Kristyn Wong-Tam

• Councillors appointed to fill 2 vacant Toronto wards

  Joe Mihevc has been appointed for Ward 10 — Spadina-Fort York and Robin Buxton Potts for Ward 13 — Toronto Centre.

  Politics

  Jun 1
  
• Kristyn Wong-Tam resigning from Toronto city council, running as Ontario NDP candidate

  Coun. Kristyn Wong-Tam is resigning from city council and will be running as the NDP candidate for Toronto-Centre in the June provincial election.

  Politics

  Apr 8
  
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• Toronto city council’s review of paramedic staffing is dead on arrival

  Toronto city council says staffing issues with Toronto Paramedics will not be examined further.

  Politics

  Feb 2
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• Toronto committee pushes to ban robots from sidewalks, bike paths

  "We want to remove external barriers so that people can participate in public life," said Kristyn Wong-Tam.

  Politics

  Dec 6, 2021
• Wong-Tam to step away from role as vice-chair of Toronto Board of Health

  The announcement came amid criticism over an op-ed she wrote last week regarding COVID-19 vaccinations.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2021
• 27-year-old Toronto youth worker fatally shot in Regent Park remembered as caring, passionate

  "Thane Murray cared deeply about his family, friend[s], community and work."

  Crime

  Sep 20, 2021
• Toronto city council votes in favour of plan to transform Yonge Street in downtown core

  Council voted 21 to 5 in favour of the YongeTOmorrow plan, which Toronto Centre Coun. Kristyn Wong-Tam said is "a project 10 years in the making."

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2021
• Advocates demand answers as police watchdog probes death of Black trans woman in Toronto

  "We need to understand what were the circumstances that led that person to the hospital and what happened at the hospital."

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2020
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• 2 Toronto councillors put forward motion to defund police budget by 10%

  Two Toronto councillors want to defund the city's police force by 10 per cent and use that money for community resources.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2020
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• Toronto police chief calls for calm in wake of Regis Korchinski-Paquet’s death

  The death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet has sparked questions from the woman's family, local politicians, and on social media about the role of police officers in the incident.

  Canada

  May 29, 2020