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Toronto Is Born

As the city marks its 180th birthday, a look back at its beginnings and how it got its name.

By Jamie Bradburn Mar. 6th, 2:00 pm

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Permanent Resident Voting Isn’t “Backward,” It’s Back to the Future

Allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections isn't new—it's happened throughout Canada's history.

By Desmond Cole Jun. 27th, 9:30 am

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Election Central ’68

How Canadian viewers watched American presidential-election coverage in the age before livestreams.

By Jamie Bradburn Nov. 6th, 12:00 pm

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Polls Open in TDSB By-Elections

Residents in in Don Valley East and Scarborough-Agincourt have until 8 p.m. to cast their ballots for new school board trustees.

By Hamutal Dotan Feb. 27th, 10:00 am

Whacking Whitney While Keeping Drew Out

Promises of coloured margarine, demonizing drink, and men of action in a gallery of past provincial election ads.

By Jamie Bradburn Oct. 5th, 2:15 pm

All Haile Ontario’s First Female MPP Candidate

In a time when the right to vote was exclusively male, Margaret Haile was determined to be the first woman to earn a seat at Queen's Park.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 27th, 11:00 am

Historicist: How Not to Run a Liberal Election Rally

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 30th, 12:00 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: A Checklist for Discriminating Voters

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 26th, 1:00 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: The Rise and Fall of a Diefenbaker MP

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 19th, 1:00 pm

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Historicist: York South or Bust

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 16th, 12:20 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Ensure Stable Government

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 12th, 1:00 pm

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Historicist: Looking for a Liberal to Lead Us

By Jamie Bradburn Oct. 16th, 12:00 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Who’d Make a Better North York Controller than Mel Lastman? NOOOBODY!

By Jamie Bradburn Oct. 12th, 1:30 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: The Greatest Canadian of All Times Wants Your Vote

By Jamie Bradburn Oct. 5th, 2:30 pm

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Signing Up for the Election

By Hamutal Dotan Oct. 4th, 5:00 pm

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Historicist: The Loyal Orangeman Versus the Mayor of All the People

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 18th, 12:25 pm

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Representative Democracy

By Hamutal Dotan Apr. 27th, 12:35 pm

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The Nine Lives of Stephen Harper

By Todd Aalgaard Sep. 16th, 5:15 pm