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J-Hope from BTS is in Toronto today with new dance covers that have fans shocked and excited. Concert season is hitting different.

CNE's got some legitimately messy food drops this year — creators are rating them by napkin-meter and the results are hilarious. Bring hand sanitizer.

BTS did their day-one soundcheck at Rogers Stadium and creators are documenting every moment. The full rehearsal video is up if you want to watch before the actual shows start.

The CNE opened Friday with deep-fried Brie Oreos, wasabi sweetcorn lemonade, butter chicken taquitos, KD smoothies, and pickle cheesecake. Yeah. The viral food chaos is real — this year's carnival eats are legitimately unhinged.

The Tim Hortons at 815 Caledonia just became Platform 9 ¾. Hogwarts House donuts (Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff), Golden Snitch Caramel Timbits in a Snitch holder, temperature-activated Patronus Quenchers, and a Sorting Hat photo op. Trivia night Aug 28 at 7pm. Tims Rewards members can enter for a VIP trip to London.

BTS is one day away at Rogers Stadium. The WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' starts Saturday. Lines have been insane at the Yorkdale and Eaton Centre popup stores — people camped since 2 a.m. for merch. Free TTC shuttle runs from Wilson station to the stadium.

BTS fans are lined up at pop-ups across Yorkdale and Eaton Centre ahead of the group's Rogers Stadium shows this weekend. First Toronto concerts in over a decade.

The TTC is running a free shuttle from Wilson Station to Rogers Stadium this weekend for the sold-out BTS concerts. Heading to the shows? Transit's got you covered.

Nathan Lukes just made an absolutely insane catch for the Blue Jays. The outfielder ran down a line drive that should have been gone — one of the best defensive plays of the year.

Octopus Zone just opened in downtown Toronto — it's an arcade spot loaded with claw machines to win plushies, pop figurines and more. People are discovering it and posting videos.

BTS members are in Toronto for concerts August 22 and 23 at Rogers Stadium and fans have spotted them around the city. Taehyung, Jungkook and J-Hope were seen at a restaurant downtown while Jimin and Jin dined with tour dancers at a Korean-Chinese spot. ARMY is everywhere.

The Republic of Rathnelly, bounded by Avenue Road, Poplar Plains Road, and the railway near Casa Loma, famously declared independence from Canada in 1967 as a protest against the Spadina Expressway and Crosstown Expressway plans. A quirky piece of Toronto history that still gets people talking.

Diana Virgovicova was 17 when she figured out how to use molecules to purify drinking water with sunlight. The U of T grad's work on solar-powered purification is getting real attention.

Independence Day celebrations just went down at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto with crowds marking the occasion. Videos from the event are already circulating.

North York's Victoria Square Shopping Plaza at Sheppard and Victoria Park could be replaced with seven towers bringing over 3,600 condo units, retail, a park and cycling infrastructure. Built in phases, designed with a possible future Line 4 subway extension in mind.

Major milestone on the Yonge North Subway Extension: tunnel launch shaft is done. Two boring machines are about to dig six-plus kilometres of new tunnels from Finch Station toward Richmond Hill. Station work and road changes are ramping up at Yonge and Steeles.

Nam 6ix just opened on Sheppard Ave. E. at Henry Farm — regional Vietnamese dishes from the team behind Banh Mi Nana, and it's already packed. Clay-pot fish, fresh seafood, grilled oysters, bánh bèo, bánh khọt, sticky rice dumplings. Dishes selling out during opening week, so get there early.

Health officials are investigating a Legionnaires' disease outbreak covering roughly a one-kilometre radius around Bathurst and Dupont streets in Toronto. If you live or work in the area and have symptoms, contact your doctor.

Iga Swiatek vs Eva Svitolina at the National Bank Open 2026 in Toronto — tennis short from the courts right now.

Baby giraffe at the Toronto Zoo is 7 feet tall already — born February 2026, officially adorable. Zoo creators are posting all the best moments.