Olivia Chow

• 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
  
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• Ford knocks back request to overrule Toronto’s luxury home tax plan

  The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board wrote to Premier Doug Ford asking him to step in to block the tax plan, which Chow announced as part of the city's upcoming budget.

  Politics

  Dec 9, 2025
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• Toronto mayor weighs raising tax on home sales over $3M as budget season begins

  Chow's office said this week she was targeting an incremental increase to her so-called luxury homes tax to try and raise $152 million for city hall's coffers.

  Politics

  Dec 4, 2025
• ‘Not how we build housing’: Toronto mayor blasts Ford government rental changes

  Chow told reporters on Tuesday she was worried about Bill 60, which brings in changes to how tenants and landlords are able to raise and resolve rental disputes.

  Politics

  Nov 5, 2025
• Toronto boy killed by stray bullet was ‘a really good little soul,’ mother says

  JahVai Roy's mother says she will make sure everyone knows his name after the eight-year-old boy was shot and killed while in his bed in North York.

  Crime

  Aug 22, 2025
• Toronto’s Olivia Chow heads to U.K., Ireland on trade mission

  Mayor Olivia Chow is scheduled to meet with production companies and broadcasters to encourage Canadian content production through agreements with the U.K. and Ireland.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2025
• Toronto to fund more summer programs for youth aimed at violence prevention

  Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the city's summer safety plan will focus on violence prevention measures through programs that help youth build skills and secure jobs.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2025
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• Toronto renews festival safety funding in wake of Lapu-Lapu Day attack in Vancouver

  Toronto will allocate $2.1 million this year to help festivals stay secure, after 11 people were killed in a vehicle ramming at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival in April. 

  Canada

  May 26, 2025
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• Toronto takes aim at construction contractors to reduce gridlock

  Every six months, the city's transportation division updates its congestion management plan and this April's iteration continues to build on areas in which it has seen success.

  Politics

  Apr 9, 2025