Progressive Conservative candidate Zee Hamidwon the hotly contested provincial byelection in Milton Thursday, handing Premier Doug Ford a victory over new Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie.

Last September, 32-year-old Arielle Townsend came home to a letter from the federal immigration department stating her Canadian citizenship was at risk of being revoked. Townsend, who lives in Ajax, Ont., was "completely blindsided."

The kitchen at Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute is a flurry of activity on a spring Monday morning, as the high school students prepare lunch for their peers.Teenage boys peel and chop fresh kiwis and toss them into a bowl. Other students put dozens of paperliners in severalmuffin pans so that generous scoops of chocolate chip muffin batter can be dropped in.

Not a single store, health clinic, gym or caf has opened in Thorncliffe Park as a result of the easing of zoning bylaws in 2014. Residents along with urban planning experts CBC Toronto spoke to say people need more support from the city in order to actually make use of the 10-year-old bylaw.

Home Essentials Newcomer Support is an organization that gathers household items for new immigrants and refugees in need who live in Thorncliffe Park, Flemingdon Park or Scarborough. Volunteers say they're stepping up as the housing crisis has made life more difficult for newcomers.

Torontos RentSafeTO enforcement program that aims to ensure rental buildings meet health and safety standards doesnt have enough teeth to hold owners accountable and to prevent poor living conditions, Thorncliffe Park residents and tenants advocates say.

Parents and community organizers told CBC Toronto the gardening program is particularly important in a neighbourhood like Thorncliffe Park that is characterized by multiple high-rise buildings and a lack of space for recreation.