Toronto Votes: News Stories

Vote breakdown shows pre-amalgamation split

A breakdown of votes cast in Monday's municipal election shows the city is divided in its preference for mayor almost exactly along pre-amalgamation lines.

Ootes to head Ford transition team

Toronto mayor-elect Rob Ford has announced that outgoing councillor Case Ootes will lead the transition team that will ease him into his new role.

Rob Ford won't scrap streetcars: report

The brother of Toronto's newly elected mayor Rob Ford is backtracking on a campaign pledge to remove streetcars from city streets.

Rob Ford campaign wins praise

Rob Ford had a huge turnout at his victory party Monday night which featured a who's who of past and present politicians all ready to heap praise on the newly elected Toronto mayor.

Minister sorry for Ford bigotry tweet

An Ontario cabinet minister is apologizing for posts on Twitter in which he accused Toronto's new mayor Rob Ford of bigotry.

Toronto council gets makeover

About a third of Toronto's 44 wards have new councillors after the city's residents turned on incumbents in Monday's municipal election.

McGuinty open to Ford ideas on transit

Ontario's Liberal government is willing to work with all the newly elected mayors across the province, even if their ideas differ from current provincial policy, says Premier Dalton McGuinty.

Rob Ford elected mayor of Toronto

Rob Ford has emerged as the victor in Toronto's race for mayor, riding a wave of popular support for his cost-cutting promises.

Several GTA mayors defeated

Monday's provincewide municipal elections saw several mayors in the Greater Toronto Area fail in their re-election bids, with incumbents going down to defeat in Vaughan, Oshawa, Hamilton and Aurora.

Ex-MP Bevilacqua new Vaughan mayor

Maurizio Bevilacqua, the former member of Parliament for Vaughan, has been elected the Toronto-area city's mayor, unseating Linda Jackson.

McCallion wins 12th term as Mississauga mayor

A stalwart Hazel McCallion weathered a judicial probe to earn a 12th term as the mayor of Mississauga, Ont., in Monday's municipal election.

Smitherman targets suburban voters

George Smitherman's mayoral campaign is sending thousands of volunteers into Toronto's inner suburbs over the next four days to encourage supporters to get out and vote in what is shaping up to be a close race.

'Tiny perfect mayor' Crombie endorses Smitherman

Former Toronto mayor David Crombie announced his endorsement for mayoral candidate George Smitherman Friday, saying that Smitherman is the only candidate who has what it takes to lead the city forward.

Ford, Smitherman in tight Toronto mayoral race

A new poll released Sunday suggests Toronto's two leading mayoral candidates — Rob Ford and George Smitherman — are almost neck and neck in the race for the city's top job.

Man charged with stealing 41 election signs

A 29-year-old Toronto man faces theft and mischief charges after 41 municipal election signs were discovered early Monday.

Coun. Holyday endorses Ford

Mayoral front-runner Rob Ford has won the endorsement of veteran councillor and former Etobicoke mayor, Doug Holyday.

Pantalone budget plan includes 2.5% tax hike

Toronto mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone has released a detailed budget plan that calls for a 2.5 per cent property tax increase.

Rossi drops out of Toronto mayoral race

Toronto mayoral candidate Rocco Rossi has dropped out of the race for the city's top job hours after the release of a poll that suggested support for his campaign is waning.

Smitherman, Ford neck and neck in Ipsos poll

A new poll released Wednesday shows Toronto's two leading mayoral candidates in a neck and race for the city's top job.

Miller 'appalled' by Toronto mayoral race

Toronto Mayor David Miller told a news conference on Wednesday that he is appalled by the level of debate in the race to replace him.

Offensive election signs appear in Toronto

A dozen Toronto election signs with a less-than-wholesome message appear on the centre median of University Avenue at Elm Street, just south of Dundas Street West.

Toronto mayor hopeful Ford promises $1.7B surplus

Toronto mayoral candidate Rob Ford unveiled his financial plan Friday, which included a promise of a net surplus of about $1.7 billion during his first term in office.

Toronto's middle class shrinking: report

The Toronto Community Foundation highlights the city's expensive housing and shrinking middle class during its annual Vital Signs report.

REPLAY: Toronto mayoral debate hosted by CBC

CBC Toronto hosted a mayoral debate during which each of the four candidates in attendance was asked to detail their vision for the city.

Toronto advance polling opens

Advance voting for Toronto's municipal election opens.

Toronto job cuts would hurt service: union chief

Pledges by mayoral candidates Rob Ford and George Smitherman to cut thousands of city jobs without compromising services are unrealistic, says a key union leader.

Thomson backs Smitherman for mayor

Sarah Thomson has dropped out of the race to be the next mayor of Toronto, asking her supporters to vote for George Smitherman.

Rob Ford pledges millions in savings

Toronto mayoral candidate Rob Ford has unveiled a financial platform that he says will save the city hundreds of millions of dollars over the next four years.

Smitherman budget plan seeks $100M from province

Mayoral candidate George Smitherman says his plan for balancing Toronto's budget includes selling off the city-owned share of Enwave, and securing $100 million in annual TTC funding from the province.

Thomson not dropping out of race: campaign team

The campaign team for Toronto mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson says she is not dropping out of the race, despite published reports suggesting she is considering it.

Ford becomes other candidates' focus

Tuesday evening's Toronto mayoral debate was marked by Rob Ford's rivals taking aim at the candidate, who is leading in the latest poll.

Reworking Toronto's finances

As Toronto's mayoral campaign heads into the home stretch, fiscal restraint has come to the forefront as a key campaign issue. CBC News examines how Toronto's leading mayoral candidates would reshape the city's finances.

Mammoliti endorses Ford for mayor

Former mayoral candidate Giorgio Mammoliti has endorsed Rob Ford for the city's top job.

Rob Ford tops latest poll

A new poll suggests Toronto mayoral candidate Rob Ford is leading the pack with the support of 45.8 per cent of decided voters, giving him a 24-point lead over his closest rival.

More Toronto subways unlikely: transit chiefs

Top transit officials are throwing cold water on promises made by some of Toronto's leading mayoral candidates to rework the city's transit system by adding to the subway network.

Toronto businessman threatens to sue Rob Ford

Toronto mayoral candidate Rob Ford is being threatened with a lawsuit unless he retracts statements he made about the awarding of a restaurant contract.

Tories endorse Smitherman for Toronto mayoralty

Toronto mayoral candidate George Smitherman has secured the endorsement of several prominent Conservatives, including three former cabinet ministers in the Mike Harris government and two senators.

Rossi has tunnel vision for Toronto

Toronto mayoral candidate Rocco Rossi says if he is elected in October he'll complete the controversial Spadina Expressway linking Highway 401 with the Gardiner Expressway - by digging a tunnel.

Toronto election nominations close

The slate is now set for the Oct. 25 Toronto election, with hundreds of hopeful candidates vying for power.

Ford unveils transit plan on YouTube

Mayoral candidate Rob Ford says he wants to "stop the war on cars" by favouring new express buses over streetcars in places where subway lines can't be built.

Smitherman would lead budget review

Toronto mayoralty candidate George Smitherman promises a budget review, a property tax freeze, and a hiring freeze.

Smitherman denies swearing at Rossi volunteer

Toronto mayoral candidate Rocco Rossi demanded Friday that rival George Smitherman apologize for allegedly swearing at a campaign volunteer before a debate.

Veteran Toronto councillor Moscoe quitting politics

Colourful Toronto politician Howard Moscoe is calling it quits after 32 years in municipal politics.

Rossi vows push for voter recall in Toronto

Toronto mayoral candidate Rocco Rossi says voters should be able to kick the city's mayor or councillors out of office mid-term if they feel they are not performing well enough.

Layton endorses Pantalone for Toronto mayor

Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton has waded into Toronto's mayoralty race by endorsing Coun. Joe Pantalone for the city's top job.

Mayoral candidate Thomson reveals past charges

Hours after mayoral candidate Rob Ford revealed he was convicted in 1999 for refusing to provide a breath sample and charged with marijuana possession, rival Sarah Thomson's camp acknowledged that she had also been charged with assault the same year.

Rob Ford to Miami cop: 'Take me to jail'

Toronto mayoral candidate Rob Ford says he was convicted of refusing to give a breath sample while driving in Florida 11 years ago and also faced a pot possession charge.

Councillor assistants line up to replace their bosses

Four former executive assistants to Toronto city councillors are running for office in this fall's municipal election as they try to join two other former aides at City Hall.

Pantalone says he's not out of mayoral race

Mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone is defending his low-key campaign, saying it is too early to count him out of the contest for Toronto's top job.

Ford rapped by city integrity commissioner

The leading candidate for mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, broke the rules to raise money for his charity, according to a report filed Friday.

Seniors issues need boost in mayoral race: advocates

The five frontrunners for Toronto's mayoralty discussed seniors' issues at a debate Wednesday — issues that advocates say don't get examined enough by those in power.

Toronto mayor calls Ford comments disgusting

Toronto Mayor David Miller lashed out at Coun. Rob Ford on Thursday, saying Ford's accusations of corruption on city council are irresponsible and disgusting.

Tory wants to help Toronto as private citizen

John Tory says his decision to stay out of the mayoral race in Toronto was spurred by a conviction that he could do more for the city as a private citizen than he could in office.

Scandal claims Toronto mayoral candidate

Adam Giambrone has dropped out of the Toronto mayor's race after publicly admitting to having had a number of intimate relationships with women other than his live-in partner.

Giambrone to continue campaign despite affair allegations

TTC Chair Adam Giambrone will stay in the race for Toronto's mayoralty despite his admission that he has been involved in an "inappropriate relationship with a young woman."

Smitherman denies eHealth influenced mayoral run

George Smitherman is brushing aside suggestions that he is running for the Toronto mayoralty in order to sidestep some of the political muck generated by the eHealth scandal.

Scramble to replace Miller begins

Toronto's municipal election is more than a year away, but elbows are already out as political jostling begins in earnest following Mayor David Miller's announcement that he will not seek re-election.

Miller won't seek 3rd term as Toronto mayor

Mayor David Miller shocked Torontonians on Friday, announcing he will not be seeking re-election.

Smitherman to quit Ont. cabinet

Ontario deputy premier George Smitherman will resign from cabinet as he prepares to run for Toronto mayor, Premier Dalton McGuinty confirmed Sunday.