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Canvassing gets candidates up close to Toronto electorate

He has been knocking on doors for years. He knows his pitch very well by now. As he approaches one of the doorsteps at Roxton Road, in Little Italy, he gently knocks on a door and patiently waits for someone to open the door. “Hi there, I’m sorry to bother you,” he said. “My name is Mike Layton, I’m running to be your city councillor. I’m just coming by to say hello and see if there are any issues on your mind.”

Bittersweet opening for Salt on Ossington

After waiting a year-and-a-half for an interim bylaw on Ossington Avenue to come to an end, Albino Silva has officially opened the doors to Salt Wine Bar.
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Joe Pantalone says he’s in mayor’s race until the finish

Mayoral hopeful Joe Pantalone says he listens to the people of Toronto. But there’s one thing he doesn’t want to hear: that he should leave the race for Toronto’s next mayor.

Mayoral combatants offer ways to preserve city’s beauty

Toronto’s candidates let their hair down during last night’s mayoral debate, according to a Toronto resident who’s witnessed more than her share of debates.

Latin community questions mayoral hopefuls about non-citizens’ voting rights

Karla Valenzuela went to a mayoral debate Wednesday night even though she can’t vote.

Candidates fail to impress with plans for struggling neighbourhoods, resident says

Ward 20 resident Gary Pieters wants to know what Toronto’s new mayor will do to help struggling neighbourhoods that aren’t flagged as priorities.

Waterfront revamp must stick to schedule, Rob Ford says

Mayoral candidate Rob Ford says the biggest challenge regarding Toronto’s waterfront revitalization will be meeting the deadline for the 2015 Pan Am Games.

Toronto’s poor business ranking at issue

Toronto is 96th out of 96. Dead last. And city businesses say there’s nowhere...

Residents grill Ward 19 candidates about green spaces at debate

Living near Christie Pits hasn’t always been a walk in the park for Nathan Grundy. Grundy, 32, remembers trash enveloping the park during the garbage strike of 2009 and wonders how a new city councillor would clean up Toronto’s public spaces.

Candidates clash over accessible transit

Toronto’s five leading mayoral hopefuls all pledge to build a bus stop closer to Variety Village, but that’s where the consensus on accessible transit ends.

One in seven Toronto residents without the vote

Bin Lin has to wait for eight years to cast her first vote in...

Mayoral debate addresses Toronto’s reputation for fairness

Nancy Jenter’s city is no longer Toronto the Good. As a welfare recipient and...

Mayoral candidate Rossi presents his TTC vision

A public transit commuter from Scarborough challenged Toronto’s mayoral candidates to come up with...

Mayoral debate rejigged due to scheduling conflicts

Two mayoral debates are planned for tonight in Toronto, leaving candidates and organizers to do some last-minute juggling.

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