Dunfield was handed the head coaching position, albeit for four games to start, after TFC fired veteran head coach Bob Bradley on Monday. His first on-field test will be Saturday against Real Salt Lake at BMO Field. “The focus has just been on this weekend and on Salt Lake ,” Dunfield said on Friday. The 41-year-old Dunfield was the head coach of Toronto FC Academy’s under-17 team and has worked in the team’s academy for seven years. Dunfield has played midfield for Canada, Toronto FC and his hometown Vancouver Whitecaps as well as two seasons with Manchester City.

While 2021–22 was officially Toronto’s Year of Public Art (artworxto.ca), this long weekend is a great time to tour our own city’s rich legacy of street art. Like many street artists, Rugg, who was originally attracted to birds as a symbol of freedom, began with graffiti. Clandestinos Art: RendezViews outdoor patio, 229 Richmond St. W.Ever wonder how street artists physically transfer their visions onto large walls? In 2013, the Church Street Mural Project kicked off in preparation for Toronto’s hosting of the 2014 World Pride festivities. Amir Akbari: Susan Street mural, 3847 Lawrence Ave. E.Amir Akbari’s charming Susan Street mural, created in 2019 with fellow artists Leyland Adams and Senthuran Kanna, honours local women and caregivers.

Claim: White actor Tom Hanks will be playing Black civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. in a movie directed by Steven Spielberg. We found an April 1, 2023, article titled "Tom Hanks to play Martin Luther King Jr. in Upcoming Spielberg Directed Biopic" on the website Wolfshead Online that clearly stated the story was satirical in nature. "Tom Hanks playing Martin Luther King Jr.? "Tom Hanks playing MLK is like Will Ferrell playing Gandhi. We were unable to find a reliable source, including verified news media outlets and posts from Hanks, Spielberg, Netflix, or any relevant parties with similar images and claims that such a movie is in the works.

June 21 was National Indigenous Peoples Day across Canada. There is far more to National Indigenous Peoples Day than just a good fish fry. In a territory where half the population is Indigenous, it is embarrassing to remember that Third World conditions are the status quo in many NWT communities. We need programs that serve the people whose land this is… programs that give them hope; programs that honour who they are and not change them into something more like ourselves. Yes, Aboriginal Day is a day of celebration, but also a day for us to reflect on the work that still needs to be done.

CBC News published this video item, entitled “Digital, streaming, AI among biggest issues as Hollywood could face another strike” – below is their description. New technology like digital, streaming and AI are major issues in labour talks between the Screen Actors Guild and big studios. Actors say that producers could use AI to manipulate their likeness and if that happens, actors want to be compensated. The contract deadline for the actors’ union expires at midnight Friday. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment?

OTTAWA—The fate of the country’s news industry became more precarious Thursday after Google joined Meta in preparing to block all Canadian news content from its platforms in retaliation for Ottawa’s recently passed online news bill. The tech giant will also axe its Google News Showcase program, which boosts the profiles of more than 150 publications across the country. We don’t take this decision or its impacts lightly and believe it’s important to be transparent with Canadian publishers and our users as early as possible,” Google’s president of global affairs Kent Walker wrote in a blog post. This shows how deeply irresponsible and out of touch they are, especially when they make billions of dollars off of Canadian users,” the minister said in a statement. The multinational tech company had hoped for specific reassurances from Ottawa before the regulatory process — where further details regarding how the law will work in practice will be finalized — gets underway.

Photos from the wharf in St. John’s, Newfoundland, show what appeared to be several pieces and twisted chunks of the submersible. The debris will be further analyzed and tested as part of the investigation into why the vessel imploded. The investigation, which involves several government agencies from the United States and Canada, is being led by the U.S. Coast Guard. Coast Guard officials said the debris was “consistent with catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber” in the submersible. US Coast Guard leads Titan investigationOn Sunday, the Coast Guard announced it was leading the investigation into the loss of the submersible.

Earlier this month we had our 2023 AGM & Awards ceremony where we honoured many of our athletes and members for their outstanding achievements and dedication to our club. It was a wonderful afternoon celebrating our first in-person AGM & Awards ceremony in person. Thank you to everyone who attended!

The incidents included 957 involving federal government institutions, and 1,132 against “critical infrastructure organizations” in the energy, finance, transport, health and other sectors. This spring, the CSE issued a “flash” warning after leaked U.S. intelligence documents said a pro-Russian group had infiltrated the systems of an unnamed Canadian natural gas company. “The designations allow CSE to provide cybersecurity assistance to help protect the designated entities,” the report says. It notes also that the agency has helped bolster the government’s cyber defences against Russian cyber threats, and that it has tried to counter Russian “disinformation” campaigns. In July 2022, for example, the agency used social media to “expose false claims” from Russia like statements that Ukrainian “neo-Nazis” has chemical weapons.

FILE - Cars drive past the Minneapolis City Hall on June 28, 2023, in Minnesota. While three Muslim council members were away to observe the Eid al-Adha holiday on Wednesday, June 28, the Minneapolis City Council narrowly voted to kill a measure that would have put a rent control question on the ballot this fall. (AP Photo/Trisha Ahmed, File)While three Muslim council members were away to observe the Eid al-Adha holiday, the Minneapolis City Council narrowly voted to kill a measure that would have put a rent control question on the ballot this fall. But with Aisha Chughtai, Jeremiah Ellison and Jamal Osman out on Wednesday, the council voted not to move the measure forward, Minnesota Public Radio reported. Such accusations raged on Twitter, while at the same time, rent control opponents expressed relief the issue was off the table.

Sue Johanson, the beloved Canadian broadcaster who in her golden years enraptured a generation with straightforward sex advice, is dead at 93, a representative confirmed to CBC News on Thursday. The broadcaster was best known for hosting the Canadian call-in radio and then television program Sunday Night Sex Show, which led to a successful U.S. spinoff called Talk Sex With Sue Johanson. Born in Toronto, Johanson began her career as a nurse, receiving her training in Winnipeg. WATCH | How Sue Johanson became the country's leading sexpert:Sex education with Sue Johanson in 1986On radio, on TV and on tours across Canada, the plain-spoken nurse uses humour to talk to her audiences about sex. The U.S. spinoff, Talk Sex With Sue Johanson, began in 2002 and concluded in 2008.

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Three people were taken to hospital Wednesday after a stabbing incident occurred at the University of Waterloo. The incident took place inside the university’s Hagey Hall, as confirmed by Waterloo Regional Police. The University of Waterloo, through a tweet, expressed their support for the police during their investigation. While all other campus operations will continue normally, classes scheduled for Wednesday evening in Hagey Hall have been cancelled as a precautionary measure. The university remains committed to maintaining a safe environment for students, staff, and visitors.

CBC News published this video item, entitled “TikTokers are calling berberine ‘nature’s Ozempic’: Is it true? The natural supplement berberine has taken TikTok by storm and many influencers are calling it ‘nature’s Ozempic.’ Andrew Chang explains what berberine is and why doctors say the TikTokers’ description might not be accurate. CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.

Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah is going through a rough stretch in his young professional career but he has the full backing of a former Jays star. “Times likes these are when true athletes are transformed,” Stroman tweeted Wednesday morning, predicting a successful return to the major league for Manoah. “I can’t wait for Manoah to get back to the MLB and make y’all eat your words. In his last MLB game against the Houston Astros, he allowed six runs on seven hits across one third of an inning. The former first-round pick spent the past two weeks at the Jays’ complex in Dunedin, Fla., pitching in simulated games and trying to straighten out any mechanical issues.