Licensed rooming houses are a necessity in Scarborough, say four of five mayoral candidates speaking at a debate here this week.

Rob Ford, however, said it’s up to neighbourhoods to say they want rooming houses or don’t.

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There’s going to be a rematch for the Ward 35 council seat between incumbent Adrian Heaps and Michelle Berardinetti, who narrowly lost to him in 2006.

Berardinetti filed her nomination papers for the councillor’s job this week, mere days before Toronto City Council, at its Tuesday, Jan. 26 meeting, is slated to possibly revisit a decision to help Heaps out with $65,000 in fees and other costs he incurred in settling a libel suit with Berardinetti. Read More