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Tried, true Toronto
The city's best attractions are the ones you can visit for free, writes Charmaine Noronha.
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Toronto mayor in crisis; some backers stay loyal
When Rob Ford was elected mayor of Toronto in 2010, his bluster and checkered past were widely known. A plurality of voters backed him anyway, eager to shake things up at a City Hall they viewed as elitist and wasteful.
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Toronto council strips Mayor Rob Ford of powers
Toronto's City Council has voted overwhelmingly to strip Mayor Rob Ford of some of his powers, trying to box in the brash leader who has rebuffed huge pressure to resign over his drinking and drug habits and erratic behaviour.
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Mayor defiant amid new claims
Toronto's Mayor denied that he coerced a female employee for oral sex, in a televised statement in which he also threatened to take legal action against ex-staffers who spoke to police.