Jon Burnside News Today

Councillor Jon Burnside for Don Valley East, was shopping the other day at his local Home Depot...

A trip to a home improvement store in Toronto’s east end turned into to quite an ordeal for one Toronto city councillor on Wednesday morning.

Toronto's city council voted to allow townhouses and small apartments on most major streets Thursday, which city staff say will open up more opportunities to build housing.

Toronto City Council has approved a motion that could ramp up construction on the Gardiner Expressway.

A motion calling for measures to speed up construction on the Gardiner Expressway is before Toronto City Council today as drivers in the city already feel the pinch of construction work which is scheduled to go on for years.

A key city committee has endorsed $85 million in new spending to support Toronto’s crowded shelter system, including cash to house some refugees at a hotel in Vaughan.

After initially stating that he was “hoping for a different outcome” after Umar Zameer’s acquittal, Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw said Tuesday that he accepts the jury’s verdict — though one city councillor says the chief should still apologize to the public for his comments.

Despite a number of councillors calling for the cancellation or suspension of Torontos Vacant Home Tax Thursday, the program will live to see another year with city council ordering staff to revamp the process in the wake of a disastrous rollout which saw tens of thousands of property owners receive bills, even though their homes are lived in.

Despite a number of councillors calling for the cancellation or suspension of Torontos Vacant Home Tax Thursday, the program will live to see another year with city council ordering staff to revamp the process in the wake of a disastrous rollout which saw tens of thousands of property owners receive bills, even though their homes are lived in.

There are about 260 homes on Toronto's harbour islands and while the residents there don't own the land, it remains one of the most picturesque and desirable areas to live in.