Politicians split on funding for priority neighbourhoods
Scarborough councillors are conflicted when it comes to outgoing mayor David Miller’s $40-million plan to invest in Toronto’s 13 neediest communities.
Scarborough councillors are conflicted when it comes to outgoing mayor David Miller’s $40-million plan to invest in Toronto’s 13 neediest communities.
Some of Toronto’s mayoral frontrunners are finding common ground when it comes to one issue: downsizing city council.
Nancy Jenter’s city is no longer Toronto the Good. As a welfare recipient and food bank patron, Jenter says she knows first-hand how Toronto treats its underprivileged citizens. “Poor people are being left to rot…
A public transit commuter from Scarborough challenged Toronto’s mayoral candidates to come up with a better way during a public debate at the University of Toronto Tuesday night. Sarah Thomson, Rocco Rossi, George Smitherman, Joe…
Two mayoral debates are planned for tonight in Toronto, leaving candidates and organizers to do some last-minute juggling.
Toronto should be a “refugee-free” zone, mayoral hopeful Rob Ford said in a televised debate Aug. 17. His opponents disagreed.
The next mayor of Toronto, elected in the fall, will shape the city for the next four years. The mayoral candidates talked to the East Toronto Observer about four major issues, and their vision for Scarborough.
About a half-hour before Rob Ford addressed a throng of supporters at a rally to launch his mayoral campaign, the old Trooper classic “Raise a Little Hell” blared over the sound system. And Ford’s entry into the crowded race to become Toronto’s next mayor might just deliver on the song’s promise.
Rouge Valley Centenary hosts its annual Health Fair on March 26.
Energy and Infrastructure Minister George Smitherman has announced he will run for mayor of Toronto in next year’s civic election.