Toronto Mayor John Tory to make statement after report of relationship with staffer

© Evan Mitsui/CBC Toronto Mayor John Tory is set to make a statement at 8:30 p.m. on Friday.

Toronto Mayor John Tory is set to make a statement at 8:30 p.m. on Friday after a newspaper reported that he had a relationship with a staffer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a report on Friday night, the Toronto Star quoted a letter from Peter A. Downward, the mayor’s lawyer, who said “the mayor developed a relationship with an employee in his office.”

According to letter reported by the Star, it “ended by mutual consent earlier this year.”