Can Olivia Chow save Toronto?
Olivia Chow's political comeback has landed her in the mayor's chair in Toronto. Now, can she help engineer a similar comeback for the city itself — or will Doug Ford get in the way of it?
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Toronto's new mayor, Olivia Chow, faces budget challenges
Olivia Chow heads to Toronto city hall today hours after being elected mayor of Canada's most populous city.
Transit 'death spiral' can occur if service reduced in Canadian cities
Canadian cities should be nimble and prioritize service if they want to sustain and strengthen public transit systems in a time of declining ridership and labour challenges, a transit researcher says.
Toronto mayor's affair further shakes young people's trust in political leaders
Young Torontonians are questioning their faith in political leaders after Mayor John Tory announced his resignation late last week following an affair with a 31-year-old staffer.
John Tory to hang on as mayor through Toronto budget process
John Tory will stay on as Toronto's mayor to see his budget get debated at city council, his office said on Monday, February 13, 2023, despite his announcement last week that he planned to resign following an affair with a former staffer.
Jennifer McKelvie is a top contender for Toronto mayor's chair
The abrupt resignation of Toronto Mayor John Tory has thrust deputy leader Jennifer McKelvie into the spotlight.
Toronto faces uncertain week following mayor's surprise resignation
A big week in municipal politics is getting off to an uncertain start in Toronto today following the recent surprise resignation of the city's mayor.
Who could replace John Tory as mayor of Toronto?
Now that Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced plans to step down from the role after admitting to having an affair with a former member of his staff, all eyes have turned to the now looming race to replace him.
Canada's mental health crisis requires national summit, Toronto mayor says
Canada's mental health crisis demands a national summit with representation from all levels of government, Toronto Mayor John Tory said Wednesday, claiming a lack of provincial and federal support is offloading responsibilities onto "ill-equipped" municipalities.
Progress Toronto and its candidates give municipal politics a good shake
“We’ve changed the makeup of city council quite significantly. It means there is a mandate now from Torontonians that they want to see change,” Saman Tabasinejad, 29, organizing director at Progress Toronto, said.
National handgun freeze the focus of Liberals' new firearm-control bill
A national freeze on importing, buying, selling or otherwise transferring handguns is a central feature of firearm-control legislation tabled on Monday, May 30, 2022, by the federal Liberals.
Why a protest photo of Chrystia Freeland and a scarf caused Twitter to blow up
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was photographed holding a scarf bearing colours associated with a far-right Ukrainian paramilitary group from the Second World War this past weekend.
Public art returns to Toronto with ArtworxTO 2.0
Since Toronto’s mayor last opened the city’s proclaimed Year of Public Art, the public sphere has largely been off-limits, a mix of COVID-19 precautions and icy weather reducing communal contact.
Patient running protest gauntlet: "If I ever catch COVID, I won't make it."
Two police officers escorted Faye Doiron and Randy Longaphie as they left Toronto General Hospital on Monday, September 13, 2021, helping the pair make their way through a crowd of protesters denouncing pandemic measures.
Hospital says protests against pandemic measures demoralizing for health staff
An organization calling itself Canadian Frontline Nurses posted notices of “silent vigils” expected to take place in all 10 provinces, saying they're meant to critique public health measures put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19.