Laura Proctor
photojournalist

Jingle dress dancer Indiana Cada hugs their father, Isaiah Cada, at a ceremony on The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Tollkeeper’s Park in Toronto on September 30, 2022./The Hoser

Children celebrating Eid play in Lake Ontario as wildfire smoke spreads throughout Toronto on June 28, 2023. Wildfires continued to burn across Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and more, causing Toronto to briefly rank #1 in poorest air quality of the world’s major cities.

A young girl gazes at the sky from a car window as crowds gather at Toronto's Riverdale Park to witness a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

A man fishes in Sitka, Alaska, as a cruise ship docks offshore on September 18, 2024.

A woman participates in a protest in downtown Toronto on October 9, 2023, calling for an end to Israel’s attacks on Palestine, after Hamas attacked Israelis on October 7th.

A man naps by Lake Ontario as wildfire smoke spreads throughout Toronto on June 28, 2023. Wildfires continued to burn across Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and more, causing Toronto to briefly rank #1 in poorest air quality of the world’s major cities.

A masked man walks a stroller through St. John’s Norway Cemetery during month 11 of the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on February 21, 2021.

Stacey Semple, a tenant at 437 Jarvis St., waits outside to deliver a letter to the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) offices in Toronto on April 18, 2024. Stacey's building is just one recent instance of a landlord filing for an above-guideline rent increase (AGI) application. There were 605 AGI applications in Ontario from April 2022 to March 2023.

Newly reelected Premier Doug Ford takes a selfie with a supporter at his election night victory party at Toronto Congress Centre in Etobicoke, Ont., on Thursday, February 27, 2025./The Canadian Press

A protester argues with a Pierre Poilievre supporter outside Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s “Canada First” rally at Oshawa Executive Airport in Oshawa, Ont., April 3, 2025./The Canadian Press

A woman closes her eyes while riding the Dufferin bus in Toronto on February 4, 2024. The bus was recently crowned the slowest bus in the city by transit advocacy group TTCRiders.

A woman vacuums the floors at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School in Etobicoke on the evening of January 24, 2024.

A woman protests at Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while she was in the custody of morality police in Tehran, Iran. September 23, 2022

An American flag is lit by a light in a parking lot in Sitka Alaska on September 16, 2024.

A new robot with changeable faces is unveiled by Tokens.com president/Simulacra Corporation founder Matt McMullen at a luncheon in Toronto on June 13, 2024. Mr. McMullen, who comes from a background in special effects, created the voluptuous robot design./The Logic

The Don Valley Parkway is flooded after heavy rainfall hit Toronto on July 16, 2024.

A woman holds up a sign stating vaccine misinformation at an anti-mandate “freedom rally” at Queen’s Park in Toronto on February 19, 2022.

A man gazes up to watch planes fly at the Canadian International Air Show in Toronto on September 1, 2024./The Globe and Mail

Planes flown by a father-son team perform at the Canadian International Air Show in Toronto on September 1, 2024./The Globe and Mail

Min Chen, left, helps her daughter Adrianna Rosenboom, 13, look for a dress for her grade 8 graduation, at W.I. Dick Middle School in Milton, Ontario, on May 7, 2025. The open house event is part of The Halton District School Board’s Fashion Forward program, which collects donated graduation outfits and lets students who need one take an outfit home for free. Hundreds of kids benefit from the program each year./The Globe and Mail

A 'ghost bike' memorial sits by the sidewalk near the Ontario Legislative Building in Toronto on March 18, 2025. A group of cyclists gathered at Queen's Park that morning to protest Ontario premier Doug Ford’s removal of bike lanes from the city, saying that the decision will cost cyclists their lives.

A group of Sikh protesters burn an Indian flag at a “Khalistan Freedom” rally outside of the Consulate General of India in Toronto on February 17, 2024./The Globe and Mail

Taylor Swift fans react as the Rogers Centre opens the doors to the venue on November 14, 2024./The Globe and Mail

Women wear matching outfits to Taylgate '24, a Taylor Swift fan event, in Toronto on November 14, 2024./The Globe and Mail

People attend Taylgate '24, a Taylor Swift fan event, in Toronto on November 14, 2024./The Globe and Mail

People chat on Bay Street in Toronto's financial district on April 24, 2025./Bloomberg

A young girl hangs out in the gaming area at Taylgate '24, a Taylor Swift fan event, in Toronto on November 14, 2024./The Globe and Mail

Pro-choice activists counter-protest against the annual anti-abortion "Toronto March for Life" on May 12, 2023.

People shake the fence that surrounds the Ontario Science Centre as they protest Premier Doug Ford's decision to suddenly close the beloved institution. Toronto, July 14, 2024./The Globe and Mail

Nurses outside Mount Sinai Hospital show support for fellow nurses as they march to Queen's Park in Toronto to call for better staffing and higher wages on March 2, 2023./The Hoser

Hat Le smells the cherry blossoms in Toronto’s High Park on April 21, 2024./The Globe and Mail

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes selfies with admirers at Taste of Manila Festival in Toronto on August 17, 2024/The Canadian Press

A protester raises a fist in front of a Free Grassy Narrows sign at an anti-mining protest led by the First Nations Land Defence Alliance in Toronto on September 27, 2023.

Toronto Police officers drag protestors out of the Novotel shelter in Toronto on November 28, 2022. Shelter residents and supporters occupied the lobby of the temporary shelter to protest treatment from staff, as well as demanding a clearer relocation plan for residents for when the shelter shuts down./The Hoser

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes an announcement at a Honda Canada manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ontario on April 25, 2024./Bloomberg

A young man carrying an "equal pay for part time" sign marches past Dufferin Street residents during Toronto’s annual Labour Day Parade on September 5, 2022./The Hoser

A woman sits by an image of Marilyn Monroe at Donlands Diner in Toronto on June 8, 2022.