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New mayor will take the declaration of office on July 12, one week before the next council meeting

In two weeks, the former NDP MP will become mayor of Toronto, a city with a massive budget gap, a housing crisis and a struggling transit system.

It is indeed possible to have friends in politics – and in a way that helps constituents, too.

Leftist candidate Olivia Chow has become the mayor of Canada’s largest city

As voters in the city of 3 million — Canada’s most populous and its financial center — prepared to choose a mayor Monday, Toronto is floundering through the litany of issues that are also confronting other urban powerhouses trying to rebound from the pandemic.

TORONTO (AP) — Leftist candidate Olivia Chow was elected Monday as mayor of Canada’s largest city, ending more than a decade of conservative rule. She is the first woman of colour to lead Toronto whic...

All the power of the established politics that ran Toronto over the past dozen years was brought to bear on Olivia Chow, but it wasn’t enough.

Chow faces a to-do list that includes a soaring budget deficit, a housing affordability crisis, crumbling roads and a suffering transit system.

Rest of World News: ​Olivia Chow is the first woman of colour to lead Toronto which is one of the world's most multicultural cities. Her win marks the second time Toronto

Progressives who want quick, dramatic change in this city may prove to be the biggest thorn in Olivia Chows side