Matthew Bingley

Toronto City Hall Reporter

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• Toronto motion requests province hand over former Ontario Science Centre

  With community needs and buildings remaining empty, Toronto councillors are hoping the province will hand the keys over to the former Ontario Science Centre.

  Politics

  Jul 28
• Ford government chastises Carney government for giving into ‘fringe group’ over island airport expansion

  Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria is vowing to "push forward" on the expansion of Billy Bishop airport and chastised the federal government for giving in.

  Politics

  Jul 28
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• Toronto mayoral hopeful pitches hiring 1,000 new police officers

  Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford is making the pitch to hire 1,000 new officers if elected, but won't say what it would cost.

  Politics

  Jul 23
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• Toronto still reviewing FIFA data following World Cup

  All the data isn't yet in, but Toronto officials are still calling the event a success. Now comes the task of looking to the lasting legacy of the tournament.

  Politics

  Jul 20
• 92-year-old evicted Toronto man fighting for damages

  A 92-year-old man who was kicked out of his Little Italy apartment last summer is still fighting for compensation after what his family and advocates call an unlawful eviction.

  Politics

  Jun 29
• Speeding increases in Toronto significantly after province turns off cameras

  In November 2025, the Ford government completed a controversial and rapid removal of automated speed cameras from municipalities.

  Politics

  Jun 24
• TTC updates its safety app for subway station response

  The TTC is hoping an upgrade to its app will help increase safety by allowing passengers to report bad behaviour, prompting immediate verbal warnings.

  Crime

  Jun 10
• Richmond off-ramp from DVP to open Friday, city confirms

  The Richmond Street ramp has been closed on the southern leg of the DVP since October, contributing to congestion. Now the city says it could be reopened in a matter of weeks.

  Politics

  Apr 23
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• ‘Catastrophic’ fluid leaks led to Toronto service disruptions, TTC board says

  The TTC is facing renewed pressure to stop leaks coming from maintenance vehicles — a problem that has persisted since 2024, happening twice last week alone.

  Politics

  Apr 16
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• A year after HART Hubs opened, advocates say addiction services still MIA

  One year after Ontario closed supervised consumption sites for HART Hubs, advocates say long waitlists for addiction treatment continue and the new model doesn't do enough.

  Politics

  Mar 31
• Brampton considers embedding LED lights in roads to increase safety

  LED crosswalks and lights embedded in roads could help make Brampton school zones safer as city council looks to address speeding following automated camera ban.

  Politics

  Mar 13
• Toronto budget will be tabled with proposed 2.2% tax increase

  The city will table its draft budget on Thursday, laying out the initial increase and spending constraints for councillors to debate.

  Politics

  Jan 7
• Toronto’s mayor vows to prioritize budget over potential re-election bid

  Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow starts her mornings in the City Hall gym and allowed Global News to join her workout to discuss the health of the city and its progress heading into 2026.

  Politics

  Dec 24, 2025
• Toronto mulls crackdown for e-bikes, e-scooters using sidewalks

  At a meeting this week, councillors raised concerns about the proliferation of electric bikes and scooters across the city, the speeds at which they travel and crashes.

  Politics

  Dec 19, 2025
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• Scarborough residents baffled by basketball net crackdown

  Several Scarborough residents are frustrated by the city's sudden crackdown on nets sitting in the municipal right-of-way after years of no issues.

  Politics

  Nov 22, 2025
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• ‘It costs nothing to dial 911’: Toronto man expresses gratitude to Good Samaritan

  Brijesh Patel was ignored after suffering a heart attack. A Good Samaritan who aided him says he was just doing 'what's human,' an example Patel thinks more people should follow.

  Health

  Oct 3, 2025
• Ontario judge acquits Michael Thompson in cottage country sexual assault case

  An Ontario judge has found Coun. Michael Thompson not guilty of sexually assaulting two women in cottage country roughly three years ago.

  Crime

  Sep 16, 2025
• Plan pitched to fix Toronto’s burnt-out Luminous Veil in phases

  It lights up the night sky over the Don Valley while preventing suicides, and now the city is putting forward a multi-stage plan to make sure the Luminous Veil remains luminous.

  Politics

  Sep 12, 2025
• Ford government formally appeals ruling deeming Toronto bike lane removal unconstitutional

  Premier Doug Ford's government has formally filed a notice of appeal challenging a court ruling deeming its plan to tear out dedicated bike lanes in Toronto unconstitutional.

  Politics

  Aug 22, 2025
• Toronto’s Old City Hall opens its doors for wedding ceremonies

  Toronto has opened the doors of the 126-year-old Old City Hall for public tours and, for the first time in decades, civil wedding ceremonies.

  Politics

  Aug 1, 2025
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• Michael Thompson sex assault decision won’t come until September

  Closing arguments were read out in a Bradford courthouse on Monday as the months-long sex assault trial of Toronto Coun. Michael Thompson shifted to another city.

  Crime

  Jun 24, 2025
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• ‘It’s never quite worked properly’: Toronto’s fading Luminous Veil in need of repairs

  Unveiled in time for the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games, the Luminous Veil added hundreds of LED lights that react to changes in wind direction and temperature shifts.

  Politics

  Jun 13, 2025
• ‘At no point was ‘no’ initiated’: Toronto councillor continues testimony at sex assault trial

  Thompson, 65, was charged with two counts of sexual assault in 2022 after two guests of his over Canada Day weekend said he touched them inappropriately.

  Crime

  May 8, 2025
• Toronto city councillor begins testimony in sex assault trial

  Michael Thompson, 65, has maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual assault.

  Crime

  May 7, 2025
• Toronto councillor’s sex assault trial moves to Barrie

  Michael Thompson is accused on two counts of sexual assault from separate women who were guests of his during a Muskoka cottage weekend over the Canada Day long weekend in 2022.

  Crime

  May 2, 2025