Bikes, long seen as a simple mode of transport, are taking on new meaning in Toronto amid economic pressure from U.S. tariffs and growing urgency around climate change.

Canada welcomes hundreds of thousands of newcomers as permanent residents/immigrants. For many, it marks the first step in a longer process.

For many of the country’s queer immigrants, Canada has become a place of refuge, opportunity and expression. As ...

From Kawartha, to Gravenhurst, to Haliburton, and so on, Ontario is scattered with cottages rented by eager groups of young adults, or bought by families looking to upgrade their summers.

The Stellar Boys, a Toronto-based soccer team, brings together Caribbean players and provides them with a sense of belonging in their new home, Canada.

Canadian-born Chinese youth can feel caught between the expectations of Chinese tradition and the idea of Western freedom.

In the latest production of the hit Canadian musical, Come From Away, actor Lisa Horner noticed a difference in the crowd ...

Newcomers' stories reflect the evolving meaning of what being Canadian means. For some, it’s about opportunity, for others it’s about freedom or safety.

Click through the gallery to see everyone who brought ‘Our Canada’ to life.

Stella Obedi, a 23-year-old OCAD graduate and emerging artist, explores her Tanzanian Canadian identity with her artistic style. Born in Tanzania, she immigrated to Canada at nine years old. “I grew ...

The Observer speaks to Ryan Parr about what it means to step on the ice each week as a way to honour that cultural legacy firsthand.

Toronto Observer reporter Francheska Salvador spoke with Loredana Polidoro, a second-generation Italian Canadian woman whose story reflects the strength and complexity of many raised in Toronto’s ...