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Chow ambitious as mayor enters 2nd year on job: ‘We can do a lot more’The sudden scandal-plagued departure of John Tory as Toronto's mayor vaulted Olivia Chow into the city's top job. One year later, Chow says 'we need to do more.'CanadaJul 13, 2024
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100 days in: Mayor Chow advances agenda but challenges loom at Toronto city hallOlivia Chow says it's time for the display of congratulatory cards behind her desk in the mayor's office to be put away.PoliticsOct 20, 2023
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John Tory’s affair violated city council code of conduct: integrity commissionerThe city of Toronto's integrity commissioner says former mayor John Tory broke the city council's code of conduct with his relationship with a staffer.PoliticsOct 5, 2023
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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow unveils executive teamToronto Mayor Olivia Chow has announced her executive team just weeks after taking over the city's top job.PoliticsAug 10, 2023
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In first motion as Toronto mayor, Chow gets unanimous support for refugee shelter responseOlivia Chow placed Toronto's asylum seeker shelter crisis at the top of the agenda on Wednesday, securing unanimous approval on a motion to tackle the issue.PoliticsJul 19, 2023
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Olivia Chow officially becomes mayor of Toronto following declaration ceremonyOlivia Chow officially took office as mayor of Toronto on Wednesday morning during a swearing-in ceremony at city hall.PoliticsJul 12, 2023
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Toronto’s new mayor prepares to tackle old problemsThe lingering issue of budget shortfalls and acts of violence will be among the first items Olivia Chow will need to tackle when she’s sworn in Wednesday.PoliticsJul 11, 2023
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Asylum seekers left on hot Toronto pavement amid funding battleAbout a third of the people taking up spaces in Toronto's shelter system are refugees and the issue of getting federal funding to house them has been an issue for city leaders.PoliticsJul 5, 2023
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Can Olivia Chow and Doug Ford work together? Where they agree, and disagreeThe leaders of Toronto and Ontario work together on issues from transit to housing. On Tuesday, Premier Doug Ford promised to find 'common ground' with mayor-elect Olivia Chow.PoliticsJun 27, 2023
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Chow’s victory reflects Toronto’s racial, gender and class diversity: observersPolitical observers say Olivia Chow's victory in Toronto's mayoral byelection, which marks the first time a person of colour will lead the city, is a reflection of progress.CanadaJun 27, 2023
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