As the Ford government puts the wheels in motion to begin removing bike lanes from three Toronto thoroughfares, an expert who helped advise the city […]
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Doug Ford plans to rip out existing bike lanes that are bringing traffic ‘to a standstill’
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government doesn’t just plan to block the installation of new bike lanes in some cases but also plans to […]
Testimony wraps on first week of Toronto city councillor’s sexual assault trial
After three days of testimony, the first witness in the sexual assault case of longtime Toronto politician Michael Thompson finished a lengthy cross-examination in which […]
Metrolinx tells Finch West LRT builders to drop legal action and get ‘back to work’
Metrolinx is telling the consortium responsible for building the Finch West LRT, which has launched legal action, to “get out of court and back to […]
Delicate track across the TTC means slow subways ‘new normal,’ advocacy group worries
Advocates are raising concerns that a web of restricted speed zones across Toronto’s transit network is making slow subways the city’s “new normal” as the […]
Toronto’s vacant home tax gets ‘complete redesign’ after botched rollout
Toronto’s vacant home tax is getting a “complete redesign” for the 2024 tax season after last year’s botched rollout led to a flood of complaints. […]
‘Disgraceful’ school trip to Toronto protest needs to be investigated, Ford says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has called a Toronto field trip that saw students involved with a downtown protest “disgraceful” and called for an urgent investigation, […]
Largest school board in Ontario under fire after field trip to downtown protest
Ontario’s largest school board is under fire after students at several schools were taken on a field trip where they appear to have ended up […]
‘Less hassle’: Toronto to close entire Gardiner Expressway for weekend work
A full closure of the Gardiner Expressway is set for this weekend as congestion woes continue to plague Toronto. In a notice on its Facebook […]
Pie in the sky: Why there’s talk in Toronto for an international pizza fest
Toronto has so many “unique” pizzas that one councillor is suggesting the city serve up an international pizza festival. Eglinton-Lawrence Coun. Mike Colle said in […]