4 d. ago Calgary city councillors, mayor to introduce motion to repeal citywide rezoning

The motion calls on city administration to revert the Calgary's land-use bylaw to what it was prior to the previous city council approving citywide rezoning back in 2024.

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4 d. ago PETHERBRIDGE: Public engagement isn’t a box to tick, councillor

Toronto Councillor Dianne Saxe has been in the spotlight lately, and not for positive reasons. On several major proposals, she stands accused of limiting or outright bypassing public consultation. It’s a pattern of communication that keeps leaving residents feeling blindsided, even when the city’s formal consultation boxes are ticked. In fact, when Councillor Stephen Holyday […]

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5 d. ago Projet Montréal names city councillor Ericka Alneus as interim leader

First elected in 2021, Alneus will now head the official opposition at city hall.

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6 d. ago London marks Remembrance Day amid snow: 'Spirit of our community'

Hundreds attended Victoria Park on Tuesday for Remembrance Day, battling through snow and slush in downtown London for the annual observance at the park’s cenotaph. “Thank you all for coming on this cold November day,” master of ceremonies Jim Swan said to the crowd. “Your attendance is appreciated by the veterans as well as the […]

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7 d. ago LIVE Q+A: London city councillors vote themselves a 35% pay raise

LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton is answering your questions on one of the most controversial decisions of the council term.

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7 d. ago RECAP Q+A: London city councillors vote themselves a 35% pay raise

LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton is answering your questions on one of the most controversial decisions of the council term.

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1 week ago Brad Bradford wants encampments cleared out 48 hours after being reported

The City Councillor says an encampment in a park in the Beaches was cleared in mid-July only but reappeared Sept. 2.

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1 week ago How London councillors’ new pay compares to other Ontario cities

London’s 14 ward councillors serving on city council in the 2026–30 term and beyond are set for a 35 per cent pay hike.

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1 week ago City council approves 35% pay hike for next term, scraps severance plan

Following a 9-6 vote at Tuesday’s meeting, council approved an increase in pay.

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1 week ago Big Tesla investor will vote against Musk’s massive pay package

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, one of Tesla’s biggest investors, said Tuesday that it will vote against a proposed compensation package that could pay CEO Elon Musk as much as $1 trillion over a decade. There will be more than a dozen company proposals up for a vote Thursday during Tesla’s annual meeting, but none have […]

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2 w. ago A child refugee, a cabinet minister, a Montreal mayor: Who is Soraya Martinez Ferrada?

She may not be well known to most Montrealers, but she is a political veteran who won her first election in 2005 as a city councillor for the St-Michel district and more recently served two terms with the Trudeau government in Ottawa.

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2 w. ago Bell: Calgary Mayor Farkas speaks out on taxes, blanket rezoning and city hall

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas gives us a brief glimpse of the Farkas of his embattled city councillor days

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2 w. ago Most city employees stayed in Europe for days after film mission: Documents

City councillors told bureaucrats to “finalize costs” on what had been a final report after the Sun publicized inconsistencies related to spending.

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2 w. ago Tesla eyes internal CEO candidates if Musk leaves over pay vote

The EV maker has a 'range of different alternatives out there,' including having more than one person run the company

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2 w. ago Former Montreal city councillor and activist Jeremy Searle dies at 72

Searle's work as a community activist in the 1980s showed that Montreal city hall could be challenged.

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3 w. ago London Knights blow lead but rally in OT to beat Ottawa 67's

Does the extra work ever get old? Not when you’re on the right side of it.

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3 w. ago Musk hijacks Tesla earnings call to plead for US$1 trillion pay package

Shareholders will vote on the pay package on Nov. 6

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3 w. ago Toronto intersection plagued by 'infuriated' drivers now considered urgent safety risk

A Toronto intersection where frustrated motorists wait out throngs of pedestrians has been identified as an "urgent" safety risk, prompting the City to explore new turning restrictions.The corner of St. George and Ursula Franklin streets regularly sees large crowds of students from the University of Toronto's St. George Campus. This pedestrian flow causes regular confrontations with impatient motorists attempting to find a gap in foot traffic to turn west onto Ursula Franklin from St. George.With tempers flaring and the fall semester now in full swing, the school is raising urgent concerns about the problematic intersection and seeking a fix before someone gets killed.In response to these concerns, Dianne Saxe, City Councillor for Ward 11, University-Rosedale, has requested changes to traffic rules at the intersection.In a letter addressed to Toronto and East York Community Council members ahead of an Oct. 22 meeting, Saxe noted that  "heavy pedestr...

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3 w. ago Report recommends increased pay for Edmonton police commissioners, cutting city councillors

A report on the “governance crisis” in Edmonton policing recommends removing city councillors from the police commission — as well as increasing pay for those who sit on the civilian oversight board. On Friday, the Alberta government quietly released the report of Ontario Court of Appeal Justice William Hourigan, who was appointed earlier this year […]

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3 w. ago Braid: Sharp demands recount just as Farkas begins 'onboarding' at city hall

With a new mayor and 10 rookie councillors, this truly is a sea change at city hall

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