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• Alan Carter: Takeaway from interviewing the top candidates to be Toronto mayor

  Through the Toronto mayoral election campaign, Global News interviewed the leading candidates at a locale of their choice; most stayed close to home. This is what we learned.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2023
• Toronto election: Olivia Chow touts her experience in Global News interview

  First elected as city councillor, then as member of Parliament, people in Toronto know Olivia Chow's name. That's not something that can be said of all mayoral candidates.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2023
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• Toronto election: Anthony Furey vows ‘common sense’ solutions if elected mayor

  What worries Anthony Furey is what he says is happening in his neighbourhood and others.

  Canada

  Jun 22, 2023
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• Toronto election: Mark Saunders says the city needs ‘discipline’ in Global News interview

  'Toronto needs discipline' new mayor hopeful Mark Saunders tells Global News' Alan Carter during an interview at a cafe in Regent Park.

  Canada

  Jun 22, 2023
• Toronto election: Mitzie Hunter says the city needs change in Global News interview

  Mayor candidate Mitzie Hunter says she would bring a different set of experiences to city hall if elected. 'I bring a combination of what's needed at the city right now.'

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2023
• Toronto election: Brad Bradford vows to be a ‘mayor of action’ in Global News interview

  "I will be a strong mayor of action," Bradford told Global News as he sits down for a conversation in a gastropub on Danforth Avenue near Woodbine Avenue in Toronto's east end.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2023
• Toronto election: Josh Matlow pushes affordability in Global News interview

  When asked what his central pitch is to Toronto voters, Matlow answers, "I will be trustworthy and I will deliver a plan that can be paid for."

  Politics

  Jun 20, 2023
• Toronto election: Ana Bailao makes her pitch for mayor on Global News

  'I want to make life easier and more affordable for people,' Toronto mayoral candidate Ana Bailão tells Global's Alan Carter in a sit down interview.

  Politics

  Jun 19, 2023
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• Toronto’s Farah Khan, 5, remembered 20 years after her murder by those who never knew her

  The partial remains of five-year-old Farah Khan were discovered at Colonel Samuel Smith Park. The little girl's father and stepmother were later convicted of her murder.

  Crime

  Dec 10, 2019
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• ANALYSIS: Premier Doug Ford’s new leaf

  After starting 2019 as a disruptor, Premier Doug Ford now appears to be striving for the middle of the road.

  Politics

  Dec 7, 2019
• Analysis: Local candidates face uphill battle for voter attention

  Recent polling by Ipsos shows that only 16 per cent of voters said their local candidate is the primary factor determining how they vote.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2019
• Toronto Raptors look to ruin Oakland’s goodbye party for Golden State Warriors

  Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf wants one more championship ring before the Warriors move to San Francisco.

  Sports

  Jun 7, 2019
• Despite budget cuts, Ford ‘guarantees’ anyone who needs legal aid will get it

  “If anyone needs support on legal aid, feel free to call my office. I will guarantee you that you will have legal aid,” Ford told Global News Radio.

  Politics

  Apr 22, 2019
• ‘It was a coordinated effort’: Patrick Brown discusses end as PC leader, grudges in new book

  Patrick Brown speaks with Global News anchor Alan Carter before Brown's new book, Takedown: The Attempted Political Assassination of Patrick Brown, is released on Thursday.

  Politics

  Nov 14, 2018
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• ANALYSIS: ‘Pushgate’ pushes Queen’s Park into toddler territory

  Donna Skelly says Andrea Horwath pushed her, but Horwath says it was a tap. It's the latest incident in an increasingly partisan and nasty Ontario legislature.

  Commentary

  Oct 19, 2018
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• Focus Ontario: Premier Ford ‘thrives in chaos’ and don’t expect him to change his style

  Toronto Star Queen's Park Bureau Chief Robert Benzie discusses Doug Ford's first 100 days in power as well as the wins and losses for Ontario's new government.

  Politics

  Oct 12, 2018
• ANALYSIS: Legal costs to defend Doug Ford government agenda will be worth it, PC house leader says

  On the season debut of Focus Ontario, Government House Leader Todd Smith admitted some of the moves by the government will come with a price tag.

  Politics

  Sep 6, 2018
• ANALYSIS: Andrea Horwath blooms early in election campaign, but will it help Doug Ford?

  Unlike her first two campaigns as leader in 2011 and 2014, this time Andrea Horwath looks ready for the attention.

  Politics

  May 16, 2018
• ANALYSIS: Could the Ontario 2018 budget be Kathleen Wynne’s last?

  Surviving in politics requires a mix of ideology and opportunism, and Kathleen Wynne’s election budget delivers big time on both.

  Politics

  Mar 28, 2018
• Anti-violence advocate Louise Russo seeking provincial Liberal nomination in Toronto riding

  Russo told Global News Wednesday that she is seeking the provincial York Centre Liberal nomination in order to run in the June election.

  Politics

  Mar 7, 2018
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• Doug Ford calls for Ontario PC Party leadership voting to be extended, use of paper ballots

  Ford said at a news conference Monday he would like to see in-person voting sessions in all provincial ridings. He also said he wants candidates to ask party officials "to extend this vote for another week" so all members to vote.

  Politics

  Mar 5, 2018
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• Thousands of Ontario PC members may not be able to register in time for leadership vote

  Global News has learned that 10,000 party registration letters were delayed by six or seven days in being mailed out, which means thousands of members who paid a $10 membership fee may not be able to vote in the leadership contest.

  Politics

  Feb 28, 2018
• ANALYSIS: Can Doug Ford win the Ontario PC Party leadership?

  Now, all eyes are on the Donald Trump-ish candidacy of former Toronto city councillor Doug Ford.

  Politics

  Jan 31, 2018
• ANALYSIS: Ontario politics goes boom amid Patrick Brown sexual misconduct allegations

  To call the last 24 hours in Ontario politics a bombshell is to compare a meteor shower to the space rock that wiped out the dinosaurs.

  Politics

  Jan 25, 2018
• ANALYSIS: Wynne says Ontario ballot question will be ‘uncertainty’

  In the face of this uncertainty should the people of the province seek change? Wynne sidesteps the question.

  Politics

  Dec 19, 2017