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Toronto city councillors demand answers on new police deployment on transit amid rise in violence
A group of city councillors is demanding answers from Toronto Mayor John Tory over his plan to deploy 80 Toronto police…
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Ontario introduces bill to speed up GTA transit project construction
Premier Doug Ford’s government is changing development rules to speed up work on four key transit projects for the Greater…
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City’s draft budget ties property taxes to inflation, relies on $77M in anticipated federal funding
Toronto’s proposed $12-billion budget is keeping property taxes tied to the rate of inflation while relying on millions in anticipated, but unconfirmed, federal…
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Tory ‘not going to change’ approach as Toronto enters new decade
On New Year’s Day in 2019, Mayor John Tory made his priorities clear: Tackling the city’s transit needs and boosting the…
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Tory defends his proposed property tax hike
Mayor John Tory says Toronto needs more streetcars “now”—and its one of the reasons the city needs to increase property taxes. Meanwhile, a new…
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Your Toronto tax bill is likely going up, as Mayor John Tory backs city building fund boost
Toronto property tax bills will be going up in 2020 and beyond as part of Mayor John Tory’s plan to…
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Why Doug Ford is playing nice with Justin Trudeau
The smiles from Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his friendly bantering with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the pair met on Parliament…
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Ford creates council on provincial-federal relations amid tensions with Ottawa
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is creating a new council that will work with the federal government to “deliver on key priorities…
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Cape Breton University grapples with transit woes as students face long waits for bus
The Transit Cape Breton bus schedule is not keeping pace with students’ schedules this fall at Cape Breton University. Students…
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Gender equity lens for Toronto city planning ‘long overdue,’ councillor says
Toronto city staff are backing the creation of a gender equity office and strategy for the city, something one supporter on…
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Big city mayors push to make permanent transit funding an election issue
Mayors from Canada’s biggest cities have laid out their priorities for the federal parties ahead of next month’s election — and…
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After 16,000 traffic tickets, drivers still ignoring rules of King Street transit project
At the corner of King Street W. and Portland Street, it only takes a minute to see a driver disobey…
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Halton District School Board buses to be equipped with cameras
The Halton District School Board (HDSB) says the majority of buses transporting students will be equipped with cameras beginning this…
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Poll suggests majority of Canadians favour limiting immigration levels
New polling numbers suggest a majority of Canadians believe the federal government should limit the number of immigrants it accepts…
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Toronto needs action on our roads NOW…
At one time or another every one of us has experienced being stuck in traffic or hit a construction site…
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Going to a Raptors or Jays game this week? Here’s why you should take public transit
If you’re planning to go to a game in the city, take public transit or carpool. That’s the advice from…
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Ontario to table legislation to upload new Toronto subway expansions
Ontario will introduce subway upload legislation Thursday that would give the province ownership of future expansion projects in Toronto’s system.…
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City council votes to make King Street pilot permanent
Toronto City Council has voted to make the King Street transit pilot permanent. The pilot project, which prioritizes streetcar traffic along a…
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Here’s what to expect from Doug Ford’s first budget, and how it could affect you
Although some of the highlights of Premier Doug Ford’s first provincial budget have already been revealed, Thursday’s fiscal plan from the Ontario PC…
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Doug Ford’s transit plan to be unveiled today
Premier Doug Ford will reveal his plan for nearly $30 billion worth of new transit construction in and around Toronto on…
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‘It is scandalous’: $224M spent on transit projects, but several now in limbo, report reveals
Around $224 million has been spent so far on multiple Toronto transit projects, and city staff are warning any changes…
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Province reveals its Toronto transit priorities, sparking concern at city hall
New letters from Doug Ford’s government say it wants to speed up the takeover of Toronto’s transit system and envisions…
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Vancouver considers rental-only zoning around proposed SkyTrain line to UBC
Vancouver city councillors are considering a motion Tuesday morning that could bring a temporary halt to all re-zoning applications along the Broadway…
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