City council has approved the Purpose-Built Rental Homes Incentives stream, which aims to support the construction of 20,000 new rental homes in Toronto.

The City of Toronto announced new funding for 106 rent-geared-to-income and supportive homes at 165 Elm Ridge Dr. as part of Phase 3 of the federal Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI).

In a tight race against former deputy mayor, Ana Bailão, Olivia Chow secured 37.2 per cent of votes to become Toronto’s new mayor.

In the latest debate on housing matters, six leading mayoral candidates discussed their policies and promises for addressing Toronto's affordability crisis.