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John Tory resigned after his affair with a younger staff member

Toronto mayor resigns after affair with younger worker

Toronto Mayor John Tory resigned abruptly yesterday, shortly after the Toronto Star newspaper reported that he had an affair with a much younger staff member.

World • 11 Feb 23

Police declined to give further details, citing an ongoing investigation

Toronto police kill man carrying gun near schools

Toronto police shot and killed a man who was walking down a street carrying a gun yesterday afternoon, an incident that prompted five nearby schools to be placed under precautionary lockdowns, city officials said.

World • 27 May 22

The new WestJet service between Toronto and Dublin Airport will operate on its Boeing 737 MAX planes

WestJet to start new Dublin to Toronto service from May

Canadian airline WestJet is to launch a new service between Toronto and Dublin from next year.

Business • 06 Oct 21

The plane crashed on the north shore of Lake Ontario (file image)

Seven killed in Canadian plane crash

Five Americans and two Canadians were killed when a light aircraft crashed in a wooded area on the north shore of Lake Ontario, Canada's transport safety agency said.

World • 29 Nov 19

People in Toronto add flowers and messages to a memorial remembering the victims of the shooting

Police identify Toronto shooting suspect

Canadian police have identified the man who shot dead a ten-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman in Toronto.

Toronto • 24 Jul 18

Police said the gunman died after the incident in Toronto

Two dead after gunman opens fire on Toronto street

Two people, including the gunman, are dead and 13 wounded in Toronto after a shooting in the busy Greektown neighbourhood.

Toronto • 23 Jul 18

Banksy robber: Artwork stolen in brazen theft

Canadian police are investigating the theft of a Banksy print from an unauthorised exhibit of the British-based guerrilla graffiti artist's work in Toronto.

News Lens • 15 Jun 18

A man leaves a notes at a makeshift memorial for the victims in Toronto

Toronto police seek motive behind deadly van attack

The man accused of driving a rental van into pedestrians on a crowded Toronto footpath in Canada's deadliest mass killing in decades, has been charged with ten counts of first-degree murder.

Canada • 25 Apr 18

The driver of the van was arrested and is in police custody

Toronto van attack death toll rises to 10, driver named

Ten people have been killed and 15 others injured after a van struck pedestrians in Toronto, police said.

Canada • 24 Apr 18

Rob Ford was diagnosed with an abdominal tumour this week

Toronto mayor Ford pulls out of re-election race

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who gained global notoriety last year for admitting he smoked crack cocaine, has dropped out of the race for re-election as mayor.

News • 12 Sep 14

Rob Ford blamed his substance abuse as the cause of his erratic behaviour

Toronto Mayor admits being drunk in office

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has admitted that he got drunk in his office while serving as mayor.

News • 03 Jul 14

Embattled Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford launching his re-election campaign

Mayor of Toronto to return to work following rehab

Controversial Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford is to return to work on Monday more popular than ever after a stint in rehab for his internationally publicised alcohol and drug abuse.

News • 29 Jun 14

Henry Lacroix is taking on a 20,000km cycle for Alzheimer's research

Arctic to Antarctic cycle gets under way

A Canadian man has begun a 20,000km bicycle journey that will take him from the Arctic to the Antarctic.

Special Reports • 19 Jun 14

Rob Ford has been campaigning for re-election as Toronto mayor

Toronto mayor taking leave of absence

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has informed city staff he is taking a leave of absence but has not said when he plans to return.

News • 01 May 14

Toronto mayor Rob Ford admitted he had been drinking but said he was with friends on personal time

Troubled Toronto mayor in new video scandal

A new video has surfaced showing Toronto's scandal-plagued mayor, who pledged to stay off alcohol after admissions of crack smoking and binge drinking, in an apparent drunken stupor.

News • 22 Jan 14

Rob Ford said he was the best mayor Toronto has ever had

Toronto mayor launches re-election bid

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who last year admitted to having used crack cocaine, has registered for the city's October mayoral election.

News • 02 Jan 14

Rob Ford admitted to drinking heavily but said he does not need treatment

Toronto mayor admits buying illegal drugs

Toronto's embattled mayor Rob Ford professed a zero-tolerance policy for drugs and gangs, but also admitted he has bought illegal drugs in the past two years.

News • 13 Nov 13