TORONTO – Mayor Rob Ford and his team say they are expecting thousands to attend the official launch of his re-election campaign this evening.
The event will take place at the Toronto Congress Centre on Dixon Road at 6:30 p.m.
The mayor’s campaign manager and brother Doug Ford told the Toronto Sun that it will “make the other campaign launches look like a tea party.”
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No injuries were reported after a home in downtown Toronto suffered a structural collapse late Wednesday night.
An immediate evacuation order was not issued for the ferry that sank off South Korea’s southern coast, a crew member said Thursday.
A robotic submarine completed its first successful scan of the seabed Thursday in the hunt for the missing Malaysian plane.
The prosecutor at the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius cross-examined one of the defence’s forensic experts Thursday.
ALSO COMING UP TODAY…
Brad Duguid, minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, and York South-Weston MPP Laura Albanese highlight how Ontario’s Youth Employment Fund is helping young people build skills and gain work experience. (10 a.m. at Canadian Tire, 2360 Eglinton Ave. W.)
Premier Wynne to make an announcement alongside Glen Murray, minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. (9:30 a.m., at Willowbrook Rail Maintenance Facility, 125 Judson St.)
Bal Gosal, minister of State (Sport), makes an announcement about support for celebrations and cultural activities surrounding the Toronto 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games. (10:30 a.m. at Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St.)
Jim Bradley, minister of the Environment, will announce an important Ontario recycling milestone. (11 a.m. at The Beer Store, 2153 St. Clair Ave. W.)
Rob Ford For Mayor campaign launch. (6:30 p.m. at Toronto Congress Centre, 650 Dixon Road)
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