By Liam Harrington   Last week the TTC released their 2019 budget, and a big part was the announcement of a 10-cent increase in fare. While many riders are upset with the increase, the TTC assures everyone that it’s essential for the TTC to continue running efficiently and so the... Read more

By Ryan Hanna, for Skedline.com At a meeting on Thursday, the TTC board voted unanimously to approve a 10-cent fare increase. The price for cash fares will remain the same, but PRESTO fares will rise to $3.10 for adults, with student and senior monthly passes rising by $5.70 and adult... Read more

“I’m worried about being priced out of Toronto,” said Monica De Vera. “I’m educated, I have a full-time job that I love. I really love my parents but I don’t want to live with them forever.” Toronto is the world’s 10th most expensive city to live in. This according to... Read more

The City of Toronto is scrambling to provide shelter for the homeless, one of the most vulnerable groups of people during cold winter months.  City councillors Kristyn Wong-Tam and Gord Perks are urging the city to declare homelessness a crisis. Doing so would unlock funding from both the provincial and... Read more

By Michael Ranger Skedline.com   The Toronto Transit Commission is now in possession of the first of its new hybrid electric buses. The sleek new vehicles look pretty much the same as the old, but are branded with a green logo. The TTC says these new buses will run off... Read more

Brandon Tretter Skedline.com Santa makes his way to our neck of the woods on Saturday Dec. 1 for the 28th annual Etobicoke Santa Claus parade. The parade gets underway at 10 a.m. and runs along Lakeshore starting at Dwight Street and ending at Thirty Seventh Street. The parade runs until... Read more

Compiled by Anastasia Coulson-Gagnon Skedline.com Mark Grimes, City Councillor for the new Ward 3, was born in Orillia, Ontario.   Was first elected City Counclilor for Ward 6 in 2003. Before entering politics, Grimes worked at the Toronto Stock Exchange as a trader and market maker at a major financial... Read more

By Brandon Tretter and Aaron Ranson for Skedline.com You could sense the uncertainty in the room as people started to file into the banquet hall at the Canadiana Restaurant. Workers at the restaurant were preparing the hall for the night. The tables were done-up nicely, with white tablecloths and a... Read more

By Michael Ranger and Anastasia Coulson-Gagnon for Skedline.com It was a big night for Ford Nation as Ontario Premier Doug Ford was on hand to congratulate his nephew Michael on his victory in Etobicoke-North. When speaking to his raucous supporters in a packed ballroom at the airport Holiday Inn the... Read more

Skedline.com Skedline reporter Alex Arsenych talked with George Tory after his father John Tory was re-elected as Mayor of Toronto. George Tory. (File photo, courtesy of The Empire Club of Canada) Read more