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Toronto Argonauts

Toronto Argonauts (Argos, Double Blue), CFL East Division team founded 1873, first IRFU season 1907, owned by MLSE, playing at BMO Field; record 19 Grey Cups, most recently 2024 over Winnipeg.

Toronto Blessing

The Toronto Blessing, also called the Father's Blessing, was a charismatic Christian renewal marked by laughter, weeping, and falling during prayer, beginning in Toronto in 1994.

Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays: MLB American League East team founded 1976, based at Rogers Centre. Two-time World Series champions (1992, 1993), first non-US team to win, seven AL East titles, 2025 AL pennant.

Toronto Catholic District School Board

Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), the English-language Catholic separate school board for Toronto, formerly the Metropolitan Separate School Board: 164 elementary and 29 secondary schools, a $1 billion-plus budget, 12 elected trustees, and provincial supervision since June 2025 over a $48.5 million deficit.

Toronto circus riot

Toronto circus riot: July 1855 riot in Toronto in which clowns of S.B. Howes' circus beat firefighters at Mary Ann Armstrong's King Street brothel; firefighters burned the circus at the Fair Green while police watched, prompting the 1859 police overhaul.

Toronto City Council

Toronto City Council: 26-member governing body of the City of Toronto (mayor plus 25 ward councillors) under the City of Toronto Act, 2006; created by 1998 amalgamation, gained strong-mayor powers in 2022.

Toronto City Hall

Toronto City Hall, the modernist municipal complex at 100 Queen Street West designed by Viljo Revell after a 1958 international competition with over 500 entries, opened September 13, 1965, with two curved towers framing a domed council chamber facing Nathan Phillips Square.

Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club

Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club (TCSCC), private sports club at 141 Wilson Ave, North Toronto; formed 1957 by merger of cricket (1827), curling (1836), and skating clubs; home of Olympic champions and coach Brian Orser.

Toronto District School Board

Toronto District School Board (TDSB), Canada's largest school board, formed January 1998 by amalgamating six English public boards; ~238,000 students, 582 schools; under Ontario provincial supervision since June 2025 after a financial investigation.

Toronto Eaton Centre

CF Toronto Eaton Centre, also called Toronto Eaton Centre, is a downtown Toronto shopping centre and office complex at 220 Yonge Street, opened 1977-1978, designed by Eberhard Zeidler, owned by Cadillac Fairview, with 255 stores and over 50 million annual visitors.

Toronto FC

Toronto FC: Canadian MLS soccer club founded 2007, first Canadian team in MLS, owned by MLSE, plays at BMO Field, won the 2017 MLS treble and reached the 2018 Concacaf Champions League final.

Toronto Huskies

Toronto Huskies, BAA (early NBA) team of 1946-47; hosted the first NBA/BAA game, losing 68-66 to the Knicks at Maple Leaf Gardens on Nov 1, 1946; went 22-38 and folded after one season.

Toronto Hydro

Toronto Hydro is the municipal electricity distributor for Toronto, Ontario, delivering power to more than 3 million residents and businesses. Founded in 1911, it is Canada's largest municipal electricity distribution company.

Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), formerly the Festival of Festivals, is a September film festival in Toronto founded in 1976; North America's largest public festival, known for its People's Choice Award and, from 2026, TIFF: The Market.

Toronto Lakeshore Circuit

The Toronto Lakeshore Circuit, also called the Toronto Street Circuit, was a temporary street course at Exhibition Place that hosted an IndyCar race from 1986 to 2025.

Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs, officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club, are a Canadian NHL team founded in 1917 that has won thirteen Stanley Cups, the last in 1967.

Toronto Marlies

Toronto Marlies, AHL ice hockey team in the North Division and primary development affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs; based at Coca-Cola Coliseum since 2005; Calder Cup champions in 2018 and 2026.

Toronto Pearson International Airport

Toronto Pearson International Airport, also known as Lester B. Pearson International Airport, is Canada's largest and busiest airport, serving Mississauga and Toronto since it opened as Malton Airport in 1938.

Toronto Police Service

Toronto Police Service (TPS), municipal police force of Toronto, Ontario, founded 1834; formerly Metropolitan Toronto Police (1957) and renamed after 1998 amalgamation; governed by the Toronto Police Services Board with a $1.43 billion 2026 budget and 8,419 positions.

Toronto Purchase

Toronto Purchase (Treaty 13): 1787 agreement and 1805 indenture surrendering about 250,880 acres north of Lake Ontario, including Toronto, from the Mississaugas to the Crown; contested claim settled in 2010 for $145 million.

Toronto Raptors

Toronto Raptors, NBA team founded 1995 in Canadian expansion with Vancouver Grizzlies; only NBA franchise outside the US; plays at Scotiabank Arena; won its first NBA championship in 2019.

Toronto Star

Toronto Star, founded 1892 as the Evening Star (Toronto Daily Star from 1900), is a Toronto daily owned by Torstar under Jordan Bitove since 2022, guided by the Atkinson Principles and Canada's largest daily as of April 2015.

Toronto Stock Exchange

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), also known as the Toronto Stock Market, is Canada's senior stock exchange for established companies, founded in 1861 and operated by TMX Group.

Toronto streetcar system

The Toronto streetcar system is a network of 11 streetcar routes run by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Canada, the largest streetcar system in the Americas.

Toronto streetcar system rolling stock

The Toronto streetcar system rolling stock is the Toronto Transit Commission's fleet on eleven routes, spanning PCC, CLRV, and ALRV generations before the current Flexity Outlook cars.

Toronto subway

The Toronto subway, also known as the TTC subway, is the rapid transit network of Toronto, Ontario, Canada's first subway system, opened in 1954 and serving 70 stations.

Toronto Sun

Toronto Sun: Canadian English-language daily tabloid founded November 1, 1971 by former Toronto Telegram staff, known for populist right-leaning coverage and now owned by Postmedia.

Toronto Tempo

Toronto Tempo, Canada's first WNBA team, awarded May 2024 as the league's 14th franchise and first outside the US; Kilmer Sports Ventures-owned, began play 2026 at Coca-Cola Coliseum.

Toronto Transit Commission

The Toronto Transit Commission, known in French as Commission de transport de Toronto, is Toronto's public transit agency and Canada's largest, averaging 1.1 million daily rides.

Toronto Wolfpack

Toronto Wolfpack, Canadian professional rugby league club founded 2016, first transatlantic team in the British system; rose from League 1 to Super League in three seasons, promoted via the 2019 Million Pound Game, withdrew from Super League in 2020.