Dancers perform on the main stage during the 55th Toronto Caribbean Carnival’s Grand Parade at the Exhibition Place on July 30, 2022.
Thi Thanh Tuyen takes a selfie at one of the art instalments at the Taste of Vietnam Toronto festival happening at the Nathan Phillips Square on Aug. 05, 2022.
On Jul. 1, 2021, thousands of people in Toronto gathered under the banner of "Cancel Canada Day" to remember Canada’s history of the residential school system that resulted in the discovery of thousands of unmarked graves of Indigenous children and youth on former residential school properties across the country. An afternoon protest at Yonge and Dundas Square in Toronto was held with hundreds participating in a sit in, speeches, drumming, dancers in regalia, circle dances, and a candlelight vigil with children’s shoes marking those who died.
Riders of Horsepower Live are pictured during the HorseCapades event at the Horse Palace on the CNE grounds in Toronto on July 27, 2022.
Dr. Shazeen Suleman, a paediatrician, addresses the crowd during a rally organized by the Healthcare for All Coalition and participating community organizations at Queen’s Park on August 3, 2022 to deliver an open letter to the Legislature to make the March 2020 policy of extending medically necessary care for uninsured people permanent in the province.
Naiya Jacob, 2022 junior individual female winner, performs at the Toronto Caribbean Carnival’s King and Queen Showcase at the Lamport Stadium on Jul. 28, 2022. Jacob, of Carnival Nationz, portrayed La Bella Rose: Queen of the Caribbean in her costume design and performance.
Nicholas Ruder and his 3-years-old daughter, Caroline Ruder, are pictured as Jean Guo, a physician assistant, administers the Moderna Spikevax mRNA COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada for children 6 months to under 5 years of age during an outdoor vaccine initiative led by the South East Toronto Family Health Team at East Lynn Park in the Leslieville neighbourhood in Toronto on Aug. 12, 2022.
Worshippers are pictured at the Dominion Church International in northern Toronto during Sunday services on Jan. 16, 2022. During the pandemic, the church played an unique role in the East African diaspora community in Toronto, providing shelter, food, and other social services to many.
Attendants in costumes are pictured at the 2022 Fan Expo Canada at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto on Aug. 25.
Fernando Caballero and his daughter Amalia Caballero are pictured in his apartment in Toronto's York neighbourhood on August 2, 2022. Fernando developed Guillain-Barre syndrome, losing much of his mobility, after getting the first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19, and has been waiting for more than a year to be approved for financial support by the Vaccine Injury Support Program.
Masked worshippers are pictured during a socially distanced Friday communal prayer at the Belleville mosque on Nov. 6, 2020 when the pandemic indoor gathering restrictions were lifted.
Hundreds of people came out to celebrate first ever Diwali celebration in Quinte West held at the Belleville City Hall on Oct. 17, 2021. Sparklers were handed out by the organizers and were lit right at sunset to celebrate the festival of lights.
Protestors of the "Freedom Convoy" are pictured along Bloor Street West in downtown Toronto on Feb. 5, 2022. The city shut down core sections of downtown anticipating the convoy protest, that started in Ottawa, to move to downtown Toronto. The convoy that started in British Columbia in Western Canada crossed into its second week as trucks and protesters against the vaccine mandate passed through Toronto.
