Electronic music fans attend day 2 of the 2022 Veld Music Festival in Downsview Park, Toronto, July 30, 2022. The event is back after a 2-year hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions. 

Serena Williams of the US acknowledges the crowd after her match against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland, during the second round of the Nat​ional Bank Open women's tennis tournament, in Toronto, Canada, 10 August 2022. The game was one of the last ones of her career and happened just a day after her retirement announcement.

US actress Sadie Sink arrives for the screening of the movie ‘The Whale’ during the 47th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada, September 11, 2022.

Members of the Toronto Triggerfish water polo club march in the Pride parade, marking the return of in-person festivities for the annual LGBTQ celebration, in Toronto, Sunday, June 26, 2022. 

The crowd is reflected in Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry's sunglasses during the Raptors NBA Championship parade, Toronto, Monday, June 17, 2019. An estimated 1.5 million fans attended the parade to celebrate the Raptors first NBA title after a 4-2 victory over the Golden State Warriors. It was also the first time the title was won by a non-US team.

Masqueraders of Fantazia Carnival Mas relax moments before going on stage to showcase the new costumes designed for the 2017 Toronto Caribbean Carnival, during the band's launch party at the Boss Club, Markham, Saturday, April 22, 2017. About 10,000 masqueraders and 11 bands are expected to participate in the parade this year.

Two people kiss as they walk in the Pride parade, marking the return of in-person festivities for the annual LGBTQ celebration, in Toronto, Sunday, June 26, 2022. 

Public at the CNE grounds, Toronto, August 24, 2016. The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), also known as The Ex, is an annual event that takes place every year at the Exhibition Place.

Brazil's (former) President and candidate for reelection Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) interacts with the public after delivering a speech during a campaign rally in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 25 September 2006.

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at Toronto International Airport for the G8 G20 Summitt. Toronto, June 25, 2010.

A homeless man refreshes himself inside a water fountain at Rossio Square, Lisbon, August 2nd, 2018. A heatwave hit Portugal and Spain producing near-record breaking temperatures. Thermometers approached 46 degrees Celsius and Portugal issued red alerts for extreme heat for more than half the country.

Arpoador Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 3, 2022.

A woman is seen walking in front of Queen's Park during a heavy snowstorm, Toronto, February 27, 2019.

Refugee children playing in a makeshift settlement in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, on November 04, 2015. There are almost 1.5 million refugees registered by UNHCR living in Lebanon. A recent report says that 70% of Syrian refugees live bellow the poverty line (U$ 3.84 in Lebanon) and 90% are in debt.

Dancers from Bold Steps dance school perform a Scottish highland dance during a multicultural potluck event at Bowmore Road Junior and Senior Public School, Toronto, November 20, 2014.

Children returning from school, Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 26, 2007.

Refugee children share a tender moment at Daddab Refugee Camp, Kenya, on May 22, 2014. The Daddab camp is one of the biggest refugee camps in the world, housing more than 400,000 people, the majority of them from Somalia.

Maple Leafs player Auston Matthews plays a shot on the 3rd hole during the Leafs & Legends Charity Golf Classic that took place at the RattleSnake Point Golf Club, in Milton, Ont., Wednesday, September 11, 2019. (Maple Leafs player Auston Matthews p

Cleveland Indians' Mike Napoli, left, greets teammates Francisco Lindor, second from right, and Jason Kipnis, right, at the end of first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays, in Toronto, Thursday, June 30, 2016.

Toronto Raptors' fans watch the action on the big screen outside the Air Canada Centre during game five Eastern Conference final NBA playoff basketball action against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Toronto on Wednesday, May 25, 2016.

Members of Black Lives Matter movement march during Pride Parade, Toronto, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Inspired by teen activist Greta Thunberg’s 'Fridays For Future' movement, thousands of people take the streets of Toronto to draw attention to the world’s lack of action on climate change, September 27, 2019. The same march also happened in more than 80 Canadian cities and in many countries around the globe.

An event organized by Democrats Abroad brought together a large group of Americans expats to watch election night at a Toronto downtown restaurant, Tuesday, November 8, 2016.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a tree planting event with local youth, Milton, on September 2nd, 2022.

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader The Dalai Lama speaks during his Human Approach to World Peace event, in Toronto, October 22, 2010.

Brazilian choreographer and dancer Naima Yazbek stretches before a performance in a Beirut night club, October 27, 2012. The granddaughter of Lebanese immigrants, Naima is one of the approximately 10,000 Brazilians living in Lebanon.

Actors of a Chinese opera make last minute adjustments before going on stage, Kuala Lumpur, October 19, 2007.

Sisters Zakiya (front) and Munirah Hutchinson dance as musicians from the Ijovudu African Dance Company perform during Afrofest at Woodbine park, Toronto, July 5, 2017.


Muslim men take a break from work to pray, Beirut, October 6, 2015.

A cross is seen hanging between residential buildings in Beirut, October 6, 2012.

Monica Forrester, the program coordinator at Maggie’s Toronto Sex Workers Action Project, speaks emotionally during a memorial service for Alloura Wells, a trans woman who had gone missing and was then found dead in one of the city’s woodland ravines, Toronto, Tuesday, December 12, 2017. Forrester, a trans woman herself, has long advocated for transgender people.

Lianna Hall embraces a colleague as General Motors workers gather at a union meeting in Oshawa after the automaker announced its plans to close the plant, November 26, 2018.

A woman screams as the window of a bank is smashed by anti-G20 protesters on the corner of Queen and Bay, in Toronto, June 26, 2010. The summit took place in a highly protected area but outside, store and bank windows were smashed by anti-G20 protesters.

A firefighter examines the area where an explosion leveled one house and damaged 24 others, in Mississauga, on Tuesday, June 28, 2016.

Lebanese army and Hezbollah members inspect the damage caused by two suicide bombs in a busy area of Beirut's southern district of Bourj al-Barajneh. The twin blasts that killed 45 and wounded more than 200 were claimed by the Islamic State. The explosions were the first attacks in more than a year to target a Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon, and came at a time when the group is stepping up its involvement in the Syrian civil war.

Residents of Beirut's southern district of Bourj al-Barajneh organize a candle vigil for victims of the terrorists attacks that killed 45 people the day before, November 13, 2015.

Hundreds of people attend a peaceful rally at Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square to support protesters who are clashing with police on the streets of Cairo and other Egyptian cities, Saturday, January 29, 2011. 

An anti-G20 protester is arrested at Queen's Park during the riots that took the streets of downtown Toronto, June 26, 2010. In the months that follow, there will be controversy over the way the police handled the situation with many protesters claiming police brutality.

Second World War veteran Alex Litvachuk takes part in ceremony marking Victory Day at Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, May 5, 2015. Litvachuk fought in the Soviet army and was one of the troops that entered Berlin in May 1945.

View of the area that Toronto Mayor John Tory plans to transform into the Rail Deck Park, Thursday, November 16, 2017. The Rail Deck Park is a proposed 21 hectare park to be built on top of the GO Train tracks, stretching across the rail corridor in the heart of downtown Toronto.