Olivia Chow, who was elected Toronto mayor in last month’s special election, was sworn into office on Wednesday July 12, at a ceremony meant to highlight her purported “progressive” credentials. At ...

The downtown Toronto riding of Trinity-Spadina was just vacated Wednesday morning, but already one nomination candidate has announced her interest and others are lining up for a federal byelection.

With the unofficial 'week of mourning' for Jack Layton now behind us, political pundits are musing about who will succeed him as federal NDP leader. While no one has yet publicly announced their ...

Toronto’s new mayor ran and won on a progressive platform. After Toronto Mayor John Tory resigned in February amid political scandal, Torontonians were eager for a different political direction. In ...

Olivia Chow has exposed previously unknown details of both her personal and professional life in a new memoir, My Journey. Her story begins with her turbulent childhood years -- when her middle-class ...

TORONTO (Reuters) -Olivia Chow became the first Chinese-Canadian to be elected as mayor of Toronto, Canada's biggest city, on Monday, pledging to support renters, champion social causes, and reduce ...

Toronto’s new mayor ran and won on a progressive platform. Olivia Chow speaks to supporters on bicycles on the morning of her swearing in as mayor in Toronto. July 12, 2023.(Steve Russell / Toronto ...