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Edmonton mayoral candidates aren’t required to disclose their donors before election day, but all front-runners have committed to doing so. Mike Nickel and Amarjeet Sohi have made their lists public.

Mike Nickel has spent considerably more on Facebook ads in the past three months than any other candidate running to be Edmonton’s mayor.

Five candidates hoping to become Edmonton’s next mayor debated the future of the $2.6 billion West LRT expansion Thursday morning - with two candidates in favour of hitting the brakes on the project.

A group of mayoral hopefuls was asked how well they’ll be able to work with other councillors at an election forum Wednesday night - and one candidate made it clear his top priority is not to make friends.

Eight Edmonton mayoral candidates squared off in the best-attended public forum of the campaign on Wednesday evening, less than two weeks before election day.

The land is bought, trees have been cut, and utility workers were still tearing up streets Tuesday - but a mayoral candidate’s last minute promise to “pause” the West LRT expansion continued to send shockwaves through the campaign.

It’s an open race for the mayor’s chair in Edmonton’s civic election with 11 candidates vying for the seat left by two-term Mayor Don Iveson.

It’s an open race for the mayor’s chair in Edmonton’s civic election with 11 candidates vying for the seat left by two-term Mayor Don Iveson.

Article content Hosted by KV Capital, the Beyond 2021 event offered business leaders the chance to hear from select candidates on their plans for Downtown vibrancy and economic recovery coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the in-person event was invite only and not accessible to the public or media. Postmedia obtained a recording of the panel discussion afterwards. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Candidates come out swinging in first Edmont...

Article content Know who really matters in the mayor’s race at this point? The election keeners. Sure, name recognition for a star candidate is important. But no one raises an army of volunteers without first inspiring a couple diehard believers. Politics is a team sport. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Elise Stolte: Shes tough — Election keeners describe how they see the race for mayor Back to video That’s why in a survey posted...