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March 5, 2022March 7, 2022 Streeter staff ActiveTO, affordable housing, Alexandra Park, Andrea Barrack, Annamie Paul, anti-Semitism, arson, attempted murder, automated speed enforcement, Bayview Avenue, bike lanes, Bloor Street West, break and enter, break-ins, Brian Chang, car fire, Chinatown, Christie Pits Park, Chrystia Freeland, Clinton Street Public School, closures, collision, COVID-19, COVID-19 variant, David Morris, dog poop, Dundas Street West, El Mocambo, encampment, fatality, film festival, fire, firearms, first-degree murder, Food Basics, Friends of 225 Brunswick, goat, graffiti, green plan, gun control, hate, hate crime, homelessness, Howard Street, human remains, indecent act, Jack Layton, Jessica Bell, libraries, Little Italy, Loblaws, Marci Ien, methadone, Metro, Michelle Ross, motorcyclist, New Democratic Party, noise, outdoor recreation, overdoses, Palmerston Area Residents’ Association, parking permits, patios, pedestrian, pollinator gardens, Qi Sushi, Queen's Park, ravines, Remembrance Day, RenovictionsTO, rents, retail robbery, rinks, road closures, road work, robbery, SafeTO, Santa Claus, Seaton House, second-degree murder, sexual assault, shooting, Shoppers Drug Mart, sinkhole, snow clearing, snowstorm, spitting, St. George Care Community, St. Joseph Street, stabbing, Starbucks, streetcar, subway, tenants, Terry Fox, Toronto flag, Toronto Police, Toronto Urban Design Awards, town hall, trafficking, Trinity Bellwoods Park, Valentine's Day, vehicle break-ins, waste reduction, watermain break, wheelchair, YMCA Child Development Centre, Yonge Street, Yorkville Avenue

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Central Toronto neighbourhoods.

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NEWS 

Wynne holds on to Don Valley West but steps down as leader

June 8, 2018July 9, 2018 Brian Baker Amara Possian, Amsterdam Brewery, Bayview Avenue, Don Valley West, Esandar Drive, Jon Kieran, Kathleen Wynne, Leslie Street, Liberal Party, McSorley's Saloon, New Democratic Party, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, provincial election, York Mills Gallery

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

May 25, 2018December 22, 2018 Brian Baker Green Party, Jo-Ann Davis, Liberal Party, New Democratic Party, Progressive Conservative Party, provincial election

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

May 22, 2018December 22, 2018 Brian Baker Green Party, Liberal Party, New Democratic Party, Progressive Conservative Party, provincial election

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?

May 22, 2018June 7, 2018 Brian Baker Eglinton-Lawrence, Green Party, Liberal Party, Mike Colle, New Democratic Party, Progressive Conservative Party, provincial election

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

May 22, 2018December 22, 2018 Brian Baker Amara Possian, Green Party, Jon Kieran, Kathleen Wynne, Liberal Party, Morgan Bailey, New Democratic Party, Progressive Conservatives, provincial election

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.

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How accurate were all those election projections anyway?

October 28, 2015November 3, 2015 Shawn Star Conservative Party, Don Valley West, Eglinton-Lawrence, federal election, Green Party, Liberal Party, New Democratic Party, projections, Toronto-St. Paul's, University-Rosedale

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?

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Freeland’s decisive victory ‘not surprising’ says pundit

October 28, 2015August 1, 2017 Shawn Star Chrystia Freeland, federal election, Jennifer Hollett, Liberal Party, Nelson Wiseman, New Democratic Party, University-Rosedale

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.

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Federal budget does nothing to address Toronto's key issues

April 19, 2012 Town Crier staff Beaches-East York, Dollar Value, jobs, Matthew Kellway, New Democratic Party, Oil Prices, seniors

Our city has been on the losing end of federal policy for a long, long time. The Conservative government’s latest

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Craig Scott gets down to work

April 19, 2012 Town Crier staff Craig Scott, New Democratic Party, Toronto-Danforth

Newly elected Toronto-Danforth MP sets out his early priorities

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Robocalls alleged in local riding

March 29, 2012 Town Crier staff Gerard Kennedy, Liberal Party, New Democratic Party, Parkdale-High Park, Peggy Nash, Robocalls

Former MP Gerard Kennedy says his supporters received questionable calls

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Grant Gordon disappointed by loss

March 20, 2012 Town Crier staff byelection, Craig Scott, Grant Gordon, Jack Layton, Liberal Party, New Democratic Party, Toronto-Danforth

Liberal says that running in Toronto-Danforth against Jack Layton’s memory difficult

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Craig Scott celebrates his win

March 20, 2012June 9, 2014 Omar Mosleh byelection, Craig Scott, Jack Layton, New Democratic Party, Olivia Chow, Toronto-Danforth

It was all smiles and cheers as new Toronto-Danforth MP marked his byelection victory

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Orange crush wins Toronto-Danforth

March 20, 2012June 9, 2014 Omar Mosleh Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu, Andrew Keyes, byelection, Conservative Party Of Canada, Craig Scott, Grant Gordon, Green Party, Jack Layton, Liberal Party, New Democratic Party, Olivia Chow, Toronto-Danforth

Craig Scott doubles up on nearest rival Liberal Grant Gordon

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Craig Scott wins easily

March 19, 2012 Town Crier staff Andrew Keyes, byelection, Conservative Party Of Canada, Craig Scott, Grant Gordon, Jack Layton, Liberal Party, New Democratic Party, Toronto-Danforth

Toronto-Danforth stays within the NDP family

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