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Jun 26, 2023 | 
vervetimes.com | Anas Siddiqui |toronto Byelection
Voters in Toronto have elected Olivia Chow as the mayor of Canada’s largest municipality. In a race that had 102 candidates, Global News projected Chow as the winner in Monday night’s byelection, receiving over 268,600 votes. Chow, a former NDP MP and city councillor for Toronto, has a long history in Canadian politics as a progressive left politician.
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Jun 25, 2023 | 
news9ontime.com | toronto Byelection
To interview the top seven contenders to be Toronto mayor, Global News travelled to parks, theatres and bars. We ate in Portuguese bakeries, strolled along Bayview Avenue and marvelled at the Scarborough Bluffs. Ana Bailao, Brad Bradford, Olivia Chow, Anthony Furey, Mitzie Hunter, Josh Matlow and Mark Saunders were asked to pick a location that said something about themselves and their campaigns. Most chose to stay close to home, the exception being Saunders, who picked Regent Park.
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Jun 25, 2023 | 
globalnews.ca | Sharif Hassan |toronto Byelection
By Sharif Hassan The Canadian Press 3:13 Toronto mayoral candidates share their vision for the city in Global News interviews Voters in Toronto head to the polls Monday to elect their next mayor, with a record 102 candidates to choose from. Whoever ends up leading the city will have to deal with a nearly $1-billion budget shortfall, a housing affordability crisis and aging public infrastructure, among other issues. Ahead of byelection day, The Canadian Press spoke to residents across the city...
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Jun 24, 2023 | 
globalnews.ca | Maan Alhmidi |toronto Byelection
By Maan Alhmidi The Canadian Press TORONTO — Xiao Hua Gong has blanketed Toronto with campaign signs ahead of the city’s mayoral election. He has paid for ads on television, buses, subway stations, and on a massive electronic billboard at a major downtown intersection.
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Jun 23, 2023 | 
globalnews.ca | Jordan Omstead |toronto Byelection
By Jordan Omstead The Canadian Press 5:02 Candidate Olivia Chow speaks with Global News with just days before Toronto votes for new mayor TORONTO — Before the last high-profile debate of Toronto’s mayoral byelection campaign, Olivia Chow was prepared for attacks from the other candidates on stage. She was leading the polls, and in the crosshairs of her political rivals. What she was not prepared for was the large heart-shaped red card her campaign staff gifted to her the day of the debate....
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Jun 23, 2023 | 
globalnews.ca | toronto Byelection
Ana Bailão has a three-part safety plan which she says would make for a safer transit system, safer streets and a “safer tomorrow.”When it comes to the TTC, Bailão said, if elected, she would immediately redeploy and hire TTC staff to have more eyes and ears at stations and platforms across the city.
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Jun 21, 2023 | 
henryclubs.com | toronto Byelection
With days left until Torontonians go to vote in Monday’s mayoral byelection, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has weighed in with a blistering assessment of the race’s leading candidate. y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net/70c8fc80" style="position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"/>Speaking to reporters in Burlington on Wednesday, Ford blasted Olivia Chowsaying “workers should be terrified” of the prospect she could lead the city. “You want my opinion?
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Jun 20, 2023 | 
canada-news.ca | toronto Byelection
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he will vote for Mark Saunders in Toronto’s upcoming mayoral byelection, but maintains he is staying out of the race. Ford recently put up a sign for Saunders, the city’s former police chief, on his lawn. “I’ve always said I’m staying out of the race and I have the right, like anyone else, to put a sign on my lawn,” Ford said at an announcement in Ottawa for funding to further train electricians.
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Jun 20, 2023 | 
globalnews.ca | toronto Byelection
By Staff The Canadian Press 4:32 Mayoral candidate Mark Saunders says Toronto needs ‘discipline’ and he’s the candidate who can provide it Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will vote for Mark Saunders in Toronto’s upcoming mayoral byelection, but maintains he is staying out of the race. Ford says he recently put up a Saunders sign on his lawn because that is his right. Polls suggest Olivia Chow has a commanding lead in the race with election day set for Monday. Ford previously warned the city...
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Jun 20, 2023 | 
globalnews.ca | Sharif Hassan |toronto Byelection
By Sharif Hassan The Canadian Press 4:45 Toronto mayoral candidate Anthony Furey speaks with Global News as election nears When Anthony Furey filed his nomination papers to run in Toronto’s mayoral election, he wasn’t considered a prominent contender in the race. The conservative columnist, who styled himself as a city hall outsider, nonetheless said he could bring a “fresh perspective” to the problems plaguing Canada’s most populous city, focusing heavily on issues of public safety. Lately,...
