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The chair of the Toronto District School Board, backed by prominent Liberal politicians, has fended off a challenge from a divisive former newspaper pundit to become city councillor for Don Valley West. Rachel Chernos Lin won Monday’s special byelection in Ward 15 with almost 12,900 votes, or about 55 per cent, according to unofficial results posted by the city, beating...
Toronto’s integrity commissioner has cleared Mayor Olivia Chow of wrongdoing after a months-long investigation into an alleged conflict of interest involving a former staffer’s ties to an anti-Uber advocacy group. But the ethics watchdog is recommending council vote to reprimand two other councillors — Brad Bradford and Frances Nunziata — after he found they broke council’s Code of Conduct during...
Toronto city councillor Jaye Robinson has died.Her office confirmed Friday that Robinson, who represented Ward 15, Don Valley West, passed away Thursday.
Torontonians could face a property tax hike as high as 16.5 per cent if the federal government doesn't come through with the city's demand for funding to house refugees claimants, budget chief Shelley Carroll warned Wednesday morning at a press conference. "That is the potential crisis we face…we don't have the funds," said Carroll, speaking before the 2024 budget proposed...
Torontonians could be in a for a double-digit tax hike in Mayor Olivia Chow's first budget, the largest single-year increase in the city's recent history.Municipal staff are set to unveil the first draft of the 2024 budget on Wednesday, and as of Tuesday afternoon it included a property tax hike of just over 10 per cent, the Star has learned.