Toronto wants a new deal with the province. Doug Ford says the answer is ‘no’
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will not be hammering out a so-called “New Deal 2.0” to solve Toronto’s finances.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will not be hammering out a so-called “New Deal 2.0” to solve Toronto’s finances.
What appeared to be a neck-and-neck race between two top contenders for the mayor’s seat helped draw more people to the polls in Toronto, leading to the city’s highest turnout in more than a decade, some experts say.
Negotiations with the province to help relieve Toronto’s budget pressures loomed over Olivia Chow’s election victory, as she vowed to be the “mayor for everyone.”
Olivia Chow spoke with reporters on Tuesday afternoon following a decisive win against Brad Bradford in the Toronto mayoral election.
Olivia Chow has managed to hang on to the top job on council, fending off a challenge from Brad Bradford to keep her job. Here’s everything Chow has said she would do in her second term.
Outside of the Toronto mayoral race, there were several contests for city council seats that made headlines in the leadup to Monday’s election, including four wards where an incumbent was not running.
Olivia Chow has won a second term as mayor of Toronto, beating out challenger Brad Bradford in a hard-fought election.
New data shared with CTV News Toronto is revealing the number of rental buildings and units approved for demolition across the city as tenants grapple with being uprooted during an affordability crisis.
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.'