Toronto

===21st century===
[[File:Jasonp blackout2003 toronto UnionStnInt.jpg|thumb|Crowds navigating [[Union Station (Toronto)|Union Station]] during the [[Northeast blackout of 2003]]]]
The city attracted international attention in 2003 when it became the centre of a major [[SARS]] (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak. Public health attempts to prevent the disease from spreading elsewhere temporarily dampened the local economy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/one-family-went-on-holiday-and-made-toronto-a-global-pariah-116428.html |title=One family went on holiday – and made Toronto a global pariah |last=Laurance |first=Jeremy |date=April 23, 2003 |website=The Independent |access-date=May 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522183931/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/one-family-went-on-holiday-and-made-toronto-a-global-pariah-116428.html |archive-date=May 22, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> From August 14 to 17, 2003, the city was hit by a [[Northeast blackout of 2003|massive blackout]] which affected millions of Torontonians (it also affected most of Southern Ontario and parts of the United States), stranding some hundreds of people in tall buildings, knocking out traffic lights and suspending subway and streetcar service across the city during those aforementioned days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/779383/blackout-2003-ontario-in-the-dark/|title=Blackout 2003: Ontario in the dark|website=Global News|access-date=December 9, 2020|archive-date=April 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430161446/https://globalnews.ca/news/779383/blackout-2003-ontario-in-the-dark/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On March 6, 2009, the city celebrated the 175th anniversary of its inception as the City of Toronto in 1834. Toronto hosted the [[2010 G20 Toronto summit|4th G20 summit]] during June 26–27, 2010. This included the largest security operation in Canadian history. Following large-scale [[2010 G20 Toronto summit protests|protests]] and rioting, law enforcement arrested more than 1,000 people, the largest mass arrest in Canadian history.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/06/toronto-g20-summit-police-lawsuit-civil-rights-abuses | title=More than 1,000 people detained during G20 summit in Toronto can sue police | work=The Guardian | date=April 7, 2016 | publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited | access-date=July 15, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717231714/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/06/toronto-g20-summit-police-lawsuit-civil-rights-abuses | archive-date=July 17, 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Tree falls on vehicle - Toronto Ice Storm 2013.jpg|thumb|left|Damage from a fallen tree after the [[December 2013 North American storm complex|December 2013 storm complex]] passed through Toronto]]
On July 8, 2013, severe flash flooding hit Toronto after an afternoon of slow-moving, intense thunderstorms. Toronto Hydro estimated 450,000 people were without power after the storm and Toronto Pearson International Airport reported {{convert|126|mm|0|abbr=on}} of rain had fallen over five hours, more than during Hurricane Hazel.<ref name=Thunderstorm_2013>{{cite news|title=Environment Canada answers the question: Where was Toronto's severe thunderstorm warning?|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/704499/environment-canada-answers-the-question-where-was-torontos-severe-thunderstorm-warning/|access-date=July 18, 2013|newspaper=Global Toronto|date=July 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714072223/http://globalnews.ca/news/704499/environment-canada-answers-the-question-where-was-torontos-severe-thunderstorm-warning/|archive-date=July 14, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Within six months, from December 20 to 22, 2013, Toronto was brought to a near halt by the worst [[December 2013 North American storm complex|ice storm]] in the city's history, rivalling the severity of the [[January 1998 North American ice storm|1998 Ice Storm]] (which mainly affected southeastern Ontario, and Quebec). At the height of the storm, over 300,000 [[Toronto Hydro]] customers had no electricity or heating.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/12/29/ice_storm_7400_in_toronto_still_without_power.html |title=Ice storm: Toronto Hydro CEO promises power within hours to remaining customers {{pipe}} Toronto Star |work=Thestar.com |date=December 29, 2013 |access-date=February 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200251/http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/12/29/ice_storm_7400_in_toronto_still_without_power.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Toronto hosted [[WorldPride]] in June 2014,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thestar.com/news/pridetoronto/2014/06/29/world_pride_12000_marchers_turn_downtown_streets_into_sea_of_colour.html | title=Showing off a world of Pride | work=Toronto Star | date=June 29, 2014 | publisher=Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. | access-date=July 15, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816162934/https://www.thestar.com/news/pridetoronto/2014/06/29/world_pride_12000_marchers_turn_downtown_streets_into_sea_of_colour.html | archive-date=August 16, 2016 | url-status=live | last1=Mathieu | first1=Emily }}</ref> and the [[Pan American Games|Pan]] and [[Parapan American Games]] in [[2015 Pan American Games|2015]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.toronto2015.org/ | title=Official Site | website=toronto2015.org | publisher=TORONTO 2015 Pan Am / Parapan Am Games | access-date=July 15, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701222217/http://www.toronto2015.org/ | archive-date=July 1, 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref>

The city continues to grow and attract immigrants. A 2019 study by [[Toronto Metropolitan University]] (then known as Ryerson University) showed that Toronto was the fastest-growing city in North America. The city added 77,435 people between July 2017 and July 2018. The Toronto metropolitan area was the second-fastest-growing metropolitan area in North America, adding 125,298 persons, compared with 131,767 in the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metroplex]] in Texas. The large growth in the Toronto metropolitan area is attributed to international migration to Toronto.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ryerson.ca/cur/Blog/blogentry35/ |title=WOW! Toronto Was the Second Fastest Growing Metropolitan Area and the Top Growing City in All of the United States and Canada |author=Frank Clayton and Hong Yun (Eva) Shi |date=May 31, 2019 |publisher=Centre for Urban Research and Land Development – Ryerson University |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112002805/https://www.ryerson.ca/cur/Blog/blogentry35/ |archive-date=November 12, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[COVID-19 pandemic in Canada]] first occurred in Toronto and was [[COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto|among the hotspots in the country]].<ref name="RC">{{Cite news|url=https://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2020/01/ontario-confirms-first-case-of-wuhan-novel-coronavirus.html|title=Ontario Confirms First Case of Wuhan Novel Coronavirus|date=January 25, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129194142/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1496143/coronavirus-confirmation-2e-cas-toronto|archive-date=January 29, 2020|publisher=Government of Ontario|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/tracking-every-case-of-covid-19-in-canada-1.4852102|title=Tracking every case of COVID-19 in Canada|date=March 13, 2020|website=Coronavirus|language=en|access-date=March 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315124205/https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/tracking-every-case-of-covid-19-in-canada-1.4852102|archive-date=March 15, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

Toronto was named as one of 16 cities in North America (and one of two Canadian cities) to host matches for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name="Toronto selected as host site for 2026 FIFA World Cup | CTV News">{{cite news |last=Fox |first=Chris |date=June 16, 2022 |title=Toronto selected as host site for 2026 FIFA World Cup |work=[[CTV News]] |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-selected-as-host-site-for-2026-fifa-world-cup-1.5949487 |access-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808021457/https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-selected-as-host-site-for-2026-fifa-world-cup-1.5949487 |url-status=live }}</ref>