading
no Canadian player was nominated for the Hart Trophy as most valuable player in the NHL
The three finalists are Russia’s Nikita Kucherov
had MacKinnon in the final three for the Ted Lindsay Award along with teammate Cale Makar and Kucherov
Interesting that the players had a defenceman in their top three
but not a goaltender … The three non-Canadian nominees for the Hart in 1994 were Sergei Fedorov
Dominik Hasek and John Vanbiesbrouck … No defenceman has been nominated for the Hart in 25 years
which takes you back to the most recent defenceman to win MVP
Ray Bourque and Mark Howe were each nominated twice
Bobby Orr won the Hart three straight years in Boston
which was sandwiched between him being nominated four other times
he finished sixth in the Hart voting … The Panthers third line has to be a concern for the Maple Leafs
Brad Marchand and Eetu Luostarinen produced 15 points against Tampa Bay in Round 1
the struggling Bobby McMann and name your left winger
contributed three or four points against Ottawa … How did Winnipeg’s Adam Lowry not get selected as a finalist for the Selke Trophy
a suggestion from numerous NHL coaches I quizzed
Pierre-Luc Dubois of Washington and Jack Eichel of Vegas
The same coach who told me to vote for Lowry told me not to vote for perennial winner
“He’s not having his usual great year,” said the coach
The pure emotion and thoughtful words surrounding news that Gregg Popovich had coached his last NBA game spoke volumes about the way in which he is perceived from within the game
Popovich coached 29 seasons in San Antonio
He won five championships and Olympic gold along the way
Bowman coached 30 seasons with five different teams
Pittsburgh and Detroit and made the final three times in St
Bowman and Popovich are on the Mount Rushmore of coaches from our lifetime and Bill Belichick would probably be alongside them
so long as he gets permission from his girlfriend to be included … There is no consensus as to who the Raptors should pick in the NBA draft without knowing what number they will be selecting from
6-foot-10 Derik Queen from Maryland will be available at their pick
The Raptors needs some size … What’s in a name
3 in the NBA draft … Saturday night in Colorado: Avalanche versus Dallas Stars in Game 7 of their first-round series
Kawhi Leonard’s Los Angeles Clippers in Game 7 of the NBA playoffs … Many believe Giannis Antetokounmpo has played his last game with the Milwaukee Bucks … I like the choice of Gord Herbert as head coach of Canada’s national basketball team
He did a fine job coaching Germany in the 2024 Olympic Games
Herbert used to be an assistant with the Raptors … Why is it the fault of the Atlanta Falcons that the son of one of their assistant coaches got access to his phone list and prank-called Shedeur Sanders
that was Fred VanVleet matching Steph Curry shot-for-shot Friday night
both ending up with 29 points in the game between Houston and Golden State
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A participant in the 2024 Toronto Pride parade marches beneath a rainbow flag
It is unclear if the companies are withdrawing funding because of anti-diversity
Pride Toronto has confirmed the loss of two high-profile corporate sponsors under the cloud of an anti-diversity
a situation that has the head of the 2SLGBTQI+ festival concerned
two other sponsors have significantly reduced their contributions to the well-known event that draws millions to the city every year
in unveiling the theme and sponsor list of Pride 2025 this week
confirmed that apparel and footwear maker Adidas declined to renew its sponsorship
Earlier this year, Nissan Canada pulled its funding because of a “re-evaluation” of its marketing and media initiatives
“We’re committed to our program lineup
so we are ready to go,” Modeste said
“We know there is going to be a shortfall and I’m working with the board to address those pieces.”
Several American companies, including Meta, Google and Walmart, have been pulling back DEI efforts aimed at reducing barriers for marginalized groups. The movement has been growing since January, when U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning such programs in the U.S
Pride Toronto has also lost two “gold” sponsors
resulting in a significant drop in sponsorship revenue
Sponsors at the gold level commit to contributing at least $150,000 in cash and in-kind goods
but instead stepped its support down from a gold-level sponsor to a lower sponsorship category
Modeste declined to comment on whether The Abnormal Beauty Company lowered its funding due to the anti-DEI backlash
but said “I’m grateful that they’re still supporting us.”
Neither Adidas nor The Abnormal Beauty Company, which is now owned by Estée Lauder
responded to several requests for comment by the Star
It remains unclear whether their decisions were related to the anti-DEI movement south of the border
Pride Toronto’s 2025 Pride Guide shows that Tim Hortons also lowered its contribution amount
It went from being a “gold” sponsor to a “bronze” sponsor this year
The coffee and doughnut chain did not immediately respond to the Star’s request for comment
“We believe that a lot of what we saw in the U.S
“But we know that Canadian values are way more than that
and we believe that Canadian values will stand and will prevail.”
The worry is that anti-DEI sentiments will continue to make it harder for Pride organizations across North America to secure funding from corporations operating on both sides of the border
as some distance themselves from social causes
Pride Toronto told the Star it would be reducing the number of events and stages at Pride 2025 following the loss of corporate sponsorships
Modeste did not reveal the names of the three sponsors it was losing
which was a “gold” sponsor of the festival in 2024
said its decision to withdraw funding was based on a budget evaluation
and not on claims by anti-DEI influencer Robby Starbuck
who alleged the carmaker had committed to stop funding Pride events
The Abnormal Beauty Company was also a “gold” sponsor last year
meaning that “there is flexibility on what they can provide,” according to Pride Toronto spokesperson Nipuni Dhanawardana
who noted the company is still contributing both cash and in-kind donations this year
contributing more than $100,000 in cash and in-kind goods
Modeste said that since the news of the sponsorship withdrawals in February, four new Toronto-based organizations and two unions have stepped up as sponsors
but the festival is still facing a funding shortfall
Pride Toronto is introducing a program this year where festivalgoers can make donations
“We’ll continue to seek sponsorship right up until the festival weekend,” added Modeste
McKenna Hart channels her improv alter egos in six characters: the mastermind; the diva; the flower child; the librarian; the girl-next-door; and the worm from “Dune: Part 2.”
surrounded by members of her improv class at Bad Dog comedy studio in Chinatown
I had been telling myself that people would always judge me for being myself
Better Friends — part of our Toronto the Better project — is a yearlong series of risk-taking and new adventures
a Star staffer tries an activity that pushes them out of their comfort zone and into a group of new people: a swordplay class
The goal: Make friends and feel more connected to Toronto
Like me, a multimedia journalist at the Star, they signed up for a beginner improv class at Bad Dog comedy studio
a small theatre academy in the heart of Chinatown
As we waited for our first class to start that Tuesday night
eight of us — representing a variety of ages
gender expressions and backgrounds — sat wordlessly in a circle of folded chairs in the bright
The silence was broken when our instructor Jenn burst into the room with a smile
and asked us all to introduce ourselves and share what inspired us to try improv
There was a U of T professor from Brazil who wanted to be a better teacher
an artist hoping to curb her perimenopause-induced brain fog
a 23-year-old computer scientist looking for a new hobby
I noticed I was nervously wringing my hands as my heart pounded in my chest
they’ll love you!” my mother yelled from the car window as she dropped me off at my new school
I’d switched schools before and always managed to make friends
the brutal limbo between childhood and adolescence
and I was the eccentric new girl from out-of-province
wearing a Transformers T-shirt and cargo shorts
So badly that within six months I transferred schools again
I decided that being accepted was more important than being myself
I also vowed to avoid any social situation that would put me at risk for mass rejection ever again
Jenn started the class off by sharing the most important “gift” we could give ourselves: to suspend all judgment
since we very quickly proceeded to make fools of ourselves
We took turns doing rapid-fire word associations
and butchering tongue twisters until my face hurt from laughing
We ended with a scene in which two classmates and I were accused of straightening all the paper clips in our imaginary middle school
“Do you really think I’ve made anything more straight in my life?” retorted Andre
Jenn emphasized the importance of connecting with your scene partner: “If you feel lost
you can often find the answer in your partner’s eyes.” This was tough for me: I had long struggled to make eye contact
even before becoming a social pariah in high school
So when Jen introduced a game called “mind meld” where we stared into each other’s eyes and attempted to say the same word at the same time
The task seemed as impossible as it did uncomfortable
after only a few rounds my partner Shakir and I got it on the second try
we were reminded of improv’s golden rule: “yes and,” which challenges actors to accept their partners’ “offerings” — no matter how outlandish — and build on to them to keep the scene afloat
let’s!” where one person would propose an activity and the group would enthusiastically agree to act it out
“Let’s rob a bank!” rose a voice from the back of the room
as we donned imaginary balaclavas and shovelled invisible wads of cash into bags
the principle often proved harder to apply in a scene
how could you use a VCR to stop a hurricane
Or what do you do when someone brings a cat to the Westminster dog show
It turns out that it’s often easier to reject an idea than to figure out what to do with it
but also that the introduction of the unexpected creates the conditions for stories to emerge
and Jenn’s infectious appreciation of the art form
I started to understand that improv isn’t just about being funny
it’s about building a world with someone
I stopped for a solo drink at El Rey in Kensington Market to take notes on the day
After my third lesson (and second drink) I worked up the courage to strike up a conversation with the person next to me
What would have felt like an impossible feat only a few weeks before suddenly felt easy
But what if I was the one judging them by assuming that
I had been closing myself off to a different story
I invited all of my classmates to join me for a drink
I looked around the crowded tables and smiled
A month ago all of us were strangers whose lives may have only ever intersected on an overcrowded streetcar car or in adjacent self-checkouts at a Shoppers Drug Mart
sharing an evening where tales of terrible roommates and psychedelic frogs in South America flowed as freely as the tequila
the collective agreement to remove judgment made that room feel like a sacred space
but we didn’t need the classroom to connect; just permission to be ourselves
Being vulnerable with strangers is even scarier
Taking an improv class forced me to do both
but it also showed me what magic can happen when we all agree — even for a few hours — to let go of judgment and be radically receptive
isn’t life just one extended improvisation
The least you can do is be a good scene partner
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Things to do in Toronto this week include a huge festival featuring over 100 musicians and comedians, the 110th OCAD University GradEx and an all-you-can-drink wine festival
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President Donald Trump says it is “highly unlikely” the United States would ever use military force to annex Canada
though he maintains he will continue to push to make Canada the 51st state
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Trump said he wouldn’t rule out military force against Greenland
but he didn’t see it happening with Canada
“I think we’re not going to ever get to that point,” Trump said
we need that for national and international security.”
“But I think it’s highly unlikely … I don’t see it with Canada
Trump’s remarks come as Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to have his first face-to-face meeting with the president this week in Washington
in which the countries’ trade war will be the top topic of conversation
Trump called Carney “a very nice man” and that he congratulated the prime minister on his election victory during their call last week
so that’s going to make things a little bit difficult
“But he nevertheless had a victory and he’s a very nice man, I think.”
The Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, called CUSMA, was negotiated during the first Trump administration. At the time Trump called it the best deal ever, and Canadian officials declared it a victory for Canada.
CUSMA is up for review next year, but after Trump’s return to the White House it quickly became clear the president intended to rattle the continental trade pact.
Canada and Mexico were hit early with tariffs the president linked to the flow of fentanyl and people across the borders. U.S. government data shows a tiny volume of fentanyl is intercepted at the U.S.-Canada border. Both countries were also hit by Trump’s steel, aluminum and automobile duties.
Speaking with reporters in Ottawa on Friday, Carney said he would be working to get the best deal for Canada.
Asked by “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker whether Trump will talk to Carney about becoming the 51st state, Trump replied he’ll “always talk about that.”
“You know why? We subsidize Canada to the tune of $200 billion a year,” Trump said. In fact, the United States’ trade deficit with Canada was $63.3 billion in 2024, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
The U.S. imported $412.7 billion of Canadian goods in 2024, most of which being energy and minerals.
“We don’t need their cars, we don’t need their lumber, we don’t need their energy, we don’t need anything. We do very little business with Canada. They do all of their business practically with us,” Trump said.
According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. imported more goods from Mexico and China than it did from Canada in 2024.
Canada represented 12.6 per cent of all U.S. imports. By contrast, Canada exported 75.9 per cent of its goods to the U.S.
“We don’t need their cars. In fact, we don’t want their cars. We don’t need their energy. We don’t even want their energy. We have more than they do,” Trump said.
“We don’t want their lumber. We have great lumber. All they have to do is free it up from the environmental lunatics. We don’t need anything that they have.”
When officers responded at about 11:15 p.m
on April 15 to a call for the sound of gunshots in the area of Bain and Logan Aves.
both of Toronto — who had been gunned down
One man was pronounced dead at the scene while the second man was taken to hospital where he later died
who cannot be identified under Canada’s Youth Criminal Justice Act
has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder
Officers are looking for a suspect after a man on a scooter exposed himself to a 13-year-girl
Toronto Police said the teenager was walking on Scarth Road Pathway — in the Mount Pleasant Rd.-Elm Ave
A man pulled down his pants and exposed himself to the girl
brown braided and was on an electric scooter at the time
Police urged anyone with information to call 416-808-5300
A 36-year-old man from Quebec has been charged with theft and other offences after police gear was taken from a parked vehicle in the east end
Toronto Police said a male suspect smashed the rear passenger window of a parked vehicle Wednesday in the Queen St
area and stole police-issued equipment before fleeing
Carl Chateauvert was arrested Friday and charged with mischief under $5,000
theft under $5,000 and failure to comply with a release order
Anyone with information can contact police at 416-808-5500 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477 or 222tips.com
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Durham Regional Police said they received a call at about 3:20 p.m. about a vehicle colliding with a boy on Brock St. N., between Palmerston Ave. and Maple St.
The boy was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No one else was hurt and the driver remained at the scene, police said.
The crash briefly closed Brock, between Palmerston and Maple, but has since reopened.
The CapitaSpring building in the business district in Singapore is a 51-storey tower combining residential and office spaces
as well as four storeys of open-air garden
People walk through the Green Oasis botanical promenade at the CapitaSpring’s skyscraper in Singapore
San Francisco’s Legacy Business Program launched in 2015 in an effort to support small businesses with historical and cultural significance to the city
Montreal has 11 pedestrianized streets in the summer
A development in Vancouver is looking to add indoor courtyards
this is how other Canadian and global cities are building vertical communities
For decades, it has experienced rapid population growth and
is constantly changing with new towers rising to house our growing population
experts say the city is doing quite well at managing housing density in a thoughtful way
Unlike other growing places like Montreal or New York
which means it has to accommodate new density around a design that previously centred single-family homes and suburbanization
a professor and associate chair of University of Toronto’s department of geography and planning
“To transform those into highly dense places that have some of the kind of small grain character that we like is really hard
and there are not a lot of places that have figured out how to do that,” Hess said
Out of 40 urban areas around the globe, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat ranks Toronto-Hamilton as second at managing density and livability
Its “vertical urbanism index” considers livability through social
health; all that combination,” said Javier Quintana de Uña
“You guys score incredibly high.”
the city has faced challenges as new developments have led small businesses — and residents — to be priced out of communities
and some of the charm that once defined certain neighbourhoods has faded
When determining how best to incorporate social services and shared spaces into new developments
the answer is complicated by the fact that the city is home to people from so many different cultures and backgrounds who may have different needs
a professor of urban studies and resources and environmental management at Simon Fraser University
“Canada certainly has benefited from high rates of growth historically
but it’s not comparable to European cities in that way; it’s more comparable to cities like Singapore or Hong Kong … but it’s still not comparable because Canadian cities like Toronto and Vancouver and Montreal have such a high rate of social demographic mixing,” she said
referring to the Canadian cities’ cultural diversity and growing wealth gap
these experts say there are ideas Toronto can borrow from other Canadian and global cities that could make our increasingly vertical lives better
While towers in the 1970s and ‘80s used to be more like silos
Developments are highly regarded “if they succeed in creating community
mixing themselves with infrastructure that are accessible
physically and financially,” said Quintana de Uña
and mandates developers provide public space residential towers
One development that broke the traditional mould in 2021 was CapitaSpring
a 51-storey tower combining residential and office spaces
as well as four storeys of open-air garden and a cycling path as part of the development
In England, another example is the London Sky Garden
which Quintana de Uña calls “revolutionary.” The public garden — which also has restaurants and other attractions — is at the top of a tower that is more narrow at the base
The challenge with mandating public space in towers is that it could lead to smaller
Holden has conducted extensive research into “neighbourliness” — social connections among neighbours in high-density areas
According to research she co-authored
outdoor amenity spaces are an aspect of design affecting quality of life
have the potential to improve residents’ social lives
providing seating and inviting people to linger
near-zero-emissions project in the works in Vancouver
which is collaborating with the province’s public housing provider
and where about a quarter of residents live in social housing)
It will have 123 rental units upon completion — including 56 family units — around an open-air courtyard
“That courtyard provides a sense of intimacy,” Holden said
“If you’ve got a balcony and you’re on the fifth floor
but you can still stay upstairs and do the laundry or whatever you’re doing
and so your kids are more likely to have some independence
a single parent is more likely to be able to have sanity in their life
One potential way to support small businesses struggling in the face of new developments is to create something like San Francisco’s Legacy Business Program
San Francisco launched the program in 2015 in an effort to support small businesses with historical and cultural significance to the city
Eligible businesses — which have to have been operating there for more than 30 years — receive marketing
Hess said Toronto has had one-off instances of helping business negotiate with landlords
but a more standardized approach could present another way forward
Montreal has been working on programs to improve public space and pedestrianize streets in the summer
to “strengthen” older streets and “keep them vibrant.”
The city has 11 pedestrianized streets in summer
which Montreal says enhances pedestrian safety and comfort
improving quality of life and the city’s vitality while boosting local retailers
A “tiny example” of this in Toronto is Market Street next to the St
Currently, Toronto is examining how to increase pedestrian space along Yonge Street between College/Carleton streets and Queen Street
It’s also gearing up to start construction in Kensington Market to “prioritize pedestrians while accommodating slow speed vehicle access for local residents.”
TorontoPolice searching for suspect who allegedly exposed himself to a girl in midtown Toronto, committed an indecent actBy Joanna LavoieOpens in new windowPublished: May 04, 2025 at 2:29PM EDT
Toronto police are searching for a male who allegedly exposed himself to a 13-year-old girl and committed an indecent act in midtown Toronto over the weekend.
The incident happened on May 3 in the Rosedale-Moore Park neighbourhood, near Mt. Pleasant Road an Elm Avenue, just north of Rosedale Valley Road.
Toronto police said they were called to that area at 10 a.m.
Investigators say a girl was walking southbound on the Scarth Road Pathway, south of Crescent Road, when a suspect allegedly pulled down his pants, exposed himself to her, and committed an undisclosed indecent act.
He is described as a male, in his 20s and five-foot-eight with a thin build and brown braided hair and wearing glasses.
The suspect was last seen wearing a black hoodie, grey shorts, black socks, white running shoes, and riding an electric scooter.
This investigation is ongoing and anyone with further information is asked to contact Toronto police at 416-808-5300 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
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Goaltending is an integral part of the Stanley Cup Playoffs
To better understand the strengths and weaknesses of each goaltender
the last 100 goals allowed for each goaltender in the regular season and every goal in the playoffs were charted to see what patterns emerge
The Eastern Conference Second Round between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers features 2024 Stanley Cup-winning playing partners. Toronto No.1 Anthony Stolarz, the former Panthers backup now excelling as a starter, goes against Florida No. 1 Sergei Bobrovsky
who started all 24 games in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs en route to the franchise’s first Cup
Stolarz missed almost two months after getting knee surgery on Dec
limiting his regular-season sample size to 71 goals
but when healthy the 6-foot-6 goalie was one of the NHL’s best
finishing with a League-leading .926 save percentage in 34 games
Stolarz is a study in contrasts compared to Bobrovsky
relying more on size and positioning than speed and skating
so it should come as no surprise the scoring trends also look a lot different
Rarely out of position: Stolarz moves well
and plays with a conservative depth in-zone
so it’s not a shock that he excels on the tough side-to-side chances most teams are trying to create more of
with just 12 goals (16.9 percent) on plays across the middle of the ice below the top of the face-off circles
well below the 22.1 percent tracked average
The Ottawa Senators only converted one such lateral play in six games in the first round
It also shows up in fewer goals along the ice outside of his pads
which is how backdoor tap-ins are recorded
Stolarz can cover the shorter lateral distances his depth creates even from a low
so don’t expect to score if you don’t get the puck over his pads
there is a tendency to slide across on plays other goalies might try to beat on their skates
which is a natural tendency from that wider stance
so there is exposure in the top corners as well as a vulnerability to shots back the other way
which accounted for half those east-west goals
positioning and patience to excel behind the chaos many teams try to create around the net in the playoffs
He doesn’t chase pucks outside his posts as often as his peers
preferring instead to sit back knowing the puck has to come back through him
so it’s no surprise his numbers on these types of plays are better than average
even if that depth can create additional vulnerability on deflections off the bodies in front
Low-high and wait: There is a tendency to push out at shooters from that conservative initial depth
and waiting for that forward movement before making another play or pass makes it a lot harder for any goalie to recover laterally
even one who is able to push from the extremes of a low
Pad rebounds back in front: One of the few downsides of being blessed with a butterfly as wide as Stolarz is that low shots off the pads are more likely to end up back in front of the net rather than being angled into the corners
which played a role in several of the nine regular-season rebound goals and one of two in the first round against Ottawa
Screens: Stolarz allowed 15 goals (21.1 percent) through traffic
slightly above the tracked average of 15 percent
and the Senators used screens to create four of their 14 goals in the first round
including the overtime winner in Game 4 and the opening goal in Game 5
Getting to the middle of the ice as a shooter makes it harder for Stolarz to easily look over screens in his tall stance and forces him to pick a side from a lower save stance
creating additional vulnerability to deflections and second chances if you get him pushing into an initial shot to the other side
Paddle down and dead angles: David Perron’s Game 6 tying goal from below the goal line is the exception rather than the rule
as Stolarz admittedly got a little overzealous with his use of paddle down in that situation
it will have the Panthers looking for similar mistakes with his use of the stick
and a couple more regular-season goals over the right shoulder from sharp angles while he was down in a similar RVH post-integration technique make it worth noting
Bobrovsky is in his 15th NHL season, has won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goalie twice and the Stanley Cup last season, so there aren’t a lot of secrets from former teammates, like Stolarz, defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson and forward Steven Lorentz
When it comes to his performances the past three postseasons
it may not matter how much you think you know about his style anyways because at his best
Bobrovsky can sometimes feel impossible to beat
That does make it that much more important not to feed into his strengths when the stingy Panthers do give up chances
it’s also important to get your shot up high
otherwise you risk a momentum-changing save
because he excels at building vertical coverage over those pads with his glove and blocker
Find spots to make him move further: As well as he moves
there are certain tendencies that make it harder to cover off lateral distances
Bobrovsky will step outside his posts and square up on plays from the just above the face-off dots
which makes it harder for him to rotate and get all way back to the far post
so tip options wide of the net can be effective both to score and potentially opening gaps on second chances even if he gets to the first
Bobrovsky also squares up his rush retreats towards the boards and into an overlap of the post when plays get to bottom of the circle
again making it harder to get across on a lateral play from those sharp angles
with 13-of-23 slot line goals below the hash marks
Beware active stick: Getting low passes through is harder because of Bobrovsky’s active stick
so elevating attempts through the crease might get a few more to their intended target
Far side off rush: Those rush retreats are typically short shuffles for Bobrovsky
but he doesn’t totally square up until it gets lower in the zone
staying more parallel to the goal line with the puck above the hash marks
which makes it easier to push across on a pass but can create vulnerability to far side shots
especially if the release is timed with a shuffle push
Chaos and the five-hole: The numbers weren’t as high this season compared to the previous two
but Bobrovsky’s five-hole totals have typically been well above the tracked average for over 8,500 goals since this project started back in 2017
Bobrovsky can still get a little overactive in scrambles
and even though it wasn’t as noticeable this season
21 of the tracked goals were scored off broken plays
Those lateral pushes in the butterfly require a goalie to lift his knee
making quick low shots back into the middle of his coverage an option worth trying in traffic and on rebounds
The first of the Reds' home runs that day was hit by current Yankees manager Aaron Boone
Here is a closer look at the teams with the most home runs in a single game in MLB history:
Blue Jays catcher Ernie Whitt hit three home runs (second inning
and seventh inning) and batted in five of Toronto's 18 total runs
Rance Mulliniks and George Bell each added two home runs in the win
Mulliniks' homers accounted for three runs
while both of Bell's blasts came with the bases empty
Rob Ducey and designated hitter Fred McGriff accounted for the Blue Jays' remaining three home runs
Five of the home runs came off pitcher Nestor Cortes
whom the Yankees dealt to the Brewers in the offseason
9 (22-3 win at Philadelphia Phillies on Sept
Boone led off Cincinnati's power surge with a three-run blast off Paul Byrd in the second
Dmitri Young and Jeffrey Hammonds also tagged Byrd for solo shots
Eddie Taubensee had two homers (fifth inning and seventh inning) in the win
Brian Johnson and Mark Lewis rounded out the night for the Reds with a home run apiece
Vaughn and Lewis each had three-run homers
Cincinnati scored nine runs in the fifth inning alone
There have been 23 instances in MLB history of a team hitting eight home runs in a single game
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Latest Blue Jays injuries & transactionsMay 4th
This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Blue Jays injury news and transactions
OF Daulton VarshoInjury: Lower back tightnessExpected return: Day to dayStatus: Late scratch prior to series finale against the Guardians
but should benefit from off-day on May 5 on the West Coast
RHP Ryan BurrInjury: Right shoulder inflammationIL date: March 27 (60-day IL
retroactive to March 24)Expected return: Potentially JuneStatus: Scheduled to throw another live BP session on May 3
LHP Ricky TiedemannInjury: Tommy John surgery (left elbow)Expected return: Potentially late 2025Status: Throwing on flat ground out to 120 feet in early May
The organization hopes Tiedemann will see game action by the end of 2025
RHP Nick SandlinInjury: Right lat strainIL date: April 20 (15-day IL)Expected return: Potentially mid-MayStatus: Sandlin had been working through this issue
but the Blue Jays wanted to get out ahead of it
so he'll shut down from throwing for a few days
RHP Alek ManoahInjury: Right UCL surgeryExpected return: Midseason 2025Status: Manoah threw off the mound again on March 22
marking the second time since his elbow surgery
• More Blue Jays injury news
April 28:• RHP Casey Lawrence signs Minor League contract
April 21• LHP Josh Walker recalled from Triple-A Buffalo• LHP Easton Lucas optioned to Triple-A Buffalo
• Complete Blue Jays transactions