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With October’s municipal election right around the corner— one local climate action group has been closely watching how councillors and the mayor have been voting on climate-relate…
Since four consumption and treatment services sites closed in Toronto last spring, community organizations face increased demand and residents have noticed a significant increase i…
Monthly fare capping is a major victory for transit riders after years of grassroots advocacy, but post-secondary students say the city policy counts them out as the monthly pass o…
Toronto’s Home Energy Loan Program (HELP) could support at least 1,000 homeowners with heat-pump installations over the next four years, but climate justice advocates say in order…
A city program that provides grants for eligible residents who are behind on their rental payments is getting a 30 per cent increase, allocating a total of $10.8 million from the c…
Canadian politician and youth advocate Neethan Shan is Toronto City Council’s newest elected member, holding a seat for Scarborough-Rouge Park or Ward 25. Shan beat 19 candidates e…
Toronto homeowners were less than happy with budget drafts in years past under the governance of Mayor Olivia Chow. But this year, the city has flipped the script, proposing a much…
As 2025 comes to an end, we look back at a tumultuous year in Ontario politics. This year, legislators braved a snap election, lost hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jo…
Personal Support Workers (PSWs) are facing more hazards on the job and earning lower wages than workers’ in institutional care, according to a new report by Social Planning Toronto…
Northwest Toronto’s newly-opened light-rail train is a major milestone for the city’s transit development, but many riders are disappointed by just how slow the train takes to get…
It’s out with the old and in with the new for Toronto’s blue bin program as the city prepares to hand off its curbside recycling program to a new service provider. Circular…
Rosanna Araujo couldn’t have anticipated the jump in food users she’d start seeing over the summer months of 2025. Suddenly, the biweekly food bank she runs out of Jane and Wilson,…
