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City councillor Shelley Carroll elected new chair of Toronto Police Service Board

Toronto City Coun. Shelley Carroll is the new chair of the Toronto Police Service Board, unseating the incumbent in a split vote at board meeting on Tuesday.

Toronto staff propose 6.9 per cent tax bump, including city building levy

City of Toronto staff are proposing a property tax increase of 5.4 per cent in the latest city budget.

‘Boondoggle’ station? Councillor moves to rename SmartTrack stations amid more changes to project

Torontonians who use public transit often commiserate over their public transit woes – and it appears those sentiments even extend itself into city council meetings.

Amid ‘power struggle’ in Ottawa, Chow calls on feds to speed funding for subways and housing

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is expressing concern that some of the political turmoil in Ottawa could impact important city projects and she’s calling on newly minted Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc to firm up some of the government’s commitments.

Toronto’s city manager disagrees with Ombudsman’s scathing report on refugees in shelters, calls it ‘accusatory’

Toronto’s city manager says he disagrees with the findings of a recently released ombudsman’s report that says the city’s now-reversed decision to turn away refugee claimants and asylum seekers from its emergency shelter system lacked fairness and caused harm.