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Toronto mayoral candidate Chris Alexander is promising to move thousands of people experiencing homelessness out of shelters and into permanent housing, aiming for 1,000 placements by summer 2027 as part of a four-year plan to relieve pressure on the city’s over-burdened shelter system.
Brad Bradford has announced that he will waive the municipal land transfer tax on the first $1.1 million of the value of homes purchased in Toronto if elected mayor but Olivia Chow is warning that doing so would inevitably result in service cuts.
With one month until election day, building Scarborough and questions about budget savings dominated the Toronto mayoral campaign trail on Saturday.
Toronto mayoral candidate Olivia Chow is promising to create a dedicated “bad landlords task force” within RentSafeTO if re-elected, saying the city needs to be more “proactive” in going after landlords who fail to maintain their properties.
Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford is promising to freeze property taxes for a year if he becomes mayor, while Olivia Chow worries the move could bring cuts and send the city 'back to the bad old days.'
Mayoral candidate Chris Alexander is promising to hike TTC fares and crack down on fare enforcement in an effort to generate an estimated $100 million in new revenue that he says could be put towards “fixing” the system.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford may have stopped short of pinning an “Olivia Chow for Mayor” button on his suit lapel, but he made clear Wednesday he is backing her in the midst of her bid for re-election.
Mayoral candidate Olivia Chow is promising to make the TTC free after 10 paid rides in a week, arguing that 'families shouldn’t have to choose between rent, food and getting around.'
Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford is promising to have shovels in the ground on the largely unfunded Scarborough East LRT by 2030.
Olivia Chow will keep property taxes 'at or around' the inflation rate if she is re-elected as Toronto mayor, her campaign office has confirmed.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says that he does not believe he went too far in his personal attacks against U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this week.
An incumbent city councillor has scrapped her plans to run for re-election in her ward and will instead join a crowded field of candidates vying to represent Toronto-Danforth at city hall.
Days after officially stepping down as a Liberal member of Parliament, Shaun Chen says he is running for Toronto city council.
Coun. Paula Fletcher has changed her mind about running for re-election, just two days after announcing that she was seeking another term.
Former Liberal MP and cabinet minister Nate Erskine-Smith is throwing his hat in the ring to become a member of Toronto city council.
Mike Layton has announced he’s planning a return to Toronto city council in this fall’s municipal election.
