What's on John Tory's desk

An interactive look at Tory's desk on the 15th floor of the west tower at Toronto City Hall

Mayor-elect John Tory unveils his new team

Left-leaning voices largely shut out as Mayor-elect John Tory unveils his new administration.

New Mississauga dog law in effect Monday

The regulations seek to minimize the neglect of dogs in winter, but critics say more needs to be done to protect animals.

John Tory declares conflict of interest on Billy Bishop, Rogers

Soon-to-be-mayor John Tory says he won't take part in discussion over island airport expansion or Rogers-controlled companies.

Tory’s police board plan gets mixed reaction, but union cautiously optimistic

Mayor-elect John Tory’s decision to sit on the Toronto Police Services Board is getting a mixed reception inside and out of city hall

Tory’s police board plan under fire

Councillor and police board member Mike Del Grande says planned shakeup will send the wrong message.

Mayor-elect John Tory will sit on police services board

John Tory will take a seat on the high-profile Toronto Police Services Board but has not asked councillors Michael Thompson or Frances Nunziata back.

Mayor-elect John Tory wants to restore service on 41 bus routes

Tory, delivering his ‘state-of-the-city’ address early, wouldn’t say if fares would rise to cover a boost in night and off-hours runs cut under Rob Ford.

Toronto residents want Uber to stay: poll

‘The genie’s out of the bottle,’ says Forum Research; two-thirds surveyed approve of the app-based taxi service, which the city wants to ban.

Ghomeshi’s spectacular fall from grace: DiManno

Canadian media superstar, first jobless, now charged with serious offences.

Doug Ford to say if he'll seek Ontario PC leadership

The runner-up to mayor-elect John Tory in last month’s Toronto election has said “the stars are aligning” for a bid

New policy narrows lane widths on some streets to improve safety

Mayor-elect John Tory says he is open to narrower lane widths, which promote more cautious driving, as long as it doesn't worsen traffic congestion.

Mayor-elect supports narrower city streets

Mayor-elect John Tory says he is open to narrowing city streets as long as it doesn't add or worsen traffic congestion.

Toronto Zoo revenues down $8.3 million despite pandas’ arrival

The Toronto Zoo had nearly 300,000 less visitors in 2014 after Ripley's Aquarium opened and a tough winter kept attendance down.

John Tory, councillors attend transgender flag-raising ceremony

Despite missing flag, protests, transgender flag raised for the first time at city hall.

Rob Ford to return to hospital for chemotherapy

Doug Ford told CP24 that the Ford family is "playing it by ear." Ford's earlier treatment was unsuccessful in shrinking his tumour.

Toronto readying snow removal operations

After one of the most challenging winters in recent memory, the city says it is ready to deal with snow and ice

Purolator driver disciplined after hurling insults, trash at candidate’s team

Former Rob Ford rival Munira Abukar, who was targeted by racist attacks while campaigning in Ward 2, says the company handled the matter “quite well.”

City of Toronto seeks court injunction against Uber taxi services

The city has filed a notice of application in order to be heard in Superior Court as they seek an injunction on all Uber services.

Toronto Public Health endorses subway suicide barriers

Platform edge doors would also aid traffic flow and subway efficiency and work in tandem with the new automatic train control system — but they’re costly.

Q and A: The Toronto police budget

Salaries are the top item, Chief Blair’s budget offer notwithstanding.

Haggling over details in police ‘carding’ issue erodes slowly building confidence: James

Carding and racial profiling have damaged police-community relations; so why is Chief Bill Blair wavering on gutting a discredited practice?

John Tory pledges to work at reducing child poverty in Toronto

“If ever there was a wakeup call, this would be it,” the mayor-elect says of a report showing city has highest child-poverty rate among Canadian cities.

Police board greenlights zero budget increase — for now

Chief Bill Blair's request for a status-quo budget doesn't account for potential wage increases.

Mayor Rob Ford cancels Remembrance Day appearance

Citing concerns his health would prevent him from attending, Ford has asked a councillor to sub for him at the Old City Hall cenotaph ceremonies.

Hard bargaining ahead in Toronto police contract talks

Chief Bill Blair’s suggested flat budget won’t have any impact on upcoming wage talks, says Toronto Police Association boss.

Chief Blair recommends police budget be flat-lined, force reduced

Police budget freeze would be big victory for mayor-elect John Tory.

John Tory convinces city manager Joe Pennachetti to delay retirement

City manager Joe Pennachetti has accepted mayor-elect John Tory’s request to delay his retirement until the end of April, after Tory’s first budget.

Why big projects’ final bill always makes us ill: Keenan

Ignorance, wishful thinking and maybe even deception are why ambitious plans like SmartTrack always cost more than promised.

John Tory promises review of Toronto’s harassment policy

Mayor-elect says he’ll review procedures for dealing with sexual harassment procedures to ensure city hall is a "model" workplace.

Ex-cabinet minister says best value not lowest bids should get government work

Cash-strapped governments historically opt for the lowest bid when doling out contracts but former politician argues that’s not always best

Watchful residents keep city hall in line: James

Rob Ford may be out and John Tory in, but that’s no reason for citizens to ignore what’s going on in civic government.

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Nick Kouvalis was John Tory’s ‘Ford whisperer’

Strategist and political mastermind who helped keep John Tory out of the 2010 election was a key player in helping Tory getting elected mayor in 2014.

How to be mayor in Toronto’s weak-mayor system: Royson James

Mayor-elect John Tory would have to be near incompetent not to secure the 23 votes needed to deliver on his agenda, says Royson James.