Former councillor McMahon gets Liberal nod in Beaches-East York
Beaches-East York Liberals are putting their hopes in former city councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon to win the riding back.
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Don Valley Daily Updates: 2019
A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Don Valley neighbourhoods.
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Carolyn Bennett back in Toronto-St. Paul’s after divisive federal election
Liberal Carolyn Bennett, who has held Toronto–St. Paul’s since 1997, increased her margin of victory but was concerned about the divisive campaign.
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Carolyn Bennett kicks off campaign for ‘tough’ election
Tucked in a booth at the Midtown Gastro Hub in Deer Park on Sept. 6, Toronto-St. Paul’s MP Carolyn Bennett admitted this federal election is going to be a tough one.
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Wynne holds on to Don Valley West but steps down as leader
Outgoing premier Kathleen Wynne made the announcement to supporters at the York Mills Gallery on Leslie Street, site of her election night party, that she is resigning as leader of the Liberal Party.
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Upset in new riding more likely to go NDP orange than PC blue
University-Rosedale, the new riding created in 2015, will see its first election and for University of Toronto political science professor, Grace Skogstad, it will be interesting to see what shade it will wear after this election.
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Hoskins’s old riding up for grabs, but party change not expected
The doctor, Eric Hoskins, may be out as MPP of Toronto-St. Paul’s, but his successor seems likely to be from the same team.
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Will Eglinton-Lawrence remain red?
Eglinton-Lawrence has never been anything but red since the riding’s inception in 1999. During that time, seasoned Liberal MPP Mike Colle has held his seat, even when his party wasn’t in power.
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Don Valley West looks like safe seat for premier
Despite low polling numbers across the province, Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne should have no problem holding on to her home riding of Don Valley West on June 7.
Read moreHow accurate were all those election projections anyway?
Plenty of headlines leading up to the election spelled out who was in the lead, who was going to win where and who was lagging behind. But how accurate were they?
Read moreFreeland’s decisive victory ‘not surprising’ says pundit
The race in University-Rosedale had been seen as a dead heat just weeks leading up to the Oct. 19 election, but University of Toronto political professor Nelson Wiseman says the riding was likely never going to become an NDP seat.
Read moreBennett sets sights on Toronto’s infrastructure
She may still have been wearing her prized red Blue Jays shirt — before the team was bumped from the playoffs and before election night was over — but Carolyn Bennett was already talking about projects to look forward to.
Read moreOliphant to focus on infrastructure, immigration on return to Ottawa
Now that the votes from the federal election have been counted in Don Valley West, it’s time for the victor,
Read moreCommon foes battle again
For the third election in a row, Don Valley West will choose between the same leading candidates: car dealership owner John Carmichael for the Conservatives, and United Church minister Rob Oliphant for the Liberals.
Read moreNew riding still has an incumbent
University-Rosedale is a new electoral district, stretching roughly from Dupont Street and the Beltline Trail in the north to Bloor Street East and Dundas Street West in the south, and from Ossington Avenue in the west to Bayview Avenue in the east.
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