The City of Toronto has received $400,000 in funding to launch a free mobile sports and recreation program for newcomer children, youth and families. The program will use mobile recreation vehicles to bring activities directly into different communities, giving residents more opportunities to take part close to home.

TORONTO, September 22, 2026 – A shooting near Warden Avenue and St. Clair Avenue East in Scarborough on September 21 left a man and...

TORONTO, September 21, 2026 – Toronto’s Chinese community held a series of events on September 20 to mark the 160th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. That morning, representatives from several Chinese community organizations, community members and young people first gathered at the Sun Yat-sen statue in Riverdale Park for a commemorative ceremony. They later went to the Toronto branch of the Chee Kung Tong Chinese Freemasons of Canada for a seminar, reviewing the historical connection between Sun Yat-sen and overseas Chinese in Canada and discussing historical legacy and youth education.

The Chinese Consulate General in Toronto held a reception on September 18 to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Venerable Dayi, president of the Buddhist Association of Canada, abbot of Cham Shan Temple and abbot of the Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden in Canada, attended the event by invitation. Representatives from government, consular corps, Chinese community groups, Chinese-funded institutions and academic circles also took part. According to information released by the Chinese Consulate General in Toronto, more than 500 people attended that evening.

TORONTO, September 21, 2026 – The Buddha’s Light International Association Toronto, Canada held the VegRun Global Vegetarian Charity Run at Centennial Park on September...