Olivia Chow
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Toronto mayor weighs raising tax on home sales over $3M as budget season beginsChow'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.PoliticsDec 4
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‘Not how we build housing’: Toronto mayor blasts Ford government rental changesChow 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.PoliticsNov 5
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Toronto boy killed by stray bullet was ‘a really good little soul,’ mother saysJahVai 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.CrimeAug 22
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Toronto’s Olivia Chow heads to U.K., Ireland on trade missionMayor Olivia Chow is scheduled to meet with production companies and broadcasters to encourage Canadian content production through agreements with the U.K. and Ireland.CanadaJul 6
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Toronto to fund more summer programs for youth aimed at violence preventionToronto 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.CanadaJun 3
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Toronto renews festival safety funding in wake of Lapu-Lapu Day attack in VancouverToronto 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.CanadaMay 26
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Toronto takes aim at construction contractors to reduce gridlockEvery 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.PoliticsApr 9
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Toronto’s mayor supports removing U.S. flags ‘wherever possible’The office of Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow told Global News in a statement Wednesday that Chow is OK with the measure, which some municipalities in Ontario are starting to adopt.PoliticsMar 19
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‘We will stand united’: Toronto outlines 10 actions in U.S. tariff responseToronto's mayor says the city will be implementing 10 action items to support Canadian businesses and workers in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war.PoliticsMar 17
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Federal, provincial and municipal governments to invest $975M in Toronto’s waterfrontOfficials say the three levels of government will spend $975 million to speed up the revitalization of Toronto's waterfront and create more than 14,000 new homes in the area.PoliticsJan 28
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