9 h. ago This viral Toronto singer is making waves and was even noticed by SZA

Toronto-born singer Christina Smith thinks of her breakthrough in the classical music industry as a "happy accident.""My mom would play a lot of classical music in the house, so it kind of became part of our daily life," she tells blogTO. "We'd be on the bus, and she used to think I was screaming until she realized there were actually matching pitches with some of the songs that we've heard on the radio. And that's when she realized that I gravitated towards classical music."Smith said singing classical music immediately felt "natural" to her.Smith, a Toronto-based Caribbean-Canadian making waves as an opera performer, moved back to Kingston, Jamaica, when she was 11. Upon realizing her talents, she recalls people asking her to sing genres like gospel, but she says she couldn't "belt to save my life." That's when she worked with a vocal teacher who gave her the chance to sing opera and other genres of classical music, confirming her mother's suspicions: hitt...

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4 d. ago Blue Jays fans go viral after wild brawl in 500 level of Rogers Centre

Several men were seeing throwing punches during Saturday's game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Angels.

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7 d. ago You can now get a version of Chili's viral Triple Dipper in Toronto

People in Toronto have been lining up for hours to get a bite of the city's latest viral sensation, but it beats a trip across the border.If you've been on the internet — TikTok specifically — anytime in the past three months, there's a very good chance that U.S. chain Chili's viral Triple Dipper has graced your For You Page.A gluttonous monstrosity featuring sliders, chicken tenders, and enormous mozzarella sticks, all priced at around $17.99 USD, the platter has been tried, reviewed and obsessed over by thousands of social media users to date.However, Torontonians eager to try the concoction have been left with only three options: head to one of the chain's handful of locations in Alberta, cross the border for it, or get comfortable with the reality that you'll never experience its epic cheese pull for yourself.Those were the only three options, rather, until Scarborough's Slider Station deci...

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1 week ago Viral Toronto pizza spot honoured as one of the best in the world

A Toronto pizza restaurant was just ranked as one of the best in the world, making it one of just two Canadian restaurants to earn the distinction.Sure, Naples and Rome might get all the glory when it comes to pizza — heck, even New York City, Chicago and Detroit get plenty of recognition — but, for its part, Toronto all too often tends to fly under the radar. It shouldn't be that way, but that's the way it is.As the third annual Best Pizza Awards took over Milan on June 25, though, pizzerias, from around the world got the chance to put their pies centre stage and earn some well-deserved credit for their renditions of the Italian staple.It should come as no surprise to those in the know about the city's sublime pizza scene that one Toronto pizzeria actually did end up ranking among the world's top 100 pizza restaurants at the 2025 awards.Coming as even less of a surprise, the sole Toronto pizzeria to make it on the ranking was none oth...

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1 week ago Mind behind Toronto's latest viral food obsession always knew it'd be a hit

The entrepreneur behind Toronto's viral new self-serve acai bowl concept has been blown away by the response, but he always knew it would be a hit.You can't visit Stackt Market this summer without finding the entire place flooded with a sea of visitors armed with forest green cups full of brilliant indigo fro-yo.Where are they coming from? Look no further than Haydn's — the unit that, more often than not, will boast a line snaking out the front door and around the corner.To say that the self-serve acai bowl and frozen yogurt concept has made a splash in Toronto ever since it opened in early June of 2025 would be a major understatement. Within the space of a month, it's become one of the most sought-after spots in the city, with eager eaters happily opting to line up for anywhere from 10 to 45 minutes just to get their hands on it.Founder Haydn Wain-Lowe told us that the response has been nothing short of "incredible," though, when the vision for the s...

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2 w. ago New Toronto Raptors draft pick looks like he doesn't want to be in Toronto

New Toronto Raptors player Collin Murray-Boyles sure made quite the impression on NBA Draft night.It just maybe wasn't the one Raptors fans were expecting.When the 6-foot-7 forward out of South Carolina was shown on the broadcast after the Raptors picked him at ninth overall, Murray-Boyles appeared to let out an expletive caught by the cameras.Look I don't know what the situation is, but Collin Murray-Boyles did shake his head and drop an f-bomb after getting picked by the Raptors pic.twitter.com/dy00yEdIeB— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) June 26, 2025As expected, social media didn't exactly handle the viral reaction calmly.Was Murray-Boyles disappointed to be selected by Toronto? Unsure about going to Canada? Forgetting where he was for a second?Whatever you thought of the clip, it seemed like just about everyone had a theory about his motivation behind the reaction.While the video didn't exactly appear to be an angry expletive, it certainly led to all sorts of specul...

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3 w. ago Matcha slushies are a viral phenomenon in Toronto but do they live up to hype?

The matcha slushies at one Toronto cafe have been taking the city by storm this season, but are they all they're cracked up to be?We decided to investigate.You know and love classic convenience store slushies, and west-enders in Toronto have been having a love affair with Bellwoods Brewery's Jelly King slushie for years now, but matcha slushies are the latest icy blended beverage taking the city by storm, and we have Brockton Village's Gateau Ghost to thank for that.Owner and founder Jayden Park, who cut his teeth working in luxe Toronto kitchens like Buca and Alo before opening his own place in 2024, has been the driving force behind the cafe-restaurant concept's latest viral creation, and he tells us that the idea came to him when he was sipping on another slushie staple in the city."I love Bellwoods' beer slushie," Jayden explains. "I sit in their patio often, I get the beer slushie, and I go to the park, and I was like, 'Is there anything w...

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