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Former Toronto mayor John Tory broke ethics rules in affair with subordinate, integrity commissioner’s report says
The city of Toronto's integrity commissioner says former mayor John Tory broke the city council's code of conduct with his relationship with a staffer.
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Olivia Chow backs Toronto transit safety plan proposing 178 new frontline staff
<div>Toronto mayor Olivia Chow is backing a transit safety plan to hire 178 new frontline staff, mostly by adding more customer service agents at transit stations. Police officers are seen on the platform as people wait for a subway train inside a TTC station in Toronto, Saturday, April 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston</div>
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Olivia Chow meets with Doug Ford as premier backs new financial deal to address budget shortfalls
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow take their seats after looking at family photos in the Premier's office as they hold a meeting at the Queens Park Legislature in Toronto on Monday, Sept. 18,2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Toronto City Council debates financial future as Olivia Chow presses for refugee shelter help
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow gestures during a press conference following a tour of the Revivaltime Tabernacle Church, where African and Black refugees and asylum seekers received emergency shelter, in North York, Ont., on Friday, July 28, 2023. Chow says refugee claimants could account for half of the city's homeless shelter spaces by the end of the year, a situation she called "desperate" as she pressed the federal government for immediate support. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
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Toronto’s plan to address refugee housing crisis falls short, church leaders say
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is photographed during a press conference following a tour of Revivaltime Tabernacle Church, where African and Black refugees and asylum seekers received emergency shelter, in North York, Ont., on Friday, July 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Mayor Olivia Chow sets out ‘first step’ in affordable housing plan, ups target by 25,000 homes
Newly elected Mayor Olivia Chow delivers her first media availability after being sworn-in at Toronto City Hall, on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The City of Toronto says it has designated more than 200 shelter spaces for asylum seekers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Single seniors are subsidizing tax breaks available only to couples
Rob Carrick
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Reconsider Dundas Street renaming, three former Toronto mayors tell Olivia Chow, council
<div>Three former Toronto mayors are asking the city to reconsider its decision to rename Dundas Street, in a letter where they question the practicality of the move and the research supporting it. A cyclist turns at an intersection on Dundas Street West, in Toronto, Wednesday, June 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini</div>
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Toronto is considering new taxes to take on increasing fiscal pressure
Newly elected Mayor Olivia Chow delivers her first media availability after being sworn-in at Toronto City Hall, on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The City of Toronto says it has designated more than 200 shelter spaces for asylum seekers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Politics Briefing: All governments need to contribute to keep refugees from homelessness, PM says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a visit to an apartment complex under construction in Hamilton, Ont., Monday, July 31, 2023. He was joined today by the Mayor of Hamilton, Andrea Horwath, to announce a joint investment of nearly $64 million from the Government of Canada and the City of Hamilton to build and repair 214 homes for families in the city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
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Olivia Chow asks Toronto residents to offer rental units for refugees as shelter spaces fill up
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is photographed during a press conference following a tour of Revivaltime Tabernacle Church, where African and Black refugees and asylum seekers received emergency shelter, in North York, Ont., on Friday, July 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Freeland rejects Toronto bailout, says Ontario in ‘excellent fiscal position’ to help
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks to media after presenting the federal budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow’s motion to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic passes council
Newly elected Mayor Olivia Chow delivers her first media availability after being sworn-in at Toronto City Hall, on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Toronto to open hotel rooms for 150 asylum seekers amid shelter shortages
Newly elected Mayor Olivia Chow delivers her first media availability after being sworn-in at Toronto City Hall, on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Olivia Chow wants Toronto to declare an epidemic of intimate partner violence
Newly elected Mayor Olivia Chow waves to the crowd at council chambers during her Declaration of Office Ceremony, at Toronto City Hall on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
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Part of Olivia Chow’s job is to restore Toronto’s confidence
Marcus Gee
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Olivia Chow officially sworn in as Toronto’s new mayor
Newly elected Mayor Olivia Chow reacts after receiving a standing ovation during the Declaration of Office Ceremony at Toronto City Hall, on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
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Toronto’s new mayor Olivia Chow inherits a city in dire financial straits
Olivia Chow, Mayor Elect for the city of Toronto, holds a press conference under the windows of the mayor’s office at city hall on June 27, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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