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Three Toronto candidates for mayor raised the issue of homeless encampments on Monday, saying more outreach, wraparound support and supportive housing is needed to ensure people do not have to live in tents in parks.

Seven of Torontos top mayoral candidates continue their campaigns and we round up what they are saying and doing.

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Negotiating with Ford and Trudeau is part of the mayor’s job. Just don’t be fooled into thinking either leader will cave to Toronto’s demands.

Is Toronto becoming less safe? It’s a complicated question, but many of the standard ways we measure violent crime suggest otherwise.

Bradford told the Star’s editorial board that as city council’s planning and housing chair, that he has ‘delivered more on the housing file in five months than has been done in five years.’

For voters looking for an anti-government shouter to overrule the imagined all-powerful bike lobby and slash taxes, one candidate is on the rise.

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Some candidates have also pledged to continue property tax increases at the rate of inflation, a move John Tory had pledged to forge ahead with before his sudden departure.

Toronto mayoral candidate Anthony Furey lashed out at the city Tuesday over its distribution of safe drug consumption kits, alleging that “taxpayer-funded crack pipes” are being distributed at shelters.