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The race to replace John Tory, who stepped down as Toronto's mayor after an affair with a staffer, officially kicked off two weeks ago.

Premier Doug Ford’s government wants to move the Ontario Science Centre from Don Mills to Ontario Place to revive two aging public attractions.

Toronto is home to almost 2 million eligible voters, yet just a small fraction of that number could decide who serves as the next mayor of Canada’s largest metropolis, taking on a $16-billion annual budget and the ability to veto decisions made by council.

Former NDP member of Parliament and Toronto city councillor Olivia Chow is running to be the city's next mayor.

NICK KOSSOVAN: Toronto Mayoral candidates shouldn't be afraid to have fun with social media. They need to start to show their true selves

Gender-swapped cover songs generally go out of their way to avoid challenging gender norms. Pronouns get changed—"oh boy," becomes "oh girl," or

The former city councillor and MP for Trinity-Spadina with city-wide name recognition would be one of strongest contenders if she enters June 26 byelection.

Political observers say large-scale events hosted for municipal candidates by developers — common in provincial politics — have until now been a rarity.

City Councillor Josh Matlow, former councillor Ana Bailão and former NDP MP Olivia Chow lead the Toronto mayoral race in its early days, with former police chief Mark Saunders a close fourth, according to a Mainstreet Research poll.

Conventionally, you might expect campaigns to wait until later in the race to go negative, but not this time.