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‘A brand new day for tenants:’ Toronto’s rental bylaw takes effect next week. Here is what you need to know

A new Toronto bylaw to protect tenants from what Mayor Olivia Chow is calling “bogus” renovictions officially goes into effect next week.

Toronto City Council votes to establish colour-coded ratings for apartment buildings

Toronto City Council has voted in favour of establishing a colour-coded system for apartment buildings in the hopes that it will hold landlords accountable and compel them to keep their building clean, safe and well-maintained.

‘Long overdue’: Toronto City Council approves dedicated transit lanes on Dufferin and Bathurst

Dedicated transit lanes are coming to Dufferin and Bathurst streets.

Toronto appoints new medical officer of health

A former medical epidemiologist with the World Health Organization has been appointed as Toronto’s new top doctor.

Ottawa doubles down on threat to reduce Toronto’s housing funding following sixplex vote

Toronto City Council’s recent decision to permit low-rise sixplexes in nine wards, instead of across the city as initially proposed, could cost it nearly $30 million in federal housing funding.

‘The process is broken:’ Toronto councillor pitches fix for patio permit holdups

A Toronto city councillor is calling for changes to a 'broken' permitting process after an east-end restaurant missed months of this summer’s patio season while its application was on hold at City Hall.

Ontario doubles down on September opening for Eglinton LRT despite TTC calling timeline ‘a reach’

The possibility that the long awaited Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open this September is now being considered 'a reach' by the TTC’s former interim CEO.

Chow says city staff ‘failed’ in handling of record Toronto snowstorm

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says city staff “failed in their job” during this year’s record-breaking snowstorm, pointing to broken plows, ignored 311 calls, and misleading public updates that left neighbourhoods buried for weeks.

Executive Committee backs plan to install priority transit lanes on Bathurst and Dufferin streets south of Bloor

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow’s Executive Committee has approved a scaled-down plan to install priority transit lanes on Bathurst and Dufferin streets.

Protest alleging mismanagement at Toronto City Hall met with counterprotest

A coalition of neighbourhood groups held a protest on Tuesday, alleging mismanagement at Toronto City Hall and calling for sweeping changes and more accountability.

Olivia Chow would easily win re-election unless John Tory enters race, new poll suggests

Olivia Chow would comfortably secure a second term as Toronto’s mayor if an election were held today but she could face a significant challenge from John Tory if he enters the race, a new poll conducted by Liaison Strategies for the Toronto Star has found.

Staff recommend year-round winter operations unit following review of Toronto’s February snowstorm response

Toronto needs a stronger plan to respond to major snow events, including a year-round dedicated winter operations unit, after an independent review found “significant shortcomings” in the city’s response to February’s major storm event that dumped more than 50 centimetres of snow.

Toronto city staff scaling back plan to install dedicated transit lanes on Bathurst Street

Toronto city staff are scaling back their plan to install dedicated bus lanes on Bathurst Street following a pushback from several businesses.

Toronto takes one step toward plan to tackle growing rat population

Toronto is one step closer to launching a plan to tackle its growing rat population after being adopted during Wednesday’s municipal committee meeting.

A colour-coded system could be introduced for Toronto apartment buildings. Here is how it would work

Some Toronto city councillors are reviving a plan to force landlords to display colour-coded RentSafe signs on their apartment buildings — ranking them based on property standards and building violations.