Mahdis Habibinia
City Hall Reporter at The (Toronto) Star
City hall bureau @TorontoStar and waterfront geek • Got a story? Email me at [email protected] or call 647-250-8267
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3 weeks ago |
therecord.com | Mahdis Habibinia |Andy Takagi
The city is looking at expanding Toronto’s community-led mental health crisis service to the TTC, particularly in subway stations. Mayor Olivia Chow‘s executive committee directed city staff on Tuesday to work with the transit agency and the Toronto Police Service to develop a plan for council to review by the end of September, including how to properly staff and resourcethe city’s crisis response service for this expansion.
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3 weeks ago |
thespec.com | Mahdis Habibinia |Andy Takagi
The city is looking at expanding Toronto’s community-led mental health crisis service to the TTC, particularly in subway stations. Mayor Olivia Chow‘s executive committee directed city staff on Tuesday to work with the transit agency and the Toronto Police Service to develop a plan for council to review by the end of September, including how to properly staff and resourcethe city’s crisis response service for this expansion.
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4 weeks ago |
thespec.com | Mahdis Habibinia
The family of a man who died last June after the vehicle he was in was struck by a person jumping from the Leaside Bridge is suing the city for failing to put up suicide barriers. Four days short of his 77th birthday, Harold Lusthouse had been a passenger in a car on the Don Valley Parkway, with his wife behind the wheel. They had been headed to a Father’s Day brunch. That’s when a man crashed onto their car from above, “violently crushing Harold,” the lawsuit says.
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1 month ago |
thespec.com | Mahdis Habibinia
Toronto will soon get a glimpse into what a future with driverless delivery vehicles on downtown and midtown streets may look like, but some councillors are questioning the process and benefits. The Ministry of Transportation has allowed Magna International to start testing up to 20 automated vehicles on Toronto’s streets to deliver small packages in some wards by the end of June. Because it falls under provincial regulations, city council did not have a say in how the pilot will roll out.
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1 month ago |
thespec.com | Mahdis Habibinia
“In the face of this trade war — senseless and hurtful — we are taking action to protect local business and jobs. We know businesses and workers are worried,” Mayor Olivia Chow told reporters at city hall ahead of city council’s executive committee meeting Monday.
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